Blog #2: A Reflection On My Use of Digital Texts and Tools for Collaboration - Module 2

           A collaborative tool I often use online is the almighty, Facebook. Although the current status of my account is deactivated, Facebook has always served as a helpful and quick way of getting in contact with people to complete something or make something occur. For instance, I was able to collaborate a surprise party with a few friends for our best friend's birthday via Facebook without her knowing. We simply planned an event on the social networking site. One of my friends made the event group, the other made a list of who to invite and invited fifty of our best friend's loved ones on the site, and I inputted the event details so everyone was aware and up to date about the special occasion. Whereas if we were to plan this surprise party outside of Facebook and physically send invitations in the mail, the process would have taken nearly five times as long.  Social media can help us better function together when attempting to collaborate because a literal click of a button is the only obstacle in between point A and point B. Moreover, social media is fast information. Additionally, there are hardly any ambiguities online, for the text is in plain site and all the information is given. And if a question ever does arise, it takes only a matter of seconds to type it out and press "send." Personally, I feel Facebook, above all social media is one of the best tools for collaboration because it is easy to operate, it is not time consuming, information can be delivered and shared within seconds, it is straight to the point, and most importantly, many people actively use Facebook.