Recently I got a little obsessed with FourSquare (4sq), an application where you "check in" to different locations to get points and meet up with friends. Within this application you can become the "Mayor" of a location by checking in to locations enough times, and even oust others from their mayorships, giving it some friendly competition.
While it's fun to check in and share on Twitter or Facebook, a lot of people question the danger of the application. Isn't it a little creepy to share with everyone where you are at all times? Yeah, actually. It is really creepy. And while my mother likes seeing where I am, when I get home, etc, a phone call or text would be fine.
But it's hard to quit 4sq. My friends and I use it when we go places together. But it eats up my twitter feed and no one really cares about where I am besides Mom!
It's gotten to the point where I am holding 16 mayorships- and I freak out if someone takes one from me! It's just a game... so why do I care so much about "checking in" everywhere? I guess I secretly hope that if I ever get abducted the police will be able to track my phone, but I don't think that's likely, if even possible. I think I'm just getting too obsessed with 4sq, and not really paying attention to real relationships.
So I'm thinking of quitting 4sq. What do you think about it? Do you use it, or does it creep you out too much? Leave a comment and let me know!
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Monday, May 2, 2011
Facebook. It's an epidemic.
Facebook has over 500 millions users.
I, along with virtually everyone at my college, are part of those 500 million users. It's a great way to connect with friends, family, and class mates. It's become a million times easier to throw parties, express your opinions, and share photos.
However, I am starting to hate facebook. It's been festering for a while now. But it's really become unbearable in the past weekend.
See, I had to turn my facebook wall off for recruitment. I'm the head Rho Gamma (recruitment guide) and I need to set an example and a standard for my Rho Gammas to follow. I made it so literally no one, with the exception of my family members, could see, write on, comment, or like anything on my wall.
Within hours I was getting emails and messages from members of my sorority complaining. I'm supposed to be disassociated. That's the whole reason I turned my wall off. I understand that these women aren't involved in recruitment as Rho Gammas, so they don't have to hide their things to the extent I do.
But it's unfair that people are giving me a hard time for following rules. Even worse? Some facebook friends have gone the passive aggressive route and turned their walls off to me, as if it was something personal I did to them. And, by using friend lists, have made sure I knew that it was turned off to me.
In short, I don't want to be a slave to Facebook any longer. I don't even want to log in anymore. So I might just clear everything out.
Have you joined the Facebook craze? Do you love it or hate it?
I, along with virtually everyone at my college, are part of those 500 million users. It's a great way to connect with friends, family, and class mates. It's become a million times easier to throw parties, express your opinions, and share photos.
However, I am starting to hate facebook. It's been festering for a while now. But it's really become unbearable in the past weekend.
See, I had to turn my facebook wall off for recruitment. I'm the head Rho Gamma (recruitment guide) and I need to set an example and a standard for my Rho Gammas to follow. I made it so literally no one, with the exception of my family members, could see, write on, comment, or like anything on my wall.
Within hours I was getting emails and messages from members of my sorority complaining. I'm supposed to be disassociated. That's the whole reason I turned my wall off. I understand that these women aren't involved in recruitment as Rho Gammas, so they don't have to hide their things to the extent I do.
But it's unfair that people are giving me a hard time for following rules. Even worse? Some facebook friends have gone the passive aggressive route and turned their walls off to me, as if it was something personal I did to them. And, by using friend lists, have made sure I knew that it was turned off to me.
In short, I don't want to be a slave to Facebook any longer. I don't even want to log in anymore. So I might just clear everything out.
Have you joined the Facebook craze? Do you love it or hate it?
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