Facebook

Hollywood Assistants like Facebook. This one is an obvious one. And one we probably should have done a long time ago. But really, we Hollywood Assistants don't just like Facebook, we are addicted to it. The day is a waste if we don't acquire at least one new friend or get sent an application request. Helping your boss sell a script to Universal is horseplay compared to the extremely hard work that goes in to beating your college roommate at Scrabulous.

Facebook is awesome for us Hollywood Assistants for many reasons. One reason: stalking. Another reason: stalking. And finally: stalking. Fine, maybe it's not actually stalking per se, but what else do you call looking at your office crush's pictures from Cabo? Or constantly checking the relationship status of the guy you made out with at the JHRTS holiday party? One of my favorite activities is looking up people I talk to on a daily basis for work. It's always nice to put a face and favorite quote to a voice. Never would I have thought that the assistant I set up a notes call with at Dreamworks loved all things Harry Potter and was looking for Random Play!

Facebook is really changing the way we Hollywood Assistants are living our lives. We're constantly checking our profiles for new wall comments and making sure only flattering pictures get tagged. There's nothing wore than an ugly picture of you drunk on the floor of St. Nick's hitting the world wide web. That shit'll haunt you for life.

It's fair to say all our lives were shook upside down when our bosses signed up for Facebook. How did the playground for Hollywood Assistants suddenly turn into supervised recess? Soon we were forced to remove "slave" from our work info and put the show we work on as our favorite television program. Or worse, we went unsearchable. To me going unsearchable is a cop out. You're not elusive or cool. You're literally just an unclickable question mark. If you really want certain people not to see your profile go private or my favorite: limit profile! You can block certain people from seeing your inappropriate “about me” section or the super embarrassing groups you belong to (an entire group dedicated to people who share your first name, way cool). It's fool proof. Also, Facebook really is the only respectable networking site online. Friendster? So 2003. MySpace? OMG. I went on MySpace the other day and it was like going to the old mall after the new mall opened up in town. It was still breathing but just barely.

There's never a reason to be bored with Facebook. It allows for hours and hours of stalking fun. From stalking old high school friends you lost touch with or messaging with your college BFFs to plan a reunion or browsing your newest crush’s photos trying to decipher if the girl in all his pictures is a friend or lover, Facebook knows no limits. But just be careful though because while Facebook provides endless amounts of fun you’re only just a click away. And really, we're judging your activities and favorite music.


WHERE: http://www.facebook.com - don't lie it's your homepage
COST: Free or years of therapy when you learn the love of your life went from "single" to "in a relationship"