A Facebook application involving a Virtual Rakhi
I was in Delhi (on account of work) on the day of Rakhi. The good part was that most of my relatives are in and around Delhi and so there was a gathering planned. I do not have a real sister and my cousin sisters send me Rakhis every year. This year I got a chance to have them tie Rakhis, in person. Many of my relatives gathered at one location, though only for a few hours.
One of the things that was surprising for me was the amount of discussion that happened on the topic of Facebook. And the biggest participants of this discussion were not people of my age group or younger to me. But my uncles and aunts. Some were inquisitive about the whole concept / site, others wanted to know what was the utility.
People discussed each others' status updates and inquired about who all among other relatives / former-batchmates were registered on the site.They exchanged stories about how their children and acquaintances used it to stay in touch and gather information about some person.
No wonder Facebook has reached 500 million registrations. There is also a movie coming about the website, The Social Network. I like it's (intentional use!) tagline
"You don't get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies"
I have seen usage of Facebook in determination of people's fates lately. There is another interesting view about Facebook (via anshumans). And another.
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