To Facebook or not to Facebook

[DJerba]

That is the question! I'm torn..

I'm probably in the minority when I say I'm not on Facebook...the argument if i get an account I can keep in touch with people I've lost touch with etc and could be a bit of fun BUT I'm not entirely sure its all it seems...whats the general consensus peeps?

To Facebook or not to Facebook....

[johnlambert]

I've got an account, it's like a "poor man/womans" myspace, a few of my freinds on my myspace accounts also have facebook. It's a good way to network and keep in touch

[fatjax]

it's highly incestuous at times when you find out that two entirely separate friends actually know each other (like a bloke that went to my school in london knows my cousin in manchester), but on the whole, its all good...and great for stalking peeps!!

[Reverandfunk]

Personally if I wan't to keep in touch with someone I see them or speak to them and go out into the real world lol.

[China Doll]

Can't stand it. Don't like them. No thank you. Cyber mixure of a round robin and a chain letter. Horrible, horrible sites. In my opinion obviously. shudders

That said, no doubt useful for keeping in touch with relatives and freinds abroad.

[Reverandfunk]

Hi China for that I just use messenger and webcam lol how old fashioned of me

[DJerba]

did anyone see that slide show that ws on here not so long ago? about the CiA using it etc? not that I have anything to hide in teh slightest but isn't it just a modern day George Orwell?...

[ruby27]

Was it facebook that someone recently posted a link where there was some serious compromise of confidentiality by the US government or was it just scaremongering � or maybe a completely different site altogether?

[bigmamma]

I have a my space but not a facebook though some of my family have it to keep in touch with relatives and friends abroad , though also chat on msn of-course.
In the wrong section maybe , but while we are on the subject btw, my dog has her own facebook . :-)

[johnlambert]

You've got myspace mamma? what's your addy?

[China Doll]

Six of one, half a dozen of the other Ruby but yes, there was a post recently.

Rev - Tend to agree. MSN works just as well for me when my friends are abroad. Although the web cam is a bit too advanced!

[Reverandfunk]

What exactly do you put on facebook? Is it all stuff about yourself?

[DJerba]

http://albumoftheday.com/facebook/

This is it

[DJerba]

Rev - yeah its similar to myspace kind of I think and allows you to network with friends old friend colleagues etc

[Reverandfunk]

Still would rather do it in "real life" as opposed to virtually lol

[DJerba]

But what if you've lost numbers? Addresses?

[Reverandfunk]

It ain't happened yet in 38 years lol.

Like the days when we managed without mobile phones lol

[unrulyjulie]

Blimey Rev, now you sound 68 not 38! LOL ;-)
i remember having a wireless and a gramaphone!!!!!

[Twenty20]

Just ring them up if you want a chat. If dont have the number or address then they cant be that close friends can they?

Cant see the point of it personally.

[andrea81]

I considered it, but not sure about it either. I have such a different life now to years ago and I know that there are people who I wouldn't want to talk to. Think you'll end up sizing each other up and trying to be the 'most successful'!

[China Doll]

Also.... why would you want to be in touch with people you lost touch with? You can't have been that paly if you managed to lose touch with them in the the first place.

So that doesn't wash with me.

Meeting new people - Yep. That's fine. I'm in touch with a few off here. Managed to do it quite easily without having any myspace or facebook.

And is it just me that thinks with the popularity of these websites, the notion of 'privacy' is going out the window.

And while I'm ranting.... It's actually like an X factor or a 15 minutes of fame thing... everyone wants to be noticed it seems to me. Why?!