Many of my observes so far have been based off of Facebook posts and features, which was not intentional; I guess I have just found that Facebook as a social media website produces the most unwanted content than any other social media site, at least for me personally. From sponsored advertisements, to reminders of events that have no correlation to me, it does it all. One thing that I noticed this week during my time using Facebook was the many options it gives you when you go to write a facebook post. Other than asking me “what’s on your mind, rachel?” (as if i’d genuinely answer that, or anyone would care), it gives 12 options directly under that of things you can add to your post.
These options are there to promote using facebook for a wide array of things – other than posting videos or photos, it gives you the option to share your feeling/activities, check in at places, start a poll, start a list, tag people or events, or even “support nonprofits”. While some of these features have been present for a while, this is the first time I’ve actually noticed the support nonprofit tab. Truthfully, I can’t think of a single person who logs onto facebook to support nonprofits. Additionally, posting a status about you supporting a non profit is almost like tooting your own horn. I feel like these features are unnecessary, but then again so is half of what facebook promotes and sponsors. I just find it interesting that facebook encourages you to think these ways, to engage with the community, but truthfully I doubt people use these features much, I know I don’t.
