Chapter 12

Social Networking

It is hard to believe that we have lived in a world that has only had social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter for less than a decade. I'm sure that some of us wonder how we lived without social networking sites; and then there are others of us who don't really care about it at all.

Sure, there is the percentage that will never embrace social networking, but one cannot argue that sites like Facebook and Twitter aren't a part of today's culture. In all honesty, I can't think of a faster way to get to know what people are up to; it has really changed the way we relate with one another.

I'm sure that we all have more Facebook friends than we can handle. We can look at all their updates, pictures, and timelines ...

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