I hate to admit it, but I am a facebook junkie. Seriously, I use it to keep in touch with friends, check sports scores, the weather, the news..... you name it, and one of my friends is probably posting about it. And I use it to communicate with a lot of folks - pictures of my son for the grandparents, life updates for friends who are far away, and confirming lunch plans with friends who are close. I try not to think about the security issues or who is there, peeping my profile.
Well, now there's an alternative to facebook! It's called MyBlab (Blab stands for Be Linked As Believers). I really like the idea of a safer place to 'play' online. I like the idea that the folks on my social media sight are Christians, and I like to think that makes it safe. I signed up for MyBlab so I could check it out, and invited a bunch of friends to do the same. Here's what I discovered.
First of all, it has a lot of the same things that facebook has, such as chat, birthdays, an address book, and most importantly, status updates. It has apps. It has pictures. It even has some cool music features that make MyBlab a great way for Christian artists to connect with fans and get their name out there. It has MyBlab radio! I like those things, and they make me want to join a Christian social media organization.
What I don't like is that the pages look cluttery. I'm not sure if there are too many different fonts, or two many different things on each page, but it makes it look a little messy. I could get past that, though except for one thing. I have no friends. For the time being, it seems, none of my friends want to move from their cozy facebook community to a new town, and I can't really blame them for that. But I predict that as the facebook novelty wears off people will tire of the security breaches and the constant changes. And when that happens, I'll be waiting to remind them I'm still hanging out at MyBlab.
www.MyBlab.com
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