How to Make and Keep Friends on Facebook

     When starting this assignment, I originally thought it would be rather difficult because we were struggling to come up with a topic. We decided on how to make and keep friends on facebook after hearing the idea from a list in class. We were both able to come up with multiple ideas for the topic right away so it seemed like a logical and interesting choice. It was easy to come up with a list of do's and dont's for the paper, but it was more difficult to draft explanations of each idea. They are rather brief but the paper is targeted towards facebook users so they already have background information.
     The draft has no conclusion so one would need to be added. The conclusion would summarize all of our ideas and connect the points of the paper. Some sort of pictures or actual examples of what people have done on facebook could also make the paper more interesting. For example, tips such as the one about quizzes could have specific examples of quizzes someone would find on facebook. Or pictures of status's exemplifying the ones used in the draft. It was also suggested to make the ideas/tips more organized. We could group tips about status's or requests together but the paper is more of a list so the tips don't really relate except for the fact that they are all about facebook.
     Overall I like the paper. I like our topic because it's relatable to a lot of people and we were able to add some humor for example, when we say, "Does anyone actually play Farmville?... and enjoy it?" This way its more interesting and not something that someone would typically read. I especially like our opening line, "Making friends on facebook is easy, but too many people do countless annoying and infuriating acts of stupidity, resulting in the possible loss of friends." This one sentence sums up our exact reasoning for writing the paper and its humerous. As a whole I really enjoy our introduction paragraph. Its short and sweet and to the point which makes the reader more interested.

How to Make and Keep Friends on Facebook

            Making friends on facebook is easy, but too many people do countless annoying and infuriating acts of stupidity, resulting in the possible loss of friends. By avoiding these acts you can become one of the few non-hated individuals of facebook. Here is a list of  What not to do on Facebook:

1. Don’t comment and like all of your friends pictures

One compliment is enough but I think we get the point after the first 30 notifications.

2. No pointless status’

No one needs to know when you’re going to the bathroom or taking a trip to the grocery store.

3. Don’t send game requests…ever

Does anyone actually play Farmville?... and enjoy it?

4. Gifts are only satisfying in person

Don't send people gifts. Do you really think they care to receive virtual gifts? If you want to send me a gift, ask for my physical address and I'll be more than happy to receive a nice gift card, or even cash from you.

5. Your not the only one

“Michael Jackson is dead!” You heard it from me first! Me and the 213,000 other people who saw it on TMZ.

6. Don’t make lazy grammar and spelling mistrakes

It only takes 5 extra seconds to check what you typed and avoid looking like and idiot.

7. Don’t unfriend me after an argument

If you are too immature to unfriend someone for a stupid argument, then you shouldn’t be on facebook in the first place.

8. Facebook is enough

Just because we are friends on facebook, doesn’t mean you need to add me on Twitter, Myspace, Myyearbook, etc.

9. I barely know you

Just because I accepted your friend request doesn’t mean we are best friends or that I actually want to be friends… just letting you know!

10. No quizzes

No one wants to know what Harry Potter character you are.