You type their name in the search bar and search through the results till you find the right person. Some people have so many privacy settings though that when you can't see more than their name and profile picture you quietly curse that person for blocking you out of their life. I mean, seriously, how annoying! When you are able to enter their profile you glance at their "about me," "favorite quotes," "likes and interests," and so on.
Then you get to the pictures. You have to admit it though, a person's profile picture says a lot about him or her.
Are they flexing without a shirt on or is it some kind of head shot?
They think they're beautiful and want to show off how hot they are.
Are they making out with their significant other?
One thing on their mind.
Is it a posed picture with a friend or two, maybe a larger group?
They obviously love their friends, but it's possible that they
can't function without at least one person attached to their hip.
can't function without at least one person attached to their hip.
Is it a goofy shot of them making a funny face or something?
They like to laugh at themselves and show that
they're not too above always seeming perfect.
they're not too above always seeming perfect.
So you study the profile picture and then move on to every picture that this person has ever been tagged in. This number may range from 100 or less to 7 or 8 hundred. But it doesn't matter how many there are, you look at every. single. one. You go through all the Halloween pictures, snow fun, birthday parties, holi festival, football games, end-of-the-year saying goodbye, weddings, babies, etc. etc. You count how many pictures there are documenting this person associating with attractive members of the opposite sex that could be potential competition. Or scope out and see if there's any hot friends you could go after. Sometimes you even make fun connections where you see people that you know in the background, not even aware that they're in a picture.
Sometimes after the pictures you'll move on to see if there are any interesting videos. Perhaps you just peruse their wall, seeing how often they update their status and how profound the updates are, what their friends and family have to say to them, what kind of interacting they do with others, and what youtube videos they found funny recently.
Probably about now you call it a day for stalking this particular person and then say to yourself, "Hmm, who can I look up now?"
Some people think that this is ridiculous and look down on others for participating in such an activity. True, it is very ridiculous, but really, what is the purpose of facebook if not to stalk others? Why else does it post on your wall every single little move you make for the world to see? Why can you tag people in pictures and videos and notes so they can be tracked down any number of ways? Why else is there an easy place to click if you want to look at every single picture ever taken of this person? Why else do they have you list your favorites books and movies and music and your cell phone number and email address and jobs and school and on and on and on? It was obviously meant to be the tool of a stalker.
Question: Have you ever facebook stalked yourself?
Confession: I have.
I mean, come on. Aren't you curious about what people see when they're stalking you? Because obviously it happens. Don't you want to make sure there aren't any potentially embarrassing pictures that you're tagged in that strangers, or friends for that matter, could find and judge you for? You don't want people to be able to make misconceptions about you for what's posted on your wall, right? I think it's a legitimate concern and you should be allowed to stalk yourself once in a while, just to make sure that the image that your facebook is portraying you as is alright with you.
You know what I love best though? Is when you log on and it brings you to your home page and your news feed pops up with a bunch of junk that it thinks you'll be interested in seeing. Some of it I accurately find interesting, but a lot of it is junk. But, sometimes there's something that catches your eye for some reason and you click on it. And then you're sucked in for some reason, looking at pictures from a wedding that your cousin that you haven't seen or spoken to in over ten years went to in Arizona. She was only tagged in two pictures of the 274 picture album, but for some reason you find yourself scanning through the entire album. And then halfway through you're like, wait a second, who are these people? And why on earth am I wasting away my life looking at their wedding pictures?
Sometimes after the pictures you'll move on to see if there are any interesting videos. Perhaps you just peruse their wall, seeing how often they update their status and how profound the updates are, what their friends and family have to say to them, what kind of interacting they do with others, and what youtube videos they found funny recently.
Probably about now you call it a day for stalking this particular person and then say to yourself, "Hmm, who can I look up now?"
Some people think that this is ridiculous and look down on others for participating in such an activity. True, it is very ridiculous, but really, what is the purpose of facebook if not to stalk others? Why else does it post on your wall every single little move you make for the world to see? Why can you tag people in pictures and videos and notes so they can be tracked down any number of ways? Why else is there an easy place to click if you want to look at every single picture ever taken of this person? Why else do they have you list your favorites books and movies and music and your cell phone number and email address and jobs and school and on and on and on? It was obviously meant to be the tool of a stalker.
Question: Have you ever facebook stalked yourself?
Confession: I have.
I mean, come on. Aren't you curious about what people see when they're stalking you? Because obviously it happens. Don't you want to make sure there aren't any potentially embarrassing pictures that you're tagged in that strangers, or friends for that matter, could find and judge you for? You don't want people to be able to make misconceptions about you for what's posted on your wall, right? I think it's a legitimate concern and you should be allowed to stalk yourself once in a while, just to make sure that the image that your facebook is portraying you as is alright with you.
You know what I love best though? Is when you log on and it brings you to your home page and your news feed pops up with a bunch of junk that it thinks you'll be interested in seeing. Some of it I accurately find interesting, but a lot of it is junk. But, sometimes there's something that catches your eye for some reason and you click on it. And then you're sucked in for some reason, looking at pictures from a wedding that your cousin that you haven't seen or spoken to in over ten years went to in Arizona. She was only tagged in two pictures of the 274 picture album, but for some reason you find yourself scanning through the entire album. And then halfway through you're like, wait a second, who are these people? And why on earth am I wasting away my life looking at their wedding pictures?
bahahaha, every single word of this is so true! :)
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