Your Opinion on Facebook

[MTK]

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Kinda scary

[firstdown]

I actually think its pretty freaking gay for guys to have a face book account but I'm pretty old school. I also don't tweet and have never sent a text msg.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by firstdown

I actually think its pretty freaking gay for guys to have a face book account but I'm pretty old school. I also don't tweet and have never sent a text msg.

Says the guy who posts on a message board with total strangers

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Says the guy who posts on a message board with total strangers

That's different.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by firstdown

That's different.

How so?

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

How so?

In lots of ways.

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

How so?

Facebook isn't anonymous. I'm not sure how posting on the Warpath is anything like Facebook, aside from the fact they're both on the internet.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Says the guy who posts on a message board with total strangers

To be honest if my job did not put me infront of a computer all day I'd probably have under 200 post here. Not that I don't like posting here its just that I do not spend much time infront of a computer when I'm not at work. Just look at my post history. I'm joking when I say its gay its just not for me. I have plenty of friends who have a FB account and I joke on them as well.

[MTK]

And guys invented FB so...

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

And guys invented FB so...

Yes they invented it for women so they have facebook which is the phone of the internet. That way the man does not have to listen to them as they chat on the phone.

[BleedBurgundy]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Yes they invented it for women so they have facebook which is the phone of the internet. That way the man does not have to listen to them as they chat on the phone.

Great stuff.

[GMScud]

I have no desire whatsoever to join Facebook. Most of my friends are on there, and you know what? I still keep up with them just fine. Between email and text messages, that's enough. It's just such a huge time suck. When I was on MySpace, I would get sucked in and next thing I knew I had been in front of the computer for like 2 hours.

Plus like Schneed says- all the privacy issues are a big turn-off - Facebook "accidentally" leaks access to user names and passwords, etc etc. No thanks. I just don't feel any need to put my business out there, even if I can control the privacy settings (right up until Facebook screws up and has yet another privacy breakdown).

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by GMScud

I have no desire whatsoever to join Facebook. Most of my friends are on there, and you know what? I still keep up with them just fine. Between email and text messages, that's enough. It's just such a huge time suck. When I was on MySpace, I would get sucked in and next thing I knew I had been in front of the computer for like 2 hours.

Plus like Schneed says- all the privacy issues are a big turn-off - Facebook "accidentally" leaks access to user names and passwords, etc etc. No thanks. I just don't feel any need to put my business out there, even if I can control the privacy settings (right up until Facebook screws up and has yet another privacy breakdown).

I created a GMScud profile on Facebook so now I just pretend to be you on there

I think the huge time suck thing is sort of what you make of it. I mean if you get caught up in the games and all that then yeah but if you just check it on occassion as a quick way to catch up with friends and family then it's not so much, in my opinion. One thing it's good for, in my opinion, is as a shared photo album with friends and family.

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by GMScud

I have no desire whatsoever to join Facebook. Most of my friends are on there, and you know what? I still keep up with them just fine. Between email and text messages, that's enough. It's just such a huge time suck. When I was on MySpace, I would get sucked in and next thing I knew I had been in front of the computer for like 2 hours.

Plus like Schneed says- all the privacy issues are a big turn-off - Facebook "accidentally" leaks access to user names and passwords, etc etc. No thanks. I just don't feel any need to put my business out there, even if I can control the privacy settings (right up until Facebook screws up and has yet another privacy breakdown).

This basically answers the question how this board is different then being on FB. Good job GM!

To me facebook is cyber small talk, I hate when someone calls me from the past out of the blue and you have to go through your life story about what has been going on.

I am horrible with staying in touch with folks. If you are "in my life" right now great but once we move on good luck to you.

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by GMScud

I have no desire whatsoever to join Facebook. Most of my friends are on there, and you know what? I still keep up with them just fine. Between email and text messages, that's enough. It's just such a huge time suck. When I was on MySpace, I would get sucked in and next thing I knew I had been in front of the computer for like 2 hours.

Plus like Schneed says- all the privacy issues are a big turn-off - Facebook "accidentally" leaks access to user names and passwords, etc etc. No thanks. I just don't feel any need to put my business out there, even if I can control the privacy settings (right up until Facebook screws up and has yet another privacy breakdown).

Well, I bit the bullet. My wife signed up for Facebook on New Year's day. She gave into the urging of dozens of her friends. So of course, once she signed up, I got a bunch of crap for not being on there. Basically "my husband is like a ghost because he's not a facebook" type stuff. She was half-kidding, but I went ahead and signed up anyway.

I was actually pleasantly surprised. Within hours of signing up, I had reconnected with lots of my friends from my college days down in Florida who I haven't spoken to or seen in several years. Plus I put lots of wedding/honeymoon pics up for family and friends to see.

I'm not spending much time on there, but it's been pretty cool to look at pictures of old friends who have since started families. I certainly don't see myself turning into one of these people who is habitually updating their status, checking for friend requests, etc etc.

I see my primary usage as sharing photos with friends/family.