Originally Posted by
topslop1
Social media has evolved so much so from its first inception.. what it was initially sold to be and what it it now are completely two different animals. Used to be a gateway party-picture-posting outlet for college kids that was private, as in you didn't have the keys to a .edu you couldn't even get access.
Now? It's an entirely public landscape that offers 0 privacy of what the original had. The original was sold on its exclusivity, first starting with a few chosen ivy leagues, and then trickling down to all .edu.
And the content has changed drastically... mostly a news-re-posting site that effectively peddles advertising after 'researching' what you say, do and post.
Yes. The older folks here will scoff at this "nostalgia", but I miss the original version of facebook. When I started college in 2004 it had just branched out from the northeast Ivy schools and I was the first class at my school to have access. I remember you would enter your actual class schedule and it'd allow you to see whoever else was in your class. I think at that point I mainly used it for getting copies of assignments and checking out the cute girls in my classes, of course. Also for photoshopping creepy profile photos that usually involved Nic Cage to amuse my friends.
Now you have to be wary about potential employers seeing anything/everything you share, so my jackassery is much more limited.