Grahhhh!!!

It is part of our culture, part of our daily life. It has been there through break-ups, marriages, even deaths. It reaches farther then any other form of communication, across the oceans and into the skyline. It draws people together and pulls them apart. It can be a blessing, or a curse. It impacts you more than you ever thought it could. It is Facebook.

It was created by a guy named Mark Zuckerberg and his buddies while they were in Harvard. But really, I’m not going to talk about the invention of Facebook, or the way it affects our lives, or even about how many people are on it. No, I’m going to tell you some things about Facebook that annoy me. Now that you know what I’m talking about the introduction makes more sense, right? I have Facebook, and am on it everyday. I enjoy Face book, but some things just get on my nerves.

One of the most annoying things you can do on Facebook is poking. There is a little box in your sidebar that will say “this person has poked you; poke them back!” That is all it is. Basically, it tells you that someone has poked you, and then you can poke them back. The same little box will pop up in their sidebar. There is absolutely no point. I actually think that it was created to be pointless and annoying.

Another thing is groups that you can join on Facebook that are called ‘everyone love so-and-so’ or ‘everyone hates so-and-so’, or similarly named. The hate groups are not so much annoying as hurtful. This is called cyber bullying and if you join these groups you could really be hurting someone. The love groups are, in simple terms, a popularity contest and usually created and run by the same person whose name is in the title.

Thirdly is when people send you hundreds of apps. App is short for applications, which are things like games and other accessories that you can add and use. Usually when you go to add them it will say “select 15 (or another number) people to send this app to!” When you go into your notifications box, which is where you get messages telling you what is new, what emails you have, etc., there is always tons of notifications for things you don’t want or even care about. It clutters up your box and takes a long time to delete.

The final, singular most annoying thing on Facebook is over-posting. When people update their statuses so often it is like reverse stalking. For example “going o the grocery store.” “Getting in the car.” “Driving.” You may think I am exaggerating. I’m not. There are actually people who do this. Or post depressing song lyrics that just ruin you day when you read them. So what if you “just got out of the shower; going to a piece of toast before heading to work”? No one cares. That is why its annoying; because no one wants to know every little detail of your life. They have their own lives to deal with.