Facebook makes great birthdays

Posted in Commentary on April 10, 2012

What did we do for birthdays before Facebook? We mailed cards through snail mail to a select group of family and friends for their birthday.

But with the advent of Facebook, it’s so easy to:

1. Remember when it’s someone’s birthday, or rather, be reminded, and
2. Wish them a happy birthday.

Those Facebook birthday reminders are so ubiquitous that one of my favorite wall posts from my birthday this year was an e-card that read:

Happy birthday to one of the few people whose birthday I can remember without a Facebook reminder.

This was sent from a college friend who shares my same birthday. Let’s hope she can remember my birthday!

Not only have I received Facebook birthday wishes, they’ve also been extended on Google+, LinkedIn and Twitter.

For all the complaints about social media I believe the tools sure make birthdays more fun. I can’t tell you how many people have posted on my wall or sent me messages, people I have known for decades as well as for shorter periods of time. I feel like I’m seeing all my relationships flash before my eyes. It’s really a wonderful feeling.

So thank you everyone for the endearing birthday wishes. My wish is that all of you can enjoy the same sort of love and support I have enjoyed on my birthday this year.

Here’s to a bright future for us all!