Social Networking

I quite like Facebook in that I can see what my mates are up to, view their pictures and such without having to speak to them. Also, the ability to set up groups so that you can compartmentalise social activities is useful.
 
Ive wrote to (and then met a couple) of people i havent seen since school on facebook.

Great website to see what your mates are doing who you thought you would never see again

remove all the applications such as 'vampire bites' and 'super wall' and you have the best site ever
 
My daughter asked to register on face book. I said no. It's bad enough she doesn't get out more and interact with the real world as at is.

It's all very false. How can be friends of someone you've never met or haven't seen for years? Would visit an old school friend unannounced and say "hi, I'm Fred.. we haven't talked in twenty years but you are now my best friend". ??

I find it disturbing that people can pretend to call people they hardly know as friends who they would otherwise turn their back on in the street.
 
Too right, we seem to be breeding a generation of socially inept people, I know a few folks with kids in their mid-late teens and they are really all very wierd individuals ( more than teenagers have been in the past )
 
some are a waste of time, but things like flickr and last.fm are great if you like looking at pictures or discovering new music.

Facebook is a waste of time, but then a lot of things are - it's all about what you're into
 
Admiral Huddy said:
My daughter asked to register on face book. I said no. It's bad enough she doesn't get out more and interact with the real world as at is.

It's all very false. How can be friends of someone you've never met or haven't seen for years? Would visit an old school friend unannounced and say "hi, I'm Fred.. we haven't talked in twenty years but you are now my best friend". ??

I find it disturbing that people can pretend to call people they hardly know as friends who they would otherwise turn their back on in the street.
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That sums up my feelings about the whole thing pretty well. I use facebook as a placeholder incase someone wants to get in touch. I have had a few ex-friends attempt to make contact, but they are easy enough to ignore.

It is very false and acts as a way for people to massage their ego's about how many friends they supposidly have.
 
I have both MySpace and Facebook, but I dont really care for MySpace. I've never used to to try and massage my ego, I got MySpace when I was in college because it was the kind of thing to do, was a bit of fun etc. I see a lot of people on there who try and have 1000's of mates, seems quite pathetic really.

Facebook however, I do use to keep in contact with people. It's great for keeping in contact with people who I can't see for some time(As I've just moved back to Liverpool from London and I've got quite a few mates in London still). I know people say you can use MSN etc, but I'm not online constantly anymore, and nor are my mates, but it's good to keep in contact with them by messaging etc.
Also I've found it useful for finding quite a few old friends who are still here in Liverpool who I've not seen since I started college, or left to go to London etc.

I do agree though that it shouldn't be for younger people, ideally at least 16, but more like 18.
 
Zirax said:
It is very false and acts as a way for people to massage their ego's about how many friends they supposidly have.
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Very true !!

I wouldn't want any old girl friend, school firend or old work friend getting hold of me tbh. Real friends would have stayed in touch, even if it's just a card at Christmas.
 
My daughter in-law who is 21 has accounts with Myspace, Facebook and god knows how many others.

She goes to work, comes home, eats her dinner whilst watching Hollyoaks and then I dont see her for the rest of the evening as she is glued to her monitor with these websites constantly on.

It has turned her into a bedroom warrior who's only means of contact with the outside world is through these sites. It has made her moody and sometimes quite rude to her family now as she has no contact with the real people of this world.

Makes me sad to see this but unless I block every port she uses on the router and with her being 21, it is hard to try and get her out of this without it turning into an argument and her throwing in the last words of "well your not my real dad" into my face. :(
 
Where as I agree with some of your posts I do feel as though Facebook is one if not the best SN sites out there.

I see lots of people who have 200+ friends on there and im pretty sure they are just random people who poked or messaged each other. I have roughly 20 friends on FB and do chat and keep intouch. 4 of which are people I havent seen in ages from school or college due to work and relationship commitments, lots to catch up on:)

Facebook has had its moments with me and my now ex partner. There was a thread on it some time ago. Someone hacked her account and changed some stuff etc. That put some pressure on us at that time. Now we use it purly for keeping in touch with friends.
 
total waste of time

if someone needs to contact me - they have my phone number
if i need to contact some - i have their phone number
 
A2Z said:
total waste of time

if someone needs to contact me - they have my phone number
if i need to contact some - i have their phone number
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Spot on - probably a sign of me being quite old now hahaha. I still remember the daft look that a fresher gave me when I told her that I hated facebook.

The only other use is that if you don't have your own webspace, it's a very convenient way of letting people get to see your photos.

It's good for organising parties and stuff (free) compared to texting.
 
Cons, kids can get on, i dont like that, opens up more doors to pedos and i dont like that at all, not only that they are time consuming...

pros, keep in contact with people, meet some nice people on there... see good bands, find out cool info, something to swerve your boredom..
 
I have mysapce and facebook, use myspace more then facebook, think its good, spoken to people I never really speka to, or wouldnt have spoken to other times and found i lciked with some people. Very addictive, but dont see why so many people like to diss them.
 
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