Facebook

[fruitbowlk]

I have facebook But don't user any apps.

[Beppington]

I signed up for Facebook, tried it out a little, then decided it's a waste of time* ... and actually a little scary. If you don't understand every single ramification for evey single thing you click on (ie know your security settings), you can get quite a surprise. Example: To see how it works I searched the name of an old highschool girlfriend; next thing I know said GF emailed me an invite to be her Facebook friend ... Tiger can attest that this would not make for a happy current GF (many (most?) girls anyway). Apparently there's a feature that tells users when someone else has looked them up.

* I do not need to know every time somebody had a good time at a restaurant last night. Or that you're taking your dog to the vet. Or that you're picking up your clothes at the dry cleaner. Or that you've joined the "Elvis is Alive" club. And, I'm very sure I do not need a super poke.

I also got a weird email from a person I know through work only, inviting me to join some group or another which would be very strange of them to send me ... I replied asking if it was serious, or an accident, or whatever, and they replied, "Oops, I just joined Facebook, & apparently Facebook has arms & fingers reaching out and grabbing every contact on your compluter and sending them things."

[nanamom]

I have FB and have for years (my "loaner" son asked me to set up an account so I could keep in touch with him) In the last few months I have become "addicted" It is on all day and I play many of the games. I started out playing one to teach my kids about farming and they did learn alot. My DH got hooked after watching me and the race was on. I am about to concede. I have been convicted that I am spending too much time on it. I do use it for educational uses, types and names of animals, budgeting, etc but I feel I need to back off and so today I am going to disaccociate myself with most of the games I used to play daily. I believe that will improve our quality of life. DH still plays but he is sick and has little energy.

[BlackDiamond]

I had a facebook with about 280 people on it, but I deleted it. Too much drama.

I posted something that apparently sounded "sad" once (I can't even remember what it was now, I think it might have been a quote from a Poe story lol) and 10 minutes later I got an email from my fiance's (who doesn't have a FB) friend's (who does have a FB) wife (who does not have FB) at work asking me if I was okay and wanting to know if FI & I were alright.

That was the last straw. That was when I realized I no longer felt comfortable posting anything on FB.

In its place I made up a fake one under a fake name and added only 13 people I am very close to. I only use it to email than handful of people who use FB more than regular email. They also have a good forum on there for adults with autism that I read sometimes as well.

[Broken Arrow]

I'm not trying to be mean when I ask this, but how do you get 280 people on your Facebook? Do you friend all of your friends and family's friends and family?

I know a guy who has 300+ friends on Facebook, and that's what he does. But what I can't understand is why he did that? He has a busy family life and he is extremely computer-literate. Dunno.

Facebook is notorious for its lack of privacy. You don't need to wear tin foil hats and believe in UFOs to feel exposed. At least the company has changed their default settings to start out more privately now.

The ONLY reason I have an anonymous Facebook account is because my little girl likes the Farmville-type games. So, I have it just so she can play it. I only have one friend listed because he insisted on being friends on Facebook... which I also couldn't understand since we didn't need Facebook to keep contact.

Different strokes for different folks I guess.

[BlackDiamond]

I think it's because FB suggests people your friends are friends with and 9 times out of 10, they know you as well. I rarely sent friend requests but got a lot from people who knew my friends who casually knew me. Or people I went to school with who seemed all about getting the entire class on their list. And then my little brother added me and then all his friends who used to be around the house when we were kids and then his former boy scout leader added me because he met me once and knew our family etc. etc.

At first I just added them and saw no harm in it. I did not add co-workers unless I was also friends with them outside of work. But because of the few friends who that applies to, other coworkers would see me and add me. When all of my fiance's friends (and family, and friends' little brothers and coworkers) started adding me, was right around the time I started to get fed up with the requests from people I barely knew.

It gets out of hand pretty quickly and the FB suggestions fuel the fire.

I find FB much more pleasant to use with only 13 people. I still get requests from people who "think it's me" because of mutual friends, however I just ignore the requests now and keep myself as invisible as possible with my privacy settings. I use no "real" photos.

[jamesparker100]

i use facebook to promote my website. its a very powerful social network and drive maximum traffic to my website.

[Alan_MoneySanity]

Scramble and word twist!

[azara]

Hi
Me 2.
I love play games on facebook...
Thanks...

[walker.kenny]

I have rediscovered so many old school and university friends through face book. It’s a great way to keep in touch. We do match up in an occasional bout of scrabble.

[john36]

I have been using face book since 1 year...Its help us to connect with our friends and relatives..
Its very good source for to promote our site our other stuff...

[markjason]

I use Facebook to stay connected with my friends and like this feature most.