Week 4

Facebook

I am already a member of facebook. Although I don't use it to the extent that most people do.
I cannot see any purpose in writing some of the pointless dribble I see every day. I think it can be a good thing if you live away from family as it is so easy to keep up to date with current affairs. You have to be very careful with your settings as everyone's comments are visible to everybody else.

It is very easy to trace someone just by typing in their name. This can be both an advantage and a disadvantage. On the plus side a couple of old friends that I had lost contact with were able to track me down and we have had a chance to re-establish our friendship.

On the minus side there are a few people that I would not like to have contact with and they can just as easily find me through Facebook.

Google Talk

I have not tried Google Talk but over the years I have used Skype and also Windows Messenger.

Our children and grandchildren live interstate and we only manage to see them a couple of times a year. Skype was a Godsend for us as it allowed us to see and talk to the children as they were growing up and it assisted in building a strong bond with them even though we were many miles apart.

We have also used Skype to talk to a nephew who is now living overseas and have been able to see his first child.