I've resisted the blogging and facebook/myspace fad because I found that keeping up with the personal email is too much. A few weeks ago, my brother Ted signed me up for Facebook, and a couple of childhood friends (Kevin and Marc) who I had not spoken with in years, sent me messages within a day. In particular, I had no idea where Marc was, since the last time we met, he was in Japan; now he's in Korea! Another school friend, Tom, sent me a message from Manchester, where he now resides.
Also, some people at work were evangelizing Facebook to me, so I wanted to see what the excitement is all about. I am an in-house labour lawyer for the B.C. Regional office of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). This past week, I was teaching a human rights course in Prince George. Union activists there have wholeheartedly adopted social networking sites, Facebook in particular, as effective tools to communicate with members. Otherwise, the long distances and adverse weather in the British Columbian northern interior make attendance at meetings both challenging and difficult.
I've started this blog to supplement Facebook because I need a way of posting updates to family and friends without spamming their email.
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