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Old 25-11-2010, 09:55 PM
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I sometimes have enough trouble keeping up with what's going on here.
Might check it out one day and see what all the fuss is about.
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Old 25-11-2010, 09:59 PM
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I'm on Facebook but I keep a low profile. If I said why I'm on Facebook, I would be warned or banned from IIS.
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Old 26-11-2010, 12:48 AM
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Yeah i love to hate facebook and hate to love facebook
You can make it as private as you like or you can tell the world when you are about to go and pee if you like But it is great to keep up with all sorts of things that you are interested in and finding good old school friends and keeping in touch with family if i want to know what my daughter is up to i log onto facebook
But there are idiots on there too
This is the new generation that we live in now and if you dont keep up you will be left behind

Im sooo addicted to playing bejewelled blitz on facebook hehehe
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Old 26-11-2010, 01:33 AM
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I read the other day that FB is currently valued at US$25 Billion

Just what is it about this company that produces nothing that makes it worth anything at all, let alone $25bills ??
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Old 26-11-2010, 01:37 AM
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Advertising.

I don't understand how jitter makes money, either.

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Old 26-11-2010, 01:43 AM
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Old 26-11-2010, 07:00 AM
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Advertising.
I think the bulk of their $$$ would be sell... err, leaking,... damn! sorry , sharing people details with other mobs. So you were absolutely right yeah. I'll just add targeted advertising.
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Old 26-11-2010, 09:10 AM
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It is useful to me for the photography, but I don't put my whole life up there (unlike some of my friends - what are they thinking!). I have a lot of contacts from my cat and photography forums but I never join in the games and promotions.
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Old 26-11-2010, 09:25 AM
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It is useful to me for the photography, but I don't put my whole life up there
You don't have too. They know it all already
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Old 26-11-2010, 09:36 AM
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I hide all those games like farmville and the other spammy things that show up in my feed.

But I love it - catch up with lots of old school friends, old work colleagues, online friends etc.

Like Jen said, you can make it as private or as public as you like.

My wife now wants to get a facebook account just so she can check out other people's goings on - not to post any herself. You don't have to divulge anything if you choose not to.
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Old 27-11-2010, 11:26 AM
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Haha people ask me why I am not on FB and I say 'coz I am not a 12 yo girl!!!'
And that twitter is also totally for people with no lives!
Reckon in a few years all these people who want to be the centre of attention so bad will wish they didnt have all there life displayed on google for ever!!!
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Old 27-11-2010, 11:33 AM
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The fastest growing demographic for Facebook is middle-aged women.

No doubt all the teenagers are already on Facebook, but it's growing for everyone - all demographics.

I don't know why people hate it so much - especially those that have never tried it out. If you tried it and don't like it, fine - cancel your account. But to bag it when you've never joined up, based on what other people do on facebook, just doesn't seem logical to me.
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Old 27-11-2010, 11:44 AM
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The fastest growing demographic for Facebook is middle-aged women.
This network is b|tchin' bro! I'll have to sign my mother in law on it. She'll bring it dooowwnn!
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Old 27-11-2010, 11:55 AM
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FB is also a life line to the outside world for those who are house bound or isolated in rural areas. A chance to interact and socialize.

The inane chatter of teens can be turned off while still remaining in contact with them. Though with my own boys, I like to know exactly what they're up to. LOL
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Old 27-11-2010, 04:54 PM
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I think the bulk of their $$$ would be sell... err, leaking,... damn! sorry , sharing people details with other mobs. So you were absolutely right yeah. I'll just add targeted advertising.

Please Tell me where This targeted Advertising is
I have been on Face Book Now for over two years and have not bought a thing
I don't even notice if there is Advertising.
As others have pointed out you can put as little or as much information as you want on your profile
I Was unsure at first but now am a a big user of FB.
I am no Spring Chicken but have embraced Face Book and enjoy keeping up with Old and New friends
As Mike said if you have never used it how can you judge it
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Old 27-11-2010, 04:57 PM
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Its as targeted advertising as the adverts on IIS on the side of your screen..
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Old 27-11-2010, 07:13 PM
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Are you on Facebook..

