It all started with MySpace, everyone had one. You always wanted the cutest profile and the best song, then it all changed. People started to get a Facebook and it seemed like MySpace was trying too hard to mimic it. Freshman Moriah Stevenson expresses her thoughts by commenting, “MySpace is boring and all of the changes they made are stupid!”
Facebook was a good way to talk to friends, find out all the drama, and post about what’s going on in your life. You see who’s dating who and what your old friends have been up to. You can play so many different games, and it seems like a fun way to spend your time when you’re bored or really don’t want to do your homework! I enjoyed it for a while and went on it several times a day. I’ve come to see how many problems it causes. So many things get taken the wrong way. I’ve seen things that have caused major problems where now I think I would’ve been better off not knowing. I recently deactivated my Facebook and got a Tumblr. I personally enjoy it a lot more.
Tumblr is a social networking site to blog about anything. You can post pictures, quotes, links, texts, music, and videos of anything you want. You can reblog people’s posts and follow people who have blogs you enjoy. You have an “about me”, a background and it’s even possible to put a song on it. It’s similar to MySpace, except for the fact that it’s a blog.
I personally like Tumblr a lot more than Facebook. Taylor Rivera says, “I can express my feelings on it and it’s a good way to find quotes.” Most of the people you follow, you don’t know. You can post anything and not have to worry about people bugging you, asking you what’s going on. On Facebook, you know almost all of the people on your friends list, so you can’t post how you really feel sometimes because you don’t want everyone to be in your business. On Tumblr, you can decorate your blog; on Facebook, you can’t do that, everyone’s wall is almost the same. With Tumblr you can make it unique and your own, you choose what it looks like.
Social networking is not only a common thing to do amongst teenagers and adults it’s also a way in which you can express yourself openly, freely or discreetly if you choose. But if you do it be respectful, try to avoid drama, and don’t get caught social network stalking!