For some reason (I'm not sure why), I just can't bring myself to join Facebook. It just feels . . . wrong. What does this mean? I invite your wrath, pity, interpretations, etc?
The howler monkeys of Belize
18 hours ago
Friday, February 1, 2008
Confession: I'm STILL not on Facebook.
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I have boycotted facebook as well. It means that you value your time too much as one can waste hours upon hours on facebook.
stay strong, resist the temptation!
Haylee
I love facebook! I have hooked up with people I never would have seen again had I not gone on there. I've found it's been a great way to connect with old friends.
Facebook seems so shallow compared to blogging!
That's my opinion!
Hi Mark,
Facebook –Hmm.. I’ve been debating on and off whether or not to use it.
Actually, funny, I was on and then I deactivated and then got back on.
And at the moment…I still REALLY don’t like facebook but I am still on for the moment. My concerns involve privacy and security issues – maybe I am one of those people who is very paranoid but I have read a lot of stuff that would not make me feel safe putting tons of stuff on there. I guess I like my privacy. Check out:
http://soulpastor.blogspot.com/2007/10/facebook.html
http://www.albumoftheday.com/facebook/
http://www.legalandrew.com/2007/07/21/facebook-and-the-law-8-things-to-know/
http://smallprint.netzoo.net/are-facebooks-terms-of-service-fair/
But the other side, it is a lot easier for me have access to contact and ppl seem to respond quicker if I need to reach them right away. I’ve also thought how in a way maybe it can be a way to reconnect w/ my nonxtian friends which I otherwise couldn’t as much contact before b/c we don't live in the same city and see what’s happening with them. And people (unlike me who thinks it's better to communicate one to one or in person rather than have all to see) share a lot on there, so in a way we can see and maybe somehow support them as we know what’s happening.
So for now, as much as I don’t really do much on there, I have an account so that if ever, anyone needed to contact me then they can or I can occasionally drop messages there. I do try to limit my time on there. I still find that majority of times we are not really having good/purposeful communication there but still it can be useful tool i.e. networking for counseling or something. And I hear also that sadly, many of the younger generation use this as the main means of communication and sharing. Those are just some thoughts.
Roxanne
Hey Roxanne. I hear you! I had seen one of those links (http://www.albumoftheday.com/facebook/) and it was enough to seriously make me think twice about joining facebook. I think I like what facebook can do for me (give me access to other people) but I don't like how much I have to give up when it comes to controlling my own information. Yup, definitely scary stuff! I take joy knowing that facebook can't have much of a file on me (although I'm sure they have some as people have "invited" me to join and thus they now know of me). . .
even tho i have a facebook account i don't spend as much time on it like other people do. i probably spend more time looking at blogs (like yours mark).
I'm not on facebook either. Every other day I get an "invitation" to join, I just don't want to go there, down that road...
Jacquie
Comments from a former Facebook hater.... I didn't get it. I despised it. I would wear strings of garlic around my neck and hold shiny crosses up at it. OK, you get the drift. For me, I really didn't want to be contacted by certain people. I have my circle, I have their phone #'s and emails and that was good enough for me. I use MSN to 'chat' to a couple of people who live away and I have Skype. What more could I want? Facebook just seemed dumb. But for two reasons I finally caved. My neice Brooke is in India and she posts all her pictures there... I was tired of everyone else seeing them and commenting about them and I wanted to see too. The other reason is the industry I'm in... it sort of because expected of me to look into the phenom that is Facebook. Have you read Wikipedia? I was just at a convention in Vegas where Don Tapscott spoke (the author)... very very interesting. He even went so far as to suggest if you don't have a facebook page it's like not having an address on your street!
As far as blogging vs. Facebooking there is no comparison. They are two completely different social media outlets. Blogging for me is still a personal medium that I enjoy and feel happy ppl are reading and commenting. Like an extra bonus.
Now... it's kind of neat to catch up with the people I choose to catch up with. It's an even mixture of family and friends vs. work relationships and ppl in my field that I meet from near and far. I haven't quite figured out how to use it as a business tool but maybe time will tell.
For amusement sometimes I go off on this 'morbid' curiousity trip... like clicking channels on the tv. I start to look who is friends with whom and sometimes I'm really surprised and curious. It's like a 7 degrees game.
Aside from that I'm not an addict or anything... though I can see how it is too addicting in some ppl's lives. Silly really. The poor younger generation will have no idea how to socialize face to face!
Wow this became a book. Sorry Mark! But you asked ;P
I'm on Facebook mainly because my young adult children are on it, and it's definitely a good way to keep in touch with them. Viewing picture albums is great, too. Those are really the only reasons I'm on...besides playing Scrabulous with several friends. That's plain fun...and addicting!
I definitely hate all the little time-wasting applications on there, and do have a love/hate relationship with Facebook. I, too have deactivated and then reactivated... Oh, and one thing I HATE about Facebook is ,with one click, people can easily tell when I'm online... it feels a little like Big Brother watching me!! Hate that!
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