Facebook.....Yea or Nay?

[Jcas]

I joined FB to stay in touch with the grand kids, i found that if i send them an ordinary email i never hear back from them, but if i post on their FB page they will gladly communicate ...

[devilsadvocate]

Originally Posted by desertgrandma

I have yet to see anyone say about MR "I think its a timewasting, brain draining site, and I hate it." Or "I
would not go there to enter a contest, and I ignore any contest that sends me there."

Well of course you haven't; they're not here!

Originally Posted by Piper_

Zuckerberg is another reason I avoid using it, because of his obnoxious comments that show a disrespect for privacy.

He has had to retract some, but the fact that he ever thought that way makes him not trustworthy to me.

Yeah, he's a jerk, as most 26-year-old billionaires would be. I know that's not an excuse but the IPO will be coming soon, at which point he'll discover that when he jams his foot in his mouth it starts to cost shareholders real money.

Originally Posted by Piper_

And haven't there been a few occasions when the software bugged out and allowed things like email and private conversations to be revealed to people they shouldn't have been?

Those issues, from what I've seen, were caused by 3rd-party apps and not FB itself. Again, not a justification, but there is no such thing as 100% secure in any event. I won't use any of the apps on FB, and I've only entered contests when I know who the contest sponsor is (and verified it by going to their site). It all comes down to common-sense; it's no more "high risk" than the rest of the 'Net.

[Sweetpea]

Originally Posted by desertgrandma

I have yet to see anyone say about MR "I think its a timewasting, brain draining site, and I hate it." Or "I
would not go there to enter a contest, and I ignore any contest that sends me there."

Well, MobileRead teaches me something new every day.

Originally Posted by Jcas

I joined FB to stay in touch with the grand kids, i found that if i send them an ordinary email i never hear back from them, but if i post on their FB page they will gladly communicate ...

If I had to go to FB to stay in touch with family or friends, I'd probably lose all contact... I only once gave in to my mother with (then) a new way of communicating: MSN. My mother kept bugging me to take a MSN account (and later Skype). But beyond MSN and Skype, I refuse to go...

[wannabee]

I just watched a story on the news about a guy that got sacked after posting pics on FBc at his family get together on a night he was supposed to be working.
Can't believe people post all their life details without some security.
The IT guy at work has all his emails through google, all his private document are there. He has the right security set but I can't help thinking about big brother. Not necessarily government but Goggle of FB themselves. They are at war to control your personal data.
http://news.oneindia.mobi/2010/11/09/704231.html

[hidari]

Originally Posted by wannabee

I just watched a story on the news about a guy that got sacked after posting pics on FBc at his family get together on a night he was supposed to be working.
Can't believe people post all their life details without some security.
The IT guy at work has all his emails through google, all his private document are there. He has the right security set but I can't help thinking about big brother. Not necessarily government but Goggle of FB themselves. They are at war to control your personal data.
http://news.oneindia.mobi/2010/11/09/704231.html

... Ans so it goes.....

[Davey O]

I joined for about 6 months before i realised why i had lost touch with these people in the first place, people wanted to add me as a "friend" after 25 years ? i am no longer a member.

[greencat]

Have to be on it as part of my work (and it is useful as an author too) but I just get in/get out - I don't bother with any of the fluff on it or publish any private information on it.

[Piper_]

Originally Posted by devilsadvocate

Yeah, he's a jerk, as most 26-year-old billionaires would be. I know that's not an excuse but the IPO will be coming soon, at which point he'll discover that when he jams his foot in his mouth it starts to cost shareholders real money.



Those issues, from what I've seen, were caused by 3rd-party apps and not FB itself. Again, not a justification, but there is no such thing as 100% secure in any event. I won't use any of the apps on FB, and I've only entered contests when I know who the contest sponsor is (and verified it by going to their site). It all comes down to common-sense; it's no more "high risk" than the rest of the 'Net.

Being a jerk wouldn't bother me so much. It was the things he said showing contempt for privacy that bothered me.

I understand glitches happen. I just think it's more high risk if you are putting up an unusual amount of personal information, and on a site owned by someone who publicly begrudges people's desires to keep their information private.

[kindlekitten]

what's becoming increasinglyy annoying about both facebook and twitter is "places" that make announcements, whether they be time changes, sales, whatever... is posting them solely on one of those 2 places

[hidari]

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

what's becoming increasinglyy annoying about both facebook and twitter is "places" that make announcements, whether they be time changes, sales, whatever... is posting them solely on one of those 2 places

There are enough lemmings out there that companies do not need to post anywhere else... at least maybe in North Amerika... Not sure have not lived there in ages..

In Europe and Asia there are other things happening on the net and other languages.... Imagine that...

[The Cod Father]

At one time everyone was so worried about an Orwellian civilitization in which "Big Brother " would be able to peek into everyones information and secretly see what we are up to and who we talk to . I now feel sorry for Brother now , with things loke FB and tweeting and IM and Texting we put soooo much inane babble and info out there about our self-important lives that "BB" is about 12-18 months behind in his snooping an dbeing buried deeper each and very day . Most times we are out own worst source of intimate knowledge that we used to be so cafeful to guard with our lives.

Heck , I don't even have a cell phone ,if I want to talk to someone I'll call and if I want to recieve a call I'll either stay home or call home and check my messages . I don't see what is so great about having your day interupted over and over again by people who you are probably out of the house trying to avoid already .

[wannabee]

just found this
http://graphjam.memebase.com/2010/06...mend-a-friend/

[spaze]

I don't care much about my privacy as my name is already popular in Google and there is nothing I can do about it.

What I don't like about Facebook is how it is turning into company portals. First it was about connecting with friends and to have a book of faces. Now we have shit load of companies sticking their trademarks all over the Facebook. Not good.

[spaze]

Originally Posted by The Cod Father

Heck , I don't even have a cell phone ,if I want to talk to someone I'll call and if I want to recieve a call I'll either stay home or call home and check my messages . I don't see what is so great about having your day interupted over and over again by people who you are probably out of the house trying to avoid already .

And worst is when people call you just to ask you what are you up to.

Still, I couldn't imagine life without cellphones.

[Mortis]

my opinion hasn't changed, it useless.