Facebook has certainly been in the news of late. Its creator's presence has become part of our national fascination. However, there is another side to the Facebook story. Recently, Steve Adubato, a communication coach and journalist, made a number of interesting points about Facebook and our society. Facebook has taught a generation how to communicate in cyberspace. What happens when such people try to communicate face-to-face? How prepared are they for such direct communication? Does Facebook and other social media teach people how to make the human connection? Cyberspace is fun but is it a real world? How will Facebook "graduates" learn how to negotiate differences with others, resolve conflicts with others, or even talk with others when eye-contact and not a keyboard becomes integral to the medium of communication?

Facebook has done much to revolutionize how we connect to others. But at what price? Are we losing human contact? If you question this thesis, just ask yourself this question: When you last had a delicate subject to discuss, did you opt for human dialogue or settle for impersonal E-Mails transmitted via cyberspace? We are having greater contact with other humans and yet we probably send less time in dialogue than did previous generations. Is this impersonal mode of communication going to mark the way you will choose to lead your life. There is much to think about in this context.