anyone not on facebook?

logicfry

logicfry

logicfry

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Hey all,

About 4 years ago I was asked to setup a facebook account so the many people in the ski resort we live in could keep in contact. After many years of resistance I folded and created said account.
Well today that account was killed off as have never really felt like FB was worth the effort and it seemed to cause as much stress as some of the bills that come through the door. The only useful thing that FB ever had going for it was the quick way to keep in contact with many people who you'd have to directly contact outside of social media.

Recently FB has been getting a lot of flack about it trailing off and the youth avoiding it in favour of other sites or services. Before FB the forums used to be my main online contact with other people, that or good old email.

before exiting from the site I collected a email list of all the people who wanted to stay in contact. Some of them said they would like to jump ship but didn't want the limbo of nowhere else to go right away.

So are any of you non-facebookers? are any of you ex-facebookers?
Have any of you got any clever ideas about staying in contact with a fairly large number of people, outside of mass emailing?

thanks for reading :D
 
Social Media is a cancer on Humanity. Embrace your insignificance people. Say NO to narcissism and start valuing your Privacy.
 
Quit Facebook years back. If I want to keep in touch with someone I would have their mobile number anyway. I don't feel I've missed out. In fact its nice to see friends and hear what they have been up to without knowing already.
 
I don't use FB and never have, It's a cesspit of gossip mongers, spammers and sad people who try and make out their life is fantastic when in reality it's really not.
 
Not a facebook man myself

Get yourself a domain name and a hoster who allows email services if you've got group mails to manage.

I use traditional methods to keep in touch my friends - yes that's how the real world do it
 
I resisted, until an ex work colleague set me up on it - I took that account over (was set to my email address anyway), and have had it for the last 7 to 8 years.

Facebook itself... I just treat it as another way to keep in touch, I'll have a nose on it daily, but rarely post things, and pretty much never contribute (much like here actually :D). Its interesting to see what's going on in other peoples lives, and have a nosey, but some people seem to spend thier lives on it!

Frankly though, I could take it or leave it.
 
Ive not got a facebook account, i really am not sure what i would gain by having one.

People in my village whom i know, i know offline, because they live in nearby houses and i probably have their phone numbers anyway. Any old school type people from years ago who i still know, i still know from the days prior to facebook, and likewise i probably have their phone number.

There isnt a third category of people for me into which facebook would ever be a method of communication :confused:
 
If you don't do activities with these people, go out or talk very often I simply wouldn't consider them friends. And therefore I wouldn't make the effort staying in touch with them and what not.

Left facebook a good while back. Haven't deleted it. I just don't go on anymore.
 
I joined at the ripe old age of 60 as it has a couple of very useful groups both associated with cancer of the throat where I learnt more about treatment, side effects of said treatment, in fact everything the consultants either cannot be arsed telling us the patient or have not the time. But I never add anything to my own page.
 
Tbh Facebook is pretty much just a family and friend photo-sharing site now to me, but that's good enough really as it's nice to stay in touch with people even indirectly. The FB experience did improve massively however after culling anyone who I wouldn't go out and have a beer with and all but a couple local businesses (local brewery stays for example).

Mind you I can't remember the last time I actually sent a message to someone as I just use a Whatsapp group with my good friends that we use to chat and share stuff - guess that's why FB coughed up the cash for the company!
 
spookywillow said:
I don't use FB and never have, It's a cesspit of gossip mongers, spammers and sad people who try and make out their life is fantastic when in reality it's really not.
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I was thinking more of journalism hell. Who constantly stalks Facebook and Twitter for any news or trouble. Journalists life is social media.

Tweet us in your thoughts, stories and photos. Must be landscape! Like me on Facebook. Quiz's before the adverts.
 
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