I'd like to believe that I am not so egotistical that the only thing I talk about via social networking is myself; however, it seems that out of all my tweets, almost half of them are talking about me, or have to do with a current situation that I'm in. It's weird how I never realized this before, but I feel that it's so easy for people to get caught up in the moment, and when things are pissing them off, or they're bored they resort to social media. I see how I do just from looking at my twitter page. I'm either whining about the weather, talking about how broke I am, or expressing my concerns about how I did on my last test. For the most part, everything has to do with me. Rarely do I talk about the world, and when I have someone that doesn't totally relate to me I wind up quoting it and tagging my friends, thus talking about someone else. No matter what I'm always talking about something, and usually that something is pretty unimportant. It's kind of sad how disappointing my page really is, I'm kind of ashamed, and secretly hope that no one goes on my twitter page to read interesting and fun tweets about my life.

I didn't mind high school, but overall I was happy to leave and go off to college, happily leaving behind that life. I was eager to start over. For me, Facebook didn't prohibit me from enjoying myself at college, and it certainly didn't make it harder for me. I think that for those people who formed a majority of their friendships through online chats, and communicated primarily through status updates, it was a challenge. No one in college knows you, no one can comment on your things, and those who do just remind you of the past, or the fact that they aren't around for you to talk about these things during lunch time or study hall. 
Personally, in high school I didn't care too much for Facebook, but went I got to college it became more important to me because it was the only way I could keep in touch with people I had just met. Today, if someone looked on my Facebook page they'd either think I had no friends, or that I forgot I even had a Facebook. My last status was about my dads birthday back in September, which is also the same time I changed my profile picture. Rarely do I post anything on Facebook. I use it primarily to see what other people are doing, and to connect with the groups that I'm in, or create events. Also to remember birthdays since I have a horrible memory. I think that if someone viewed my Facebook it would be hard to tell anything about my personality, but that's kind of the way I like it. I'd rather have a Facebook and be private, then not have a Facebook and be considered weird, or not know what's going on in the world, or with my friends.