Article 4: All The Cool Kids Are Quitting Facebook By Jenna Wortham

Jenna Wortham, technology reporter from New York Times

 Alright people. It’s time for the fourth entry of my blog .This time I’m about to introduce you a bit more trendy article. Could you guess it? It’s about the world most famous social network site…….. I know you guys had guessed it all along. It’s about Facebook and the article for today entitled “All the Cool Kids Are Quitting Facebook” written by Jenna Wortham. The title itself is sure to be interesting to look into as it makes us wander presumably thinking what is meant by cool kid quitting Facebook? To clarify something the article is not related only to kid and teen or whatsoever but to US and our perception toward Facebook. 

Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder and biggest shareholder in Facebook

Not cool anymore?

Alright, first of all who doesn’t know about Facebook? If so then you must be living under the rock or something because it is estimated about 800 million users registered to participate in the number one social networking site. The main selling point of Facebook is to building closer ties with friends, families and colleagues as well as sharing interest and activities together in under one site. Needless to say its popularity is booming and generates millions to the company and to its founder; Mark Zuckerberg. Albeit popular, New York Times newspaper claims that the number of user is decreasing especially in America itself. Why does this happen? Is Facebook is not a cool place to hang out anymore? Or is the people had enough of Facebook? 

One of the biggest problem of Facebook

 

Let us take a look what causes the dwindling number of users in Facebook. Security problem seems at the top of the list as people are merely spook with the privacy pitfall that lead the hackers and cyber stalkers take advantage on their personal information thus threatening their life. A massive number of spam and scam added with virus is the second one the reason to quit Facebook. But the biggest giver is that addiction to Facebook that lead to the downfall of communication in life are getting serious nowadays until people become socially awkward even to talk to their relatives , friend and don’t get me started on how they react in front of stranger. 

Basically, these cool kids are actually doing something right in their life as addiction to Facebook is only decrease their morality and maybe their health as staring in front of the computer everyday doing nothing but clicking the mouse can result in cardiac arrest and many other chronic disease. So that’s it. Ask yourself this question… I give so much to Facebook but what it gave to me?