Facebook Obsession

Facebook has over 300 million active users in its network; it has more than 70 translations on the site; 65 million people use their phone to access it as well. There is a huge uprising in the members of this website, coinciding with the likes of Myspace and Twitter. The site was created by Mark Zuckerburg, a Harvard student at the time. His intention was to just keep the Facebook network in the Harvard student community, but it soon expanded to other Ivy leagues then to all colleges around the United States. Close to 50% of users log in to their accounts every day. Give it about 3-4 years and it is hard to find someone under 30 who doesn’t have a Facebook. Even more so, parents, grandparents, and teachers are common to face book just like their children, grandchildren, and students. Certain businesses use the site to find out more about personal lives of prospective employees.


The site is not blocked on Rangeview computers like Myspace or other potentially un-educational sites. “Most teachers use Facebook to reconnect with old high school or lost friends,” said anonymous Business Teacher. This may explain why the site is not blocked, but just what makes it appealing to Rangeview High School students. “I think it’s a great connecting source to find and catch up with people,” said senior Rebecca Combest, “It is best in moderation, though.”

“The major decision of blocking sites comes from the District,” said Technology Manager Tom Fox. “A man named Ivan Duran does the major decisions on blocking websites, the standard goes by district policy of educational aspects,” said Fox. Fox added that the games on Facebook are blocked on the APS network.

“I think it is great to connect with people I don’t see every day,” said senior and Student Body President Mitchell Marshall, “especially those in college and out of high school.”

As for family members, Combest said, “My mother and father along with my Grandparents now have a Facebook, I think almost every family member now has one.”

Although it has a strong base at R.H.S., Facebook also has its opposing views. “I don’t need a Facebook; I already have a Myspace and a Twitter,” said senior Keven Quinonez. “I think it’s unnecessary to have a Facebook,” said junior Max Gonzales, “Plus, I don’t even understand half of the stuff on it.”

“I check it at least 2 to 3 times a day,” said Marshall, “I think it’s a fun and easily accessible way to talk to friends and play games.”

“I believe that people use things like Facebook to numb themselves, in the mean time, they refuse contact in any other way than technology. I really think it takes away from life,” said Combest. Whether an individual of Rangeview High School opposes Facebook or not, adult or student, it is clearly evident that internet social websites are a rising trend in today’s times and they will continue to be highly discussed, praised, and put down.

-Connor Donohue