Why Facebook, Why Now? »
By Hakim Abdullah on Jul 14, 2007 in , , , | 1 Comment
John Betelle set off the quintessential question, for the month, which is a question - at least the way he frames it - that usually refers to some point in our fragile lives that has come to an uncertain and perhaps perilous juncture. Or to an equally destabilizing awakening, that perhaps many converts feel right before they are inclined to join the ranks of society’s strange group, the Muslims. Yes that awakening, the realization of how fragile our human lives really are, and the knowledge that something must be done. But no Bettelle doesn’t waste time, meandering about, asking the centuries old question of the centuries old issue. Bettelle skips all that and gets right to the good stuff. The Internet. And asks,
“Why Facebook, why now,”
Actually, its a good question. And I have been asking myself the very same question. Why Facebook? I have recently become a member and brought along a host of Muslims with me (my Gmail account has hundreds of Muslims and Muslim bloggers that I have acquired over the years). So what I have realized is that, Facebook, unlike some of the other sites that attempt social networking, is really good at “social networking”. In fact it does, better than any other, in what the term denotes. Whereas the others only imply, “social networking” but do not make it as easy nor as fun.
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