Facebook is finally here to stay.

This week the popular social networking site added the game Snake, the greatest cell phone game ever created. So it finally upgraded in my mind from a mindless fad with the staying power of “Glee” to something I will probably be using for the rest of my life, so like 20 years.

Some may argue that the website has shown its staying power because it boasts over 500 million users, had a movie made about its origins, is available in pretty much every country and was even lampooned on “South Park.”

I would argue that cell phones did not catch on until Nokia created Snake, which united America the way president Obama said he would.

Facebook has changed since its modest beginnings in a dorm room at Harvard.

Parents and grandparents use it now, one can access it from a cell phone and the social networking site pretty much killed AIM.

Here are some tips on how to stay on top of Facebook.

Nowadays every person has changed their name. Instead of their normal name that they are called by in the real world, people (especially college students) have changed their name so future employers cannot find pictures of them high, drunk or sometimes both.

Because of this, it is sometimes often anywhere from confusing to impossible to identify people when they try to friend request you.

Last week, a lifelong friend named Terry Moran friend requested me under a pseudonym.

Because his profile picture was of his Halloween costume it took me 10 minutes before I finally realized I was a moron and accepted his request.

But it is important to screen these random people. Accepting everyone leads you open to having to Facebook chat with the person who thought you were friends in high school.

It also leads to you having to ignore countless invitations from people you kind of know and family members you don’t like, social gatherings such as parties, box socials, baptisms, weddings or funerals.

Another important thing to remember when using Facebook is to never go on Tuesday nights if you do not want to be spoiled about the quality of the show “Sons of Anarchy.”

Each week followers of the show go directly to Facebook to judge an episode from the scale of awesome all the way up to epic. Somehow the show never gets a bad review.

Finally, nothing it official until it is on your profile.

I would not be suprised if states started accepting relationship status updates over marriage licenses.

It is not enough to be a fan of something in the outside world anymore, unless you like its Facebook page.

In the past year, I have been forced to reaffirm my allegiances to “Rocket Power,”

Scott Disick and Mario Golf just so everyone knows where I stand.

So have fun on Facebook and please do not try to friend request me, I have a different name so you won’t find me anyways.

Dan Cusack is a senior journalism major. He can be reached at 581-7942 or at

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