Senior Meggie Baker is connected to Hasan and one of her sorority sisters, senior Shari Newman, on Facebook, and said she logs on a couple times a day to see any new connections. Although she does not plan on using the new site as an online dating service, Baker said she was excited about meeting new people in general.
"It's the first people network I've ever used," she said. "It's really exciting to make new friends."
Some students are already using the profiles to look up IM screen names and talk to people who might seem interesting, attractive or have a class together.
Junior Kathryn Santo said she received an instant message last week from an unfamiliar screen name and immediately turned to Facebook to find out who it was.
"This guy just IMed me and the only reason why I knew who it was was because I highlighted his screen name and searched it," she said.
Anyone from GW can look up the profile of another member from the University. Each student registered on the network is connected to hundreds of others who can point and click to read about someone. A user may wonder just how many people are looking at their information and taking note of phone numbers, screen names and even residences.
Santo said her cousin from a different university uses a similar Web site, connectu.com, that allows a member to see how many times their profile has been viewed. Her cousin had more than 4,000 people read her profile, she said.
But most people tend to use the site to communicate better among their own group of friends. Junior Raychel Sirois, a friend of Santo, used the site to look up their friends' room numbers to visit them after move-in.
Keith Raine said she uses Facebook for similar reasons, but also to keep himself busy at work. "I got the e-mail invite," he said. "And at first, it helped to pass the time at work, probably a little too much actually."
Registered users can also search the database for specific people at GW. If they are listed on the Facebook, users can invite them to be a "friend" and add them to a compilation of "friends," similar to an IM buddy list. But before any one person is added to a friend's list, the Facebook sends an e-mail to the person and they must confirm that the two are in fact "friends." If a person rejects a friend invitation, the other person will not be notified that the invitation was rejected.
"It's the first people network I've ever used," she said. "It's really exciting to make new friends."
Some students are already using the profiles to look up IM screen names and talk to people who might seem interesting, attractive or have a class together.
Junior Kathryn Santo said she received an instant message last week from an unfamiliar screen name and immediately turned to Facebook to find out who it was.
"This guy just IMed me and the only reason why I knew who it was was because I highlighted his screen name and searched it," she said.
Anyone from GW can look up the profile of another member from the University. Each student registered on the network is connected to hundreds of others who can point and click to read about someone. A user may wonder just how many people are looking at their information and taking note of phone numbers, screen names and even residences.
Santo said her cousin from a different university uses a similar Web site, connectu.com, that allows a member to see how many times their profile has been viewed. Her cousin had more than 4,000 people read her profile, she said.
But most people tend to use the site to communicate better among their own group of friends. Junior Raychel Sirois, a friend of Santo, used the site to look up their friends' room numbers to visit them after move-in.
Keith Raine said she uses Facebook for similar reasons, but also to keep himself busy at work. "I got the e-mail invite," he said. "And at first, it helped to pass the time at work, probably a little too much actually."
Registered users can also search the database for specific people at GW. If they are listed on the Facebook, users can invite them to be a "friend" and add them to a compilation of "friends," similar to an IM buddy list. But before any one person is added to a friend's list, the Facebook sends an e-mail to the person and they must confirm that the two are in fact "friends." If a person rejects a friend invitation, the other person will not be notified that the invitation was rejected.
