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For the last six months I have been one of the only people in my circle of friends that does not have an account, but now I will no longer be the one who is not invited to parties just because no one remembered that I could not receive an invite that was distributed solely on the web.

Now that all that has changed, what can I expect? I used to denounce Facebook as a website where people measured their social status with the number of friends they had, but I guess I’m starting to see the bigger picture just now. More to the point, I believe Facebook offers anyone a chance to create an easily accessible and efficient social community. This is of great use to people organising parties or events, or simply wanting to keep in touch.

But to cut to the chase, I’m counting on our Millennium Youth Camp participants to make their best of this wonderful social tool and start connecting on Facebook. This is a great way to get to know each other before travelling here and meeting for the first time. Of course not everyone will be there, but those who are can look for people in their group and eventually start the countdown towards the camp.

Secondly, I have a challenge to all eager Facebookers interested in the Millennium Camp: go and create a group or a page for it. For anyone with only a bit of computer and Internet knowledge, this should pose no real problem, the task should be quite simple. The group would serve as a platform of discussion for everything concerning the camp, keeping everyone up to date. So if you’re eager, make it happen and hopefully we will all be connecting on Facebook in no time at all.

Toni Kaario is a second year student at Aalto University School of Science and Technology. He loves reading non-fiction books, and has a knack for asking the right questions.