User talk:Bwags68

Falkers As the world of facebook continues to grow, more and more people are becoming addicted to the life of stalking others on this new and worldwide phenomenon. People have been known to spend a majority or much of their day looking into the lives of others on this highly popular website. These people have adopted the name ‘Falker.’ Falkers are people who spend their free time logging onto facebook and stalking their friends and complete strangers. Falking has now become an epidemic in our culture. Stalkers get onto the profiles of people they may or may not know, and spend hours looking at their life stories, their minute to minute status, and the pictures that go along with these. Not only do falkers spend a lot of there off time at home on the computer falking, with the advancements in cell phones they can see people’s updates and pictures from their phones. Stalkers waste many hours of their day facebooking when they could be doing something productive with their lives These people are update their statues at least six times a day, hoping that people want to know every single thing they are doing throughout their day. According to merriam-webster dictionary, a stalker is someone who “pursues obsessively.” These people can recite at any given time of the day who has recently gotten engaged, who is fighting with their significant other, or who just found out they are pregnant. They will more than likely know more about the facebook friends they have only met a couple times, then there neighbors or even some friends and family. People upload their pictures and statuses on facebook so that others can see what they have been up to, however this is usually intended for people that are at least the slightest bit in their life. Falkers will stalk friends, acquaintances, and even strangers. My roommate is a great example of a falker, he is constantly calling me to his room to show me pictures of some hot girl, which is a friend of a friend; or, some pictures of a monster buck shot by someone that he has never met before. Furthermore, I received a phone call from one of my best friends, asking me if I had seen that my second cousin was pregnant, because he had seen her status while looking through the profiles of some of my friends. As crazy as it is, falking has allowed for many of my friends to have known something about my family or other close friends before I do. The scariest example to me personally is when I go home to see my parents and they are talking about what my friends did the previous weekend as a result of them looking at my friend’s profiles and pictures. My mom has admitted to me that she gets on my profile and searches through my friends, so she can look through their pictures. On the other end of the spectrum, there are the facebook users, such as myself, who use facebook in a good way. It can be used to keep in touch with old high school friends, or to see what your family has been up to. It is great to be able to keep in touch with friends that probably otherwise would have only been seen at class reunions. It can also be used to keep you in touch with your friends and family that are overseas in the military. In addition, it can also be used for siblings or family to keep in touch while they are away at college and be able to chat instantly or leave a message. For the most part stalking on facebook, or falking, is harmless, and people are just curious or wanting to honestly get to know someone and plan to communicate. To falk people’s profiles just for the simple pleasure of looking at other lives is creepy. Falkers definitely make one think twice before put things onto their facebook page. So the next time you plan putting that picture of you and your friends at the beach or drop hints to your friends and family that you’re pregnant, beware that falkers are always watching.