Subject: Are you on a Social Networking site?
Posted by: strudi74
Date: Nov 04 09
Everyone seems to be on Facebook, Twiiter or other sites- what do FT members think of the phenomenon, are you using such a site, and is this a satisfactory "replacement" for face to face relationships?
Posted by: strudi74
Date: Nov 04 09
Everyone seems to be on Facebook, Twiiter or other sites- what do FT members think of the phenomenon, are you using such a site, and is this a satisfactory "replacement" for face to face relationships?
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postcards2go 
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I'm not on any of the networking sites. If I want to contact a friend, I do so directly. It doesn't have to be face to face (IMing is fine), but I do prefer one to one. Reply #1. Nov 04 09, 7:19 AM |
strudi74
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The reason I posted this was because of my irritation with people replacing a phone call with a Facebook post- I am on FB and have linked up with a lot of friends whom I had almost forgotten about (positive), but several people send important messages via the site which I very rarely visit. My feeling is still it's a nice tool to use in a limited way but will never (in my book at least) replace a phone call or visit. Reply #2. Nov 04 09, 7:31 AM |
| postcards2go
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I agree with you, there. If it's important, one shouldn't assume that everyone checks Facebook every day. My daughter is on Facebook, but doesn't check it on a daily basis. With a phone call, at least you *know* that the information was received. Reply #3. Nov 04 09, 7:48 AM |
WesleyCrusher
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I am definitely not on facebook and its ilk - there is already too much of my private life out in public where I cannot control it without adding more of my own than one day may (and by Murphy's law will) come back to bite me. Reply #4. Nov 04 09, 8:17 AM |
sherry75
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Yep, FB and Twitter.. but not as Sherry, of course! Reply #5. Nov 04 09, 9:04 AM |
| sarahcateh
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I'm on facebook, but I probably check it once every month or so. This website is pretty much the only website that I visit regularly (in this case everyday!) Reply #6. Nov 04 09, 12:20 PM |
Schoonie101
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I use facebook but I don't post up twitter stuff at all. I know some people that take pictures of every meal they have (along with everything else) and post it up. Who cares? Well, evidently, I guess some people do. :) Facebook for me is no different than an email program - that's all I use it for is to email friends. Also, using Facebook, I've reconnected with a lot of friends I hadn't seen or talked to in years. Your level of involvement, privacy, etc. is entirely up to you. No one forces you to be on there 24/7. Reply #7. Nov 04 09, 1:35 PM |
EmmaF2008
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I use Facebook, mostly as a means to share pictures and keep in contact with people who I don't get to talk to on a daily/weekly basis. For this purpose, it's great, especially for friends of mine who are travelling - oddly enough, it's easy for them to find internet cafes, but phonecalls can be hard due to time differences, lack of signal etc. I limit who has access to my info. I don't play games or use any one of the billion or so 'applications' which use your profile information. It's a tool I use, as opposed to a necessity in my life. If it shut down tomorrow, I wouldn't be bereft. :) Reply #8. Nov 04 09, 4:17 PM |
satguru
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I was invited to Facebook without knowing what it was, and has become the only site my friends are active on, so a good move. Some are local but others around the world so a good way to keep up with all, especially when they are about to visit London. The apps though took over recently and most had to go, I'd be 150 if I clicked every request, let alone played them as well. How do people do it? Reply #9. Nov 04 09, 7:07 PM |
Cymruambyth
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I don't Facebook or Twitter or do any of those 'social networking' things. My idea of social networking is having dinner or lunch (or even coffee) with friends, staying for the Sunday morning bunfight after church, going to the theatre with friends, and other activities that involve flesh-and-blood contact. Reply #10. Nov 13 09, 1:00 AM |
emeney3
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I do Facebook, but mostly to stay in touch with family :) My children are not that good about sending pics of their kids but they are real good about posting pics on FB that I can see. My family is scattered all over the US. Nice way to hook up with old friends too :) Reply #11. Nov 18 09, 9:16 AM |
| Schoonie101
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One other way to look at it (please forgive me if this is too risque but seriously, it's truth as I've found it): Myspace is for hooking up with people you've never met before. Facebook is for hooking up with people you knew several years ago but never managed to get together with back then. There are other sites even more in this direction but I won't even name them because the mods would (very quite rightfully) crucify me as they are flat-out porn. You gotta find those on your own without my help. :) Reply #12. Nov 19 09, 12:45 AM |
L_A_Best
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I'm on facebook and I think it's great. I get to stay in regular contact with family in England I don't get to see. I get to stay in contact with friends in America, Australia and New Zealand. Phone calls overseas are just not financially possible so facebook is great for that. Reply #13. Nov 19 09, 3:40 AM |
bionic4ever
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I love Facebook! It enabled my group of friends from high school to find each other after....ahem....many years. We had our own mini-reunion in August! Reply #14. Nov 19 09, 8:05 AM |
rfcneil
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I use bebo, which I think is the most common SNS in my country (Scotland). Reply #15. Feb 16 10, 1:58 PM |
Pagiedamon
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I have never had a Facebook, MySpace, or Twitter account. I prefer to remain anonymous, I think. Reply #16. Feb 16 10, 2:04 PM |
| poneke
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L_A_Best....join up with Skype..it's free! Then you can see the folks you miss:-) I accidently joined facebook when a friend sent me a photo-link. Initially was a bit freaked out as I was getting some very random invites; had to report/block a couple of rude blokes too. But once I got the young'uns (19 and 21) to show me what to do...it's ok.You can set your own privacy level. What I don't like is: -targeted ads on right side of screen. -a kazillion email notifications telling me what everybody else is doing/saying that has nothing to do with me. -the kids putting up pics that confuse....eg: had a friend email me to ask when I'd become a nana? I'm not, but figured out what had caused the confusion! At least she already knew that listed siblings were really close friends....otherwise I'd have some explaining to do! Reply #17. Feb 16 10, 8:20 PM |
xbunny
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No facebook or any other networking,I wouldn't reccomend it as you might regret it,if you were to post a personal tidbit,along the way it could be something you might have wished never was seen,apparently even if you were to close the account it never goes away,mind you I have surfed to satisfy my curiosity once,but never opened an account Reply #18. Feb 17 10, 12:34 AM |
Juggernaut314
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I have an account on facebook, but I don't use my real name and don't have much of anything there. Only reason I did was because some of my friends decided to use that instead of flickr or photobucket to upload their photos. Every now and then I remember to look at it to see what a few of my friends have uploaded, but at best it's once a week. Anybody I want to talk to from high school is still in contact with me. I don't feel like fielding any of the "how've you been" stuff from anybody that I didn't really like that much in the first place, so I don't make myself super findable. Reply #19. Feb 17 10, 1:32 PM |
| Cymruambyth
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My son, who had been nagging me for two years to open a Facebook account, recently closed his own FV account and is surprised that he actually has had time to write new songs for his band, paint two pictures, and cobbect with people face-to-face! I've been telling him that e mail is perfectly adequate for keeping in touch with people electyronically - and I can send and receive pictures of family and friernds via e mail, too. Reply #20. Feb 27 10, 11:28 PM |
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