SO, Im never going to give up on the idea that Facebook/Twitter/Blogs and the rest of new media are changing the way we become informed. So I googled (in the news section of the search engine) the word Facebook.... What comes up is a plethora of news articles that expresses how Facebook is making a difference in communication. I chose the very first article, resulting from my search, to share with you.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/01/technology/facebook-urges-members-to-add-organ-donor-status.html
Facebook is now thinking of adding an organ donor status to its pages. Why is this important you may ask? Well, the point of this someone odd feature to to try and urge other people to become organ donors. Since there are 161 million users on Facebook, that is a possibility of 161 million people being exposed to the idea of being an organ donor. The most interesting thing about this is that the people involved, Johns Hopkins Doctors etc, are actually calling this the Facebook Plan. As if Facebook is being part of some sort of policy.
If we are starting to add information about being an organ donor, and theoretically find organ donors through this social networking site, what other things will we start to explore for SNS use? Social Networking sites are just evolving at a very fast rate. I look forward to seeing how these sites continue to change the way we communicate with one another.
There has even been new technology that I was reading in the Huffington Post about how Facebook has created a way to save lives efficiently. Its crazy how our lives are being affected by these social networking sites. Whats next?
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