Hiya,
This weekend we had my mothers 60th birthday party. A lot of my family decided to fly in to help us celebrate. Unfortunately I don't get to see my family very often and as such I am thankful to social media sites like Facebook and Instagram that allow me to keep up with some of their activities on a regular basis. Even my older family members have a Facebook page, and they can keep up with me and my shenanigan's. I am also a military kid, and I have travelled and lived in a lot of places around the world. Thanks to social media sites like Facebook I am able to stay connected with friends I met years ago. Through Facebook I can see how their lives are shaping up, get news about whats going on with them, and share my journey through life with them as well.
So while I know that marketers want to use Facebook for that purpose, I appreciate it for helping me stay connected with my friends and family. I think in this day and age we are all so busy living life that we don't get to spend a lot of time with friends and ultimately loose contact with them. By being friends on Facebook (even if you live 5,000 miles apart) you feel a bit of a connection with people you once knew. You feel like you know a little bit more about them than you otherwise would. So I think Facebook really does bring people together.
That is all for this week! I want to get back to enjoying Fathers Day with my family!
Loving My Family, Hermonte!
Couldn't agree more with your title of this post. If it wasn't for social media I would have idea who half my family was across the world. Social media allows us to connect specifically through messages and photos, so when I do actually get to see them in person, we know a little bit about each other already :)
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