Facebook Perspectives

I have actually never used MySpace. My very first social network experience belongs to Facebook. I had heard about MySpace from many of my friends and classmates in high school and at church, but I just never took the time to discover what it was. It was through my older sister that I first heard of Facebook as she already had an account set up. However, it was not until the summer after high school graduation (July of 2007, to be specific) when I actually joined Facebook at the urging of a friend.

I havel always been active in my Facebook use (arguably, a little too active!). Like most college students, I reconnected with old friends from high school and even farther back than that. Lately, I've actually been able to meet, for the first time, extended members of my family. While I imagine that some of my friends still have a profile on MySpace, I think many of them have transferred over to Facebook (at least until Facebook started becoming rather gimmicky!).

The Facebook group that I chose to highlight in this post is Mr. Drello... The Man Who Needs No Introduction. This group was created by two guys who graduated two years ahead of me at McEachern High School in Powder Springs, GA. It's targeted specifically to those of us who had the audacity to register for Honors World History sophmore year. The class was taught by a man named Mr. Drello (first name unknown, at least by me... after all, "Mr. Drello" was all I needed to remember when addressing him!). As the title of the group explains, this man really needs no introduction at least not to those of us who took him. Professionally speaking, he is an excellent teacher. Personality-wise... well, he can't really be explained only experienced! Needless to say, he is something of a celebrity within the McEachern community and someone possibly even bordering on immortal status!

The Facebook page that I select to discuss is Atlanta Braves. Surprise, it's another sports reference! The Atlanta Braves are my favorite baseball team and are probably the team I follow most of any of the major sports teams, even more than the other Atlanta market ones. Growing up, my family rooted for the Braves. It was a rare summer night when we didn't, at some point, turn to TBS, Turner South (now SportsSouth), or FOX Sports South to watch the game. I can probably recite from memory more players that have played at one time or another with the Braves than I can with the Falcons, Hawks, or Thrashers. Not surprisingly, the Braves will always hold a special place in my heart.