Facebook is a big part of Soldier life. Long deployments, annual training and unexpected assignments force Soldiers to leave their families on a regular basis. For the last several years, Facebook has helped bridge the gap between Soldiers and their families during extended separations.
But it goes beyond Soldiers. Facebook, and social media as a whole is helping people all around the world, and from many different walks of life stay connected.
Facebook recognizes this and recently launched the Facebook Stories project. It’s a project that highlights the exceptional stories submitted by Facebook users. These stories on their own are powerful, but to drive the point home, Facebook decided to fly people in from all over the country and bring them to Facebook headquarters so they could tell their stories in person in front of hundreds of Facebook engineers.
Facebook engineers spend hours coding and perfecting Facebook, but their contact with those whose lives have been changed by the platform is limited. MTV was on hand to film the event and the final story will air in March.
Has Facebook improved your ability to communicate with your family? Do you have a unique story? Tell us about it in the comment section below. You can also send your story to Facebook by visiting Facebook Stories.
