In class Writting#3

In the past inorder to have a social life one would have to leave the house. But now one can just sit at home on the computer and obtain the same social life. The avatars are a way for one to either talk to friends without leaving the house, make new friends, or reconnect with old ones. I for instance use my avatar "Facebook" to talk to my friends who are in Israel for the year. One may think of an avatar as a way to be represented 24/7, so that could why people put alot of time into making it the best it could be. The down side to the avatar sites is with so many people on these networks one can't know who's looking at their profile.