Facebook anybody?

HepKitty · Jan 9, 2011

Another rant.. in the last few days I've gotten 3 add requests without so much as "hello I'm so-n-so" notes, nothing at all. 2 friends of friends and one total stranger. Can't view profiles at all. So here's to the IGNORE button!

Ok rant over

martinsantos · Jan 9, 2011

The biggest problem with facebook are those folks that just want the biggest number of "friends" - but don't make any effort to talk, exchange ideas, etc. With these, the "ignore" is really the best button in world!

rue · Jan 9, 2011

bluestone120 said:
Very true. This year I whittled-down my friends-list to about 70 people, because I really didn't need to see the duck-faced bar-photos or read the melodramatic statuses of 'acquaintances'. I'm still tickled by the fact that our current lives have an 'edit friends' feature.

By the way, rue, I dig the Gracie Allen quote - should you happen to read this.

fftopic: Did you ever end up reading the book?? Was curious if you liked it or not. Be truthful

Geiamama · Jan 12, 2011

I'm afraid I am ALWAYS on FB. I am part of a little community of friends who are all housewifes with young children and, like me, don't get out much so it's a great way of having adult conversations without the palava of visiting. I don't have many vintage-loving friends to share with so please feel free to add me, all friend requests will be delightfully received

I'm under George Harris and it's the same picture as I have here.

RadioWave · Jan 12, 2011

rue said:
fftopic: Did you ever end up reading the book?? Was curious if you liked it or not. Be truthful

Bahaha...funny story...it turns out I was mailed a book-on-tape version narrated by George and interspersed with some of their routines. I have yet to dig my Crosley out of storage to listen to it. I have watched quite a few of their sketches, though : )

martinsantos said:
The biggest problem with facebook are those folks that just want the biggest number of "friends" - but don't make any effort to talk, exchange ideas, etc. With these, the "ignore" is really the best button in world!

I thought they replaced the "Ignore" feature with the less-offensive title of "Not Now"... We wouldn't want to offend our mouth-breathing stalkers, now, would we?

Edit: Also, don't hesitate to PM direct questions : )

rue · Jan 12, 2011

bluestone120 said:
Bahaha...funny story...it turns out I was mailed a book-on-tape version narrated by George and interspersed with some of their routines. I have yet to dig my Crosley out of storage to listen to it. I have watched quite a few of their sketches, though : )

lol Well let me know when you get the chance. I'm reading it again myself

HepKitty · Jan 13, 2011

bluestone120 said:
I thought they replaced the "Ignore" feature with the less-offensive title of "Not Now"... We wouldn't want to offend our mouth-breathing stalkers, now, would we?

They did, now how in the world do you get rid of the requests you don't want to have to look at again later?

Rue that new photo of you is fabulous!

RadioWave · Jan 13, 2011

I think the function is still the same, it just has a nicer title.

Tomasso · Jan 13, 2011

Mike in Seattle said:
They ask that you provide your "real" name bit there's no checking. Use a nickname or make up a second or third for as many FB accounts as you want.

Yep, I recently opened an account for an obviously fictitious gent who just celebrated his 105th birthday. No problemo....

jessesgirl08 · Jan 13, 2011

Yes, i am on FB daily, although i do it strictly through my phone as i do not have the internet at home *gasp*

and i cannot FB at work. feel free to add me, as i have no one on my FB that shares my love of the golden era. I am also in a race with my sister as to who can get 100 FB friends first. lol i am at jesseandamandamolina (the name was just to keep creepy guys looking to flirt away:whip:-i used mine and my hubbys name)

Chad Sanborn · Jan 17, 2011

Wow this place sure has changed over the 7yrs ive been a member. Please feel free to add me as a friend but do say you are from here please!

ChadSanborn

djd · Jan 17, 2011

Me too

DerekDubery

TheLibrarian · Feb 3, 2011

jessesgirl08 said:
Yes, i am on FB daily, although i do it strictly through my phone as i do not have the internet at home *gasp*

At least I am no longer the only person I know with no internet at the house! I don't own a television either. (I rather enjoy the expressions of horror on the faces of small children when I tell them that.)

martinsantos · Feb 3, 2011

Since I started living alone, 16 years ago, I don't have a Tv set. One of the good things I decided.

HepKitty · Feb 4, 2011

bluestone120 said:
I think the function is still the same, it just has a nicer title.

Finally found it, got rid of the idiot list piling up *whew!*

martinsantos said:
Since I started living alone, 16 years ago, I don't have a Tv set. One of the good things I decided.

I don't think I could live w/o the history and travel channels and TCM, even though I probably should

NotsoGolden · Feb 4, 2011

I have Facebook, and I usually enjoy a good debate or themed discussion from time to time. I'd love to have some fellow Golden Era lovers on there. Hit me up for my link on PM.

RadioWave · Feb 4, 2011

martinsantos said:
Since I started living alone, 16 years ago, I don't have a Tv set. One of the good things I decided.

HepKitty said:
I don't think I could live w/o the history and travel channels and TCM, even though I probably should

I've also been more than alright without cable...although I did love the History Channel...

But anyway: Facebook. Will we all still have profiles 10 years from now?

Pompidou · Feb 4, 2011

bluestone120 said:
I've also been more than alright without cable...although I did love the History Channel...

But anyway: Facebook. Will we all still have profiles 10 years from now?

I imagine we'll all be on the latest best thing. Goldman Sachs has a ludicrous amount of faith in the company, but the users are growing wary of a never ending line of privacy concerns. How Facebook fares in the future is anybody's guess. Their partnership with Zynga Games will keep them going for the foreseeable future, at least. Farmville and the other social games have a massive fanbase.

RadioWave · Feb 4, 2011

Pompidou said:
I imagine we'll all be on the latest best thing. Goldman Sachs has a ludicrous amount of faith in the company, but the users are growing wary of a never ending line of privacy concerns. How Facebook fares in the future is anybody's guess. Their partnership with Zynga Games will keep them going for the foreseeable future, at least. Farmville and the other social games have a massive fanbase.

I'm sure you've already heard the scoop on those games (child-neglect due to parental obsession). One woman shook her baby to death because he wouldn't stop screaming during her Farmville session, and a Korean couple let their infant daughter starve to death because they were too busy raising a virtual baby.

We love our irony.

Links:
http://jacksonville.com/news/crime/2010-10-27/story/jacksonville-mom-shakes-baby-interrupting-farmville-pleads-guilty-murder
http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2010/03/couples_baby_dies_while_they_raise_virtual_child.html

Tomasso · Feb 4, 2011

Pompidou said:
Goldman Sachs has a ludicrous amount of faith in the company

GS is fickleness personified; they'll drop FB like a bad habit, in a NY minute....the moment the new girl in town flashes a smile...

Facebook anybody?

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