Facebook

Mohammed Al Khajah, 22, is studying marketing at UCB in Bahrain. He has been a Facebook fan for five months. He tells how he got hooked on the new way to keep in touch with old friends and make new ones  …

It was the talk of the college campus. Students and teachers … everyone seemed to be on Facebook.
I decided to create an account on the website. I put information about myself such as my birthday, likes and dislikes and even added a photograph. I was all set now. I then looked at the screen blankly and closed the website.
The next day I received dozens of emails from people that I haven’t seen in years that were trying to add me as their “friends”.
Facebook has become more than just a trend among students, in my opinion it is closer to an addiction. People log on at the most unusual times; as soon as they wake up, at work, after work, before going out, and after going out.
I actually went to a club with friends and we talked about nothing but Facebook, that’s all that came out of our mouths! Facebook can be looked at as a fashion trend … but if you don’t have it, you need to get it.
So why is it so attractive and addictive?
There are the traditional ways of making new acquaintances, such as at work, going to clubs and parties or simply meeting friends of friends.
Facebook opens up new networking opportunities allowing you to connect to people from around the world.  Facebook is the future and in some countries like neighbouring Saudi Arabia it is perhaps one of the only ways to meet new people – although there have been threats that it may be banned by the authorities.