Ok, so Wesley and I have accounts with these two new ways of communication called Facebook and Twitter. Wesley and I just started "twittering" today as a matter of fact. What is Facebook? It is and it isn't what it sounds like. It is like a book with your face on it except it's not that at all. It's this website where people create profile page that basically provides a brief summary of who they are, where they are from, and who they're friends with. You put your "face" or picture on your profile page so that others can see your pretty mug. Or you can put a picture of anything you feel reflects your personality and who you are. Here is a link to my profile pace if you (mom or dad) would like to see what I'm describing to you.
Jon Rankin's Profile | Create Your Badge
Wesley has a profile with Facebook too. We are even friends on Facebook! Everyone in the Oakes family has a profile on Facebook. It's really pretty neat. It's a great way to check in and see what everyone is doing and a great way to let all of your friends know how you are doing and what you're up to. I think it's also a great way for families to connect and talk whenever they want for free!! Oh, I almost forgot. It's also a great way to share your most recent photos with all of your friends at one time. That way you don't have to e-mail everyone you know your vacation photos or holiday photos. All you have to do is post them on your Facebook page and Facebook does the rest.
Now Twitter is a different type of beast. Is a little more advanced than Facebook because it's so new. Like I mentioned before Wesley and I just joined Twitter. Basically, Twitter is a type of, ahh, dare I say it, text messaging update thingy you can do on the Internet or on your phone. What you do when you Twitter is send status updates to all of your friends on Twitter telling them what you are doing in that very moment. That's it. Everyone that is following your Twitter profile will get the update as soon as you post it. It's actually quite ridiculous, but also quite fun. I don't think you would like this one as much, but then again, I think mom and dads might like to know what their kids are doing at every second of the day. I think this might be a great way to check on your kids any where in the world just by following them on Twitter (haha).
All of these new ways of communicating is so crazy and way out there, but this is the new world we live in. We might as well give all of the new toys a try, especially if they are free.
Wesley and I have already Twittered and Facebooked a couple of times today. So, I only have one question for you: Do you want to Twitter or Facebook with us?
