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Surely you have an opinion on social networking... surely.
Things like myspace, facebook, twitter? Waste. Of. Time.Sites like GR are different from those others. Here we're discussing a shared interest. Those sites are just to spend time telling everyone what you ate for breakfast.
I had Honey Bunches of Oats, by the way.
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that is my fav cereal. i am making that my status
Sally wrote: "I'm tempted to delete my fb account."BUT WHERE WILL I GET TO SEE ALL YOUR LEAH PICTURES?!!
You can't delete FB accounts. Literally. You can simply deactivate it, but it's STILL THERE. FOREVER.
Whatever. If the writer of that article is keen on deleting his FB account, so be it. Some of us actually like keeping tabs on our friends on FB. And GR. And wherever else.
Jackie "the Librarian" wrote: "You can't delete FB accounts. Literally. You can simply deactivate it, but it's STILL THERE. FOREVER."I'm sure it would be time consuming, but surely you could delete individual posts and pictures if you wanted to do so...
True, Heidi, you could do that.
I've walked away from my FB account a little more and I always leave my chat "off"...mostly because my browser doesn't like chat, and freezes when someone messages me, but also because I have a couple students who will say hi every single time I'm on. I like being able to search for my friends, though, and see what's up with them.Also, I agree with Heidi, I like seeing Saller's pics...and some other pics from friends as well.
I joined FB under the impression that I could peek at my daughters' pages, look at their latest prom photos, etc. Then I realized they must friend me for me to view their pages. I am their mom, not their friend. Mom is my job. Now if I want to see their latest photos I just ask them to show me their page and they do.When I (briefly) had an account, numerous boys from my high school class contacted me and asked me to be their friend. This seemed ridiculous, as I did not have a clue who they were, except they supposedly graduated with me in 1978. So, I deleted the account. Whew. No more stranger stalkers.
It gives the word "friend" a new meaning. That's for sure.
http://mollyschoemann.com/2009/01/01/...I ran across this blog the other day and thought it was pretty funny.
Oh Julie, that IS good. Especially the line about friendship with Mr. Jim Beam!
Maybe I'm an idiot but I don't see what the big deal is. That article sounds like someone's personal bitch-fest---someone who possibly spends waaaaay too much time on FB. I'm unclear as to what the author means by the repeated accusations of inappropriate use of personal data? I mean--what personal data? I'm married, live in Virginia, went to St. Catherine's High School and graduated in '81? I like cat? So? That's hardly top-secret information, is it? It's not like I've got my bank account and credit card info up there. And if my so-called personal data leads me to be targeted by X-Y-Z advertizers or spammers--again, so what? It is a minor--very minor--annoyance to clear all that shit out of my inbox, but it's hardly ruining my life.
Mary wrote: "I like cat?"How do you like them prepared?
Oops, lol. Meant to say "cats", obviously. And I'll eat 'em however the local Chinese restaurant likes to serve 'em.
I'm done with the whining regarding Facebook. If you (and I mean "you" in a general fashion) are so concerned about privacy, then they should steer clear. For the people I know who are on FB, more often than more they're pretty aware of the lack of privacy limitations, and they do very well to share privacy tips and make each other aware of potential issues.
Actually, I think I probably feel more uncomfortable about some posts here than I do on FB. I'm a bit more candid here.
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Just out of curiosity, who "friends" their boss on FB? I dont even "friend" friends of my boss.
No bosses on my friend list. Well, there's that one guy I used to work for. But he was never very boss-like.
I "friended" my boss on FB. Mainly because she requested me to be her friend, and I felt like declining her would have been a bad thing.
It would give me a great deal of immature pleasure to decline a "friend" request from my boss, were she foolish enough to offer me the chance. What's she gonna do about it? She's not my friend.
No, I've had bosses that I would also consider to be friends. She's just not one of them. I don't trust her.
I'm on good terms with my boss. We don't really socialize outside of work, but I think we would if the opportunity presented itself. I'm ok with her being my FB friend. I just block her from the drunk nekked pics.
Oh never fear, Barb. You are definitely still crazy.
Mary wrote: "Oh never fear, Barb. You are definitely still crazy."You wouldn't be here if you weren't.
We're all crazy here on TC. That's what makes us so special and interesting.Seriously, I must suck at social networking. This is the one venue I have felt comfortable in. My former favorite site was Live Journal's cooking group. Then one day I made the lame-o suggestion that if you wanted a recipe for chicken stock, perhaps you didn't need to immediately post a recipe request, but maybe you could LOOK IT UP? Like you know, in a book? Or maybe at a recipe web site? Here, let me Google that for you! Then hoo-boy, did the Cynthia-haters come out! I was a food snob, I was a book snob, I was a just plain snob, and did not deserve to live, or own a Viking range. Scared me to death, haven't been on Live Journal much since then.
Barb wrote: "lol - wow, how dare you state the obvious! It's much faster to google, than to post a question on a forum anyway ..."I KNOW, Barb! Oh, Brother.
I feel you, Cynthia! I belong to another social networking site and some of the crapola posted there make my head spin! It amazes me how many people out there need constant attention and reassurance for every little aspect of their life. I mean, why Google "urinary tract infection" or go to your local Doc In The Box when you could start a whole thread whining and crying about how much it hurts when you pee and what should you DOOOOOOO?
Oh, Phil, we need to talk. If you want chicken stock, you must make the Roasted Chicken stock from "Joy of Cooking." It will make you say bye-bye to your days of relying on stock from a can. Yes Mary, it definitely made my head spin. I took it very personally, as well, which I now know was a waste of time and energy.
Ignoring the actual content of this thread, may I say that the title makes me want to say "...but my name's not Shirley."
I TOTALLY TOTALLY HAVE BEEN THINKING THAT FOR DAYS. [i love sarah pi:]
[Oh man, who doesn't?:]
All these silly jokes flying around, it looks like I picked the wrong week to quit amphetamines.
and i picked the wrong week to fast from laughter
Yeah, but I'll bet none of you have ever been in a Turkish prison.
No, I'm just someone who like gladiator movies. And seeing grown men naked.
your FB buddy is creaming over that comment
Oh, yeah...good point. Better keep this on the low-down.
bro, he is totally naked right now with a homemade foil gladiator helmet on with O Fortuna playing at full volume in the background
I still think Stephen is a robot. He only has the one picture posted of himself on both FB and GR. Think about it.
Stephen is quite unique. But then, aren't we all?
Well, I'm sure you're not a robot, Larry. And just because I think Stephen is, doesn't mean I won't acknowledge him as a person (just not the one he portrays). I'll still respond to his posts as I would anyone else's posts.
I don't know if we've discussed this before now. I read this article just a short while ago, and it sort of brought to the forefront in my mind that I waffle on whether or not to keep my social networking profiles.
The major pro, in my opinion, is the people I get to know through the sites (you guys, for instance). I have other reasons, of course... and I'm sure I share some opinions with some of you around this very thing.
But is that enough to justify keeping one? Is it enough to quiet my concerns around having one? I don't know... I mean, I'm still here, aren't I? So for now that should be a clear indication of in which direction I'm leaning. But I'm not above deleting my profile. I've done it before now.
What are your thoughts on this?