Facebook Provides Imaginary Friends for Adults
By Alex Cabe

Carolina students like to learn about their friends on a Web site called “facebook,” but this popular time-waster can reveal more about you than you think.

Fred Stutzman, a graduate student in information science, says facebook can tell us about real social networks.

“Your friend network on the facebook may actually represent who you are a little bit more than your friend network in real life,” Stutzman said. “You can’t be friends with everybody in real life, but on facebook, you actually have that possibility.”

And he means everybody. You can talk directly to God, or Superman. Even the devil has friends, although Coach K doesn’t. Your fictional or famous friends can tell others about who you are.

Brett Bumgarner has used facebook for two years. He creates groups to connect to people.

“I made a ‘no, I won’t do my Napoleon Dynamite impression for you’ group,” Bumgarner said.

Facebook clubs unite students who trip on uneven bricks, or who want to fill the Pit with Jell-O.

Some students also say that facebook might be replacing traditional yearbooks.

“So I’d say it’s taken on that role now—from what yearbooks once were,” Bumgarner said.

As fun as facebook can be, groups like “facebook addicts anonymous” show that some users are staying logged on a little too long.