facebook facebook!!!!

1 year ago, I registered my private information and began to use facebook. Before using facebook, I used mixi – Japanese most popular SNS. My first impression toward facebook was really nice, especially developing human network. I was able to develop network with IE student before coming to Madrid. Since then, I stopped using mixi and started using facebook. Facebook is really nice tool to develop human network and communicate with friends but I think there are several issues/problems. I would like to discuss about it.

First of all, as it pointed out often, to use facebook, users have to open their private information. This becomes the bottleneck for users. In the first place, facebook is developed based on the concept that users utilize this site by their own name and share information with their friends under realistic human relationships reliance. Using real name on web site may sometimes cause privacy abuse. The service concept turns out badly. Actually, some of my friends, especially female friends, hesitate to use facebook because they have to open their real name. If this issue is solved, facebook can get more users who are afraid of privacy intrusion.

Second, the function of facebook is really rich but I think because of too many functions the performance (speed) is bad. Sometimes it freezes on my computer. Instead, twitter is so simple and if you want to send message to your friends, twitter is better. Like mobile phone, facebook has many functions which are not used so often. Too many functions causes low performance, which are not practical. To prevent this problem, I think it would be better for users to choose and customize functions what they really need.

Anyway, although there are some issues on facebook, it is sophisticated communication tool. Regardless of location, we can connect with friends. I hope this service more prevail in Japan. Since current Japanese young people are internal focus and they only interact with Japanese friends, they do not have many chances to interact with foreigners. Now, Japanese economy and market has already saturated and Japan has struggling with depression. To activate Japanese economy, business globalization is necessary and young Japanese should interact with foreigners and cultivate global mind set. In the old days, to interact with forefingers, we had to study abroad or live in foreign countries by paying much money. By using facebook, we can do that for free at any moment!! Facebook may become the savior for Japanese globalization.