New comment: Facebook is taking over.

Social networking sites have always been popular. Facebook, Bebo, Myspace….most folk have one. Infact, most people recoil in horror if they know someone who doesn’t have one. The question is; are social networking sites taking over our lives?

I myself am a self confessed social networking nut. I have a myspace, facebook and a bebo. I do however find it quite worrying how quickly it is to become rather…addicted to these sites. Gone are the days when we picked up the phone, or actually ventured outside to catch up with a friend. Now all we need to do is write on someone’s wall, or deliver a ‘poke’.
And it’s not just teenagers who have cottoned on to this new, modern way of communicating; even the older generation are starting to use them, and celebrities who want to keep in touch with their fans.
But how far can it go? Are we eventually all going to turn into recluses, with no other means of communication other than these sites? Yes, Facebook, MySpace etc is an acceptable form of keeping in touch with friends and family, but perhaps we’re all taking it too far. Staying on it for hours on end, using it as the sole means of communicating with the people we know…it’s not very personal, is it?

As much as I love using social networking sites, I know there’s a limit. I still love picking up the phone and arranging to actually meet up with my friends, rather than sending a few comments and that be it.

Maybe we should all realise that there is more to life than Facebook.