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Last week marked the 10th anniversary of Facebook, the social networking site founded more or less (see the 2010 film "The Social Network") by Mark Zuckerberg in his dorm room at Harvard University. OK, Wikipedia says he co-founded Facebook with four other guys, but we really don't remember them, do we? And there were three others who claimed Zuckerberg stole their idea, a legal battle that was settled out of court. In an interview Feb. 4 with Zuckerberg on the "Today" show, there was no mention of anyone but him.

Be that as it may, Facebook has changed the world. Click here to see what some are calling the "staggering" statistics about the social media site. They are impressive indeed. Remember when Marshall McLuhan wrote that the media are "the extensions of man" in his 1964 book Understanding Media? How prophetic. It's not only the hard technology at our fingertips; it's the software that has opened up dimensions of being that are the norm for children starting school in the last few years. And Facebook is not only about the extensions of "man" but of women, too. Lots of women.

I first got wired in 1995. In 2004, I launched my first blog that became "Sister Rose at the Movies" when the website for all things religion, Patheos, invited me to migrate there in 2012.

Then I joined Facebook in 2007, and on Feb. 4, I got a video from Mark and the Facebook team. Actually, it's quite nice: Facebook.com/LookBack.

I love Facebook, and I check it first thing every morning and during the day.

I love it because we have a lot of fun on it as a family through messages. Other family conversations are sad, especially when someone has been hurt or when someone dies. But what I like most of all is "Baby TV." I check the pages of my nieces and nephews every evening to see if they have posted a video or photo of their kids.

Facebook has brought together many of my friends from my early childhood and youth, and I love this. I have a photo album of these friends because they have posted old pictures. One friend right now is in hospice but so filled with faith and hope that he inspires everyone who reads his posts.

Then there's my community of sisters, the Daughters of St. Paul. I think hundreds of us from around the world are connected. We have many opportunities to share our life, our spirituality, our love for Jesus and his Gospel and the church. Our presence on Facebook lets people know they are not alone, that in this cyber universe, there are people who pray for their intentions.

Flannery O'Connor said in 1960 that while the American South "is hardly Christ centered, it is most certainly Christ-haunted." When I see the pious postings in capital letters of Catholic Christians "screaming" on Facebook, it is apparent that this social networking site has integrated the geography of the United States and borders have disappeared.

O'Connor also says the Southerner "is very much afraid that he may have been formed in the image and likeness of God." This is true of so many of the 5,000 friends I have on Facebook, men and women (some of whom I actually know), no matter their religion or lack thereof. I think some of their theologically charged political sharings, which range from calm discourse to rants, are engraved on Facebook out of a misinformed fear of God masking as loyalty rather than fidelity -- never mind trust in God's providence, mercy, and a sense of love of neighbor.

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By Rick Nauert PhD Senior News Editor Reviewed by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on February 10, 2014

New international research suggests participation in online social media can reduce suicide rates, especially in countries rife with corruption.

Researchers hypothesize that social media provides citizens an escape from the everyday problems that dominate corrupt countries.

In the new study, to be published in the International Journal of Web-based Communities, investigators determined that these two factors more corruption, more social networking also correlate with lower suicide rates.

Adam Acar, M.S., associate professor at Japans Kobe City University, reports that more than half the population of developed countries is now active on social networking sites, such as Facebook, Google Plus, LinkedIn, and Twitter.

The vast majority of users are English speakers, but research suggests that the adoption of so-called Web 2.0 of which these sites are part is widespread across the globe.

Indeed, it has been suggested that the use of social networking is almost culture-independent, partly because the interfaces to the online systems do not, on the whole, reflect cultural boundaries.

Culture is directly related to country-level social media use which may also be related with country-level self-esteem, pace-of-life, happiness, suicide rates, gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, median age, and corruption, Acar said.

In countries where people use social media heavily there is low suicide, high corruption, low GDP, high self-esteem, and high respect for traditions.

At the same time societies with low social media use rates tend to be older, less emotionally expressive, less happy, score low on openness and conscientiousness, have higher GDP, and higher social capital.

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New York, NY (PRWEB) February 10, 2014

Show support for LGBT athletes facing a hostile environment at the Olympic Games by changing your profile image on Facebook and other social media sites.

Thats the urgent plea from social networking and dating site http://www.MyQualityConnection.com.

The site has created a striking image of a downhill skier against a rainbow-colored backdrop with the slogan: I support LBGT rights at Sochi 2014. The image is attached and also available at: https://www.facebook.com/myqualityconnection?ref=hl.

The image is particularly powerful because rainbow hues are now deemed highly subversive in Russia as a promotion of the gay and lesbian world.

MyQualityConnection.com sprung into action alarmed by media reports of antagonistic remarks made by Russian President Vladimir Putin and concern over the law introduced in the country last year allowing police to arrest tourists or foreigners whom they suspect of being gay or lesbian.

President Obama, of course, in a clear message against the anti-gay laws, has sent a delegation to Sochi made up of three openly gay athletes -- tennis great Billie Jean King, 2006 Olympic hockey medalist Caitlin Cahow and figure skater Brian Boitano.

Charles Adams, director of community outreach at MyQualityConnection.com, said, Were seriously worried about all of our Olympic competitors, but especially our LGBT athletes since the environment in Sochi is not particularly friendly. Were seeking to bring attention to this issue to help ensure their safety and show support for them as they embark on not only a physically grueling endeavor but also a mental one.

Added Adams, Its unfortunate that the LGBT athletes have not been left to concentrate on their sport but have to deal with the hostile feelings around them. Thats why were asking everyone to use the image we have created as their profile picture as a visual way of demonstrating support for the LGBT athletic community. Were also asking everyone to spread the image throughout social media.

The site, http://www.MyQualityConnection.com, which is building a base of users in New York before spreading nationwide, is urging people to adopt the newly-created image as their profile on Facebook and other social media sites and also to share it through Twitter, Google+, Reddit and all other social media platforms.

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