Hell No, its like selling your soul to the devil. Security holes everywhere and they get to keep your info and do whatever they want with it FOREVER!
Apart from that, its one more piece of crap designed to stop people talking to each other. Just about every warning bell I have screams at me about this crapapp.
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Old 28-11-2010, 11:02 AM
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Please Tell me where This targeted Advertising is
Hi Ron, your online trail or online identity, personal data, call it what you will is simply shared and used for trending, targeted advertising, etc... That is a fact.


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As Mike said if you have never used it how can you judge it
I have been registered and used facebook since their inception. I have also developed similar systems so I know how they tick. I'm saying I don't like the way they use the data they collect from other sources or the FB platform itself and what they do with it.

The social networking part is just the tip of the iceberg. Don't be naive people.
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Old 28-11-2010, 12:20 PM
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If you tried it and don't like it, fine - cancel your account.
That is all good and well but they have then your name and email adress as as well as gender and age.
Then when you go browsing, they can, at will get info about your browsing habits.
Read the rest below, straight from the facebook privacy policy page:

Information we collect when you interact with Facebook:

Site activity information. We keep track of some of the actions you take on Facebook, such as adding connections (including joining a group or adding a friend), creating a photo album, sending a gift, poking another user, indicating you “like” a post, attending an event, or connecting with an application. In some cases you are also taking an action when you provide information or content to us. For example, if you share a video, in addition to storing the actual content you uploaded, we might log the fact that you shared it.

Access Device and Browser Information. When you access Facebook from a computer, mobile phone, or other device, we may collect information from that device about your browser type, location, and IP address, as well as the pages you visit.

Cookie Information. We use "cookies" (small pieces of data we store for an extended period of time on your computer, mobile phone, or other device) to make Facebook easier to use, to make our advertising better, and to protect both you and Facebook. For example, we use them to store your login ID (but never your password) to make it easier for you to login whenever you come back to Facebook. We also use them to confirm that you are logged into Facebook, and to know when you are interacting with Facebook Platform applications and websites, our widgets and Share buttons, and our advertisements. You can remove or block cookies using the settings in your browser, but in some cases that may impact your ability to use Facebook.

Information we receive from third parties:

Facebook Platform. We do not own or operate the applications or websites that you use through Facebook Platform (such as games and utilities). Whenever you connect with a Platform application or website, we will receive information from them, including information about actions you take. In some cases, in order to personalize the process of connecting, we may receive a limited amount of information even before you connect with the application or website.

Information from other websites. We may institute programs with advertising partners and other websites in which they share information with us:
  • We may ask advertisers to tell us how our users responded to the ads we showed them (and for comparison purposes, how other users who didn’t see the ads acted on their site). This data sharing, commonly known as “conversion tracking,” helps us measure our advertising effectiveness and improve the quality of the advertisements you see.
  • We may receive information about whether or not you’ve seen or interacted with certain ads on other sites in order to measure the effectiveness of those ads.


If in any of these cases we receive data that we do not already have, we will “anonymize” it within 180 days, meaning we will stop associating the information with any particular user. If we institute these programs, we will only use the information in the ways we explain in the “How We Use Your Information” section below.

Information from other users. We may collect information about you from other Facebook users, such as when a friend tags you in a photo, video, or place, provides friend details, or indicates a relationship with you.

Read it all carefully because there is a lot more
PS: If you delete your account, it might stay on the server for up t0 90 day's
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Old 28-11-2010, 12:38 PM
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As I said earlier I have a face book account that has enabled me to locate some relatives and get their email addresses which I use if necessary to contact them. I managed to locate a lost grandson who I had not seen for 20 years.

I keep getting emails from facebook that are people wanting to be friends and face book says it hasn't heard from me for a long time. Most are ignored.

The one thing you must always remember with any online communication, including private emails. once it is in the system it is available to the world. So remember NEVER put anything into the system that you would be unhappy with if it fell into the wrong hands.

That even includes this forum!

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