I’ve jumped into the water, joining Facebook through the recommendation of my wife and Twitter through the prompting of my employer.

I’m a little reticent about Facebook(FB) - maybe because it takes more time, uploading files and such. Twitter is great in that I the short “bursts” I can do while I work.

But about FB, the amazing thing is both my wife and I have had High School and College friends get back in touch after YEARS of lost contact. In one week I had 3 people I went to high school with (now over 34 years ago) contact me, and I found myself having to go and sit down, it was a little overwhelming! I do have to work on my page there - upload photo’s etc., although available time holds me back.

There is something to communications from friends who put down funny things they’ve been thinking about that day, been noticing, that probably wouldn’t get mentioned in face-to-face or over telephone. It’s almost as if you’re looking into a mild diary of people. I like that. Plus, for family that lives out of the area, it’s a great way to keep in touch. Then, there’s the people you’ve lost touch with for multiple years; all of a sudden you see mentions of what they are doing, thoughts etc. That’s big.

Facebook has more female users than Twitter, 60/40 or so (have to find that link). Twitter is the opposite, more males than females! Makes sense, we guys like to speak in short sentences and get to the point quicker than women do. Twitter is perfect for that.

In conclusion, I think the greatest thing is that it gives the ordinary user the ability to utilize the web to its best advantages without touching a line of code. Upload a photo, post a video, music, voice, write a letter, post your thoughts.

Our world is shrinking in many ways.