Facebook: Popular Culture Theories

I was very surprised how all of the theories related to my popular culture topic. Some of the theories were easier to apply than others, and some I felt like I was just stretching to relate the theory to the topic even when it didn't fully apply. The popular culture theories that best relate the Facebook would be popular beliefs, myths, and rituals. These best suit my topic for many reasons with the main one being that when I read the theories they were very easy to relate to Facebook. People all across the world either have a Facebook or at least know what Facebook is. They know that it is a place that brings people together, reunites friends and families, helps organizations advertise, and so much more. With every great person, or in this case website, comes a large variety of myths which can be true or untrue. The largest myth about Facebook is that the site will soon start charging people for having an account, a myth that has been circulating for many years and will likely never happen. Mostly because people would simply leave Facebook for another free site. Another myth could be that users spend most of their free time on Facebook which is probably true and could also be viewed as a ritual. I check my Facebook several times a day and when I am on the computer I normally have Facebook only a tab click away. I know a lot of my friends check theirs at least 4 times a day if not more. I have actually seen people spend 2 to 3 hours on the site at a time. There are a lot of things that you can do on Facebook including: changing your status, posting on friends walls, sending messages, playing games, looking at companies pages for special offers, and much more. While I couldn't spend 2 or 3 hours on Facebook I can see how someone can easily loose track of time and do so. No matter what the reason is for having and loving Facebook, it is certainly an icon in popular culture.