Informal?!

So this weekend I've been reading these 2 articles. #1 "Six Myths About Informal Networks- an How to Overcome Them" by Cross, Nohria & Parker. #2 "On Real-World Social Networks vs. Facebook 'Friends'" by Clive Thompson.

So Really, I just couldn't get over the title of the 'Informal.' I did some Googling, like we all do, and these were the words that came out of the the thesaurus for

Informal: unofficial, off the record.

Geezs. I thought I was writing some pretty "official news" about my boyfriend and I creating a relationship on Facebook. Really, I get nothing for that? So I went further.

Unofficial: illegal, unsanctioned.

Now I was really unhappy. What are these people talking about!? Don't they know that more people around the world each day connect with Facebook, Myspace and twitter then telephone calls!

I know it is ridiculous, in fact, I call my friends all the time, they don't answer and then they text me back. I am, the out-dated one in their eyes...

So my question is, if we call these networks "informal", but more people feel comfort in using them everyday, rather then the good 'ol telephone', then isn't our definition of 'informal' wrong? I propose a better term. Call the article, "Six Myths about Connected Networks". Then when someone gets the Google going, they come up with terms like, linked up, attached and join. Words that I just have such a better feeling about. AAAHHHHH

Hello World

So this is it. I'm now part of the universe that blogs. Ugh. Never thought I would be here, at least not personally. Work wise, I get that, done that. But, this class at the University, well bloggin-up now. You and I will just see how this turns out. Last but not least, just because I have to, “On my honor, all posts on this "my" blog are my own." Peace.