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Sunday, March 1, 2009
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Facebook album titles...I wonder how much you can really tell about a person based on their facebook album titles. I think you can tell something about someone first of all based on whether or not they feel the need to have a creative or funny or painfully hackneyed cliche as the title. Another insightful cue could be the amount of titled albums that one has on his/her facebook: if we're nearing 20 I think it's safe to say that this person, while they may have a life (as too well documented online), spends way too much time and care on the fbizzle. So with that being said, how does one go about understanding those who have a normal amount of photos and albums? I have no idea. All I can say is that I think that there is something to these names. It makes life artistic in a way. People take all these pictures- which usually are taken while they're drunk- and they put a title on it. It's like a metaphorical bow on their present to facebook and the resulting rest of the world. They're either trying to sum up the night in a few words, quote their favorite line, or maybe even just get some sort of statement out that they think would be a great addition to their overall profile. One reason why I think these titles are so important is that they are being published. What you add to your facebook matters because your closest friends see you and judge you based on what you have up. So everything up there becomes your art and your presentation to the world. It's not some essay or a piece of art that you are titling it is other's perceptions of your life that you are titling and that is something that tends to bring out the creativity in people. People want to impress others and I think this is an interesting medium. I could be wrong, but I think this is rather interesting.
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