Well, it looks as if I belong to this small species of students not using online social networking tools like twitter or facebook. My friends, family, other OU students are all addicted to it. So why don't I use it, too? Well, here are my thoughts so far:

• Well, if I haven't spoken to someone since I left school, then there is probably a reason for this.
• I blog things about my life as a student that I think could be helpful for other students. I think the following information is less interesting and so I don't need to tell the world: "Inés is studying", "Inés is walking around.", "Inés is wasting valuable time describing what she is doing." ...
• I have 2 telephone numbers, 7 email addresses which I check regularly, 3 instant messaging accounts. If we want talk, there are already plenty of good ways to do it.
• I don't want others to have the ability to sell my data without my permission. There is something called data protection - at least in Europe. I am not so sure about the rest of the world.
• I already have less free time, so why should I spend it by reading: "OMG, look at that dog dressed as a person!" or "What do you mean Kelly’s been hitting on another guy?"
  Not using those online social networks saves my brain from information overload . As a result, I can put my full focus into things that really matter, and I can maintain an organized mind.
• And look at the bright side: Since I don’t use any online social networks, I am forced to actually talk to people face to face. My friendships are cultivated slowly and surely, with much less fickleness than it would be on Facebook etc. Furthermore, the way I treat people and the way I am treated is not by how I “friend” and “un-friend” people. I also speak more understandably because “my wrds r not wrttn lk dis.”

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