Is The Phenomenon of the Facebook Status
From this moment on your Facebook status will be more than just a passing thought. Facebook users will be delighted with the release of Patrick Hamilton Walsh's 'is: The Phenomenon of the Facebook Status' (Wheatmark), a book dedicated to status updates and a must-read for all Facebook fans.
A quirky gift or a perfect coffee table or bathroom book, this hilarious collection is a great read and will have you putting your heart and soul into every status update - if you didn't do so already. This is a book for everyone who understands that the status bar is more than just a passing thought - it's the highlight of someone's day, the first thing you do in the morning and last thing you do at night, a way to connect with dear-old friends in far-off places and, quite simply, a survival guide for any self-respecting social networker.
The book divides the statuses into subcategories and has something for everyone. Ranging from the boastful, "just got back from the Virgin Islands... they are now just called the Islands", to the romantic "is strolling in a field with grass, just wanting to hold someone's hand", to the obvious "30 years and 9 months ago a lot of my friends folks were shagging", all the way to who-thinks-of-this-kinda-stuff, "is wondering what a chair would look like if our knees where on the back of our legs". You will find them all here in their uncensored glory.The author, Mr. Walsh said: "I am delighted that Facebook users from around the world are having as good a time reading the book as I did writing it, and I think it's wonderful that so many people are using it to help with their own status updates."He added: "Some people like to hide behind their computers and submit information to the world that they wouldn't do on a personal level, so with 'is' I decided to take a warts-and-all approach and include the good, the bad and the ugly, in order to show a true reflection of social networking."
This book will have you laughing and gasping, thinking and cringing, wondering and learning with its collection of laugh out loud, witty, poignant, crude and downright rude updates, which offer a "unique insight into everyday life in the 21st century" as one reader remarked.
This book is guaranteed to make a lively after-dinner conversation, some light-hearted bedtime reading or simply give you a much-needed smile on a down-hearted day, 'is' will never grow old and will send you hurtling head first to your Facebook status. You have been warned!