Good Works Grapevine

I met up with a friend that I hadn’t seen in about a month last night. Instead of starting the conversation with “Hey how have you been?” or “What’cha been up to?”…I already knew. She posts her status pretty regularly to Facebook so I already knew what she had been doing. So we jumped right into the conversation - “Why did you paint your bathroom three times?” “Wow - your personal trainer has really been kicking your butt!” I knew that she had just thrown an engagement party for her brother that I wasn’t invited to (just kidding).

So, my question is - how much are platforms like Facebook and Twitter changing how we communicate with each other? Are we sharing too much? Is there such a thing?

My cousin is on Facebook and I know WAY more about him that I would ever care to know. Up until now, I really didn’t know him well at all. Now I know everything about him…in a matter of days.

I personally think that its fascinating. It’s wonderful that I know what my friend in North Carolina is doing after five years of not talking to her at all. It’s creepy that I know exactly what my brother is doing every minute of every day. It’s fun that I can touch base with anyone at anytime at the drop of a hat.

But how far will this go? Will it become intrusive? Has it already? I’d love to hear your thoughts.