Some people may not accept it, but folk put a huge amount of their time and energy into their Facebook statuses. I’m not convinced if Facebook has finally defeated Twitter, or if Twitter is worse than Facebook…but whatever is true, it seems that if someone can not write a funny Facebook status on their home feed, then they don’t write anything at all.

Different types of funny Facebook status

But funny updates are not the only type of status update. In my time on Facebook I have encountered various breeds and ilks of message grow and disappear – and now that there is no need for adding your own name in the Facebook status message – there is much more flexibility regarding what type of message you can add to your Facebook status update.

So here are 5 different genres of Facebook update – which of these do you generally use?

The cool Facebook status

Now becoming more and more popular, the ‘cool’ Facebook status update is one which includes lots of symbols or characters which you can uncover by entering hidden keypress combinations on your number pad or keyboard. When people see these Facebook statuses they say ‘omg…epic…how is that possible?’ and then they erase it from their mind and go back to work…

The amusing Facebook status

Since Facebook removed the requirement to insert your own christian name in statuses, more and more funny lines and one-liners have started appearing inside the wall feed messages. They range from the tasteless, to the ridiculous, to the side-splitting.

The status of the philosopher

Facebook is amazingly popular with College and University graduates throughout the globe, and if there is one thing that people who study appreciate (except for getting wildly intoxicated and tasting prescription drugs) it is assuming the role of philosophers. What better way to make the public think your brain is capable of unique thoughts than by copying a quote someone who has been dead for 300 years? Exactly.

The ironic Facebook update

Due to the limited space in the Facebook status update box, witty puns or jokes have started becoming more and more popular. Short, to the point and can make people laugh out loud!

Romantic statuses

As Facebook becomes more a tool used for worldwide communication and helping people stay in touch, increasing numbers of people are using it to chat with family members and buddies around the globe. No communication application would be complete without slushy, tearjerking status messages from lovers who are pining for oneanother from a huge distance…

Anyway, there you have them – cool, amusing, sarcastic, thoughtful and romantic. Which one are you? Don’t deceive yourself now…be truthful!

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