Have any of you noticed that while on Facebook, old photos may pop up in the right corner? It happens to me where they show photos from freshmen year (I'm a senior now). I found it annoying because it would bring back old memories. Sometimes, there are pictures of me with people that I don't even hang out with anymore, or with people that I used to be close with.
At first I didn't understand why Facebook started doing this but I feel the purpose is to start conversation between users tagged in or familiar with that photo. Conversations can grow from just that picture to chat, wall posts, messages, etc.
We discussed in class how the structure of Facebook has negative effects on people who aren't highly involved. For example, people may feel bad if they haven't checked their page for a while and there are no new posts, messages, or friend requests. A major component on Facebook is the relationship status. It seems as if we are meant to feel bad if we are not in a relationship. Welp, speaking of relationships, Facebook has taken a step in making the pain and torture of being single a little more bearable. They have stopped incorporating photos of Facebook friends that you have had a relationship with. Therefore, my exes will never show up in Photo Memories because Facebook doesn't want to make me sad all over again (wow).
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I wonder if they actually did that, because I was in one of those faux-relationships with a girl pal of mine...and since I have over 500 photos of her and I, they tend to pop up in my photo memories. I find the psyche behind facebook relationships really outrageous and weird. Since when did the social world have to know you're in a relationship? It is now "unacceptable" to not state your status. I find truth in the social norm of updating your network because the internet now is a public window to your life. If someone doesn't want to be seen or associated with you, maybe it is insightful? I have a friend who holds personal grudges against those who do not respond to facebook comments/untags themselves from certain pictures. Maybe facebook has become the new "watering hole" and we need to accept the fact that just a small change in HTML can have a ripple effect that affects our personal identities.
ReplyDeleteI think facebook is trying to get people to start taking more pictures by showing older pictures from old moments. Facebook wants to see every moment of our life.
ReplyDeleteI remember freshman year when everyone would take their camera's out to parties, take a million pics and tag all their friends who are in it but no one really has time for that anymore. Most of the time people just want to go out and leave their camera's home. So most likely facebook is trying to persuade us to take more pictures again.