My friend has convinced me to join Facebook but now I've joined what exactly is Facebook for? I've heard it is supposed to be fun and addictive but I don't seem to have got the hang of it!
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 schez |
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Posts: 455 (07/22/07 15:31) Moderator |
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LilyBarthes |
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Posts: 1132 (07/22/07 15:45) Moderator |
I think that one is a generational thing. I haven't been too interested in it. I don't want to start a page that talks about me and I don't want to put all of my energy into something that could go away with the blip of a computer chip. And I am not interested in having total strangers read about me and judge and start chatting. I prefer to join forums (like this) where a common interest serves as a foundation for the discussions and getting to know people.
I hope you'll report back and let us know what you think of the site. I am curious about it (but not so much that I would start a page, for the reasons stated above). Lily Barthes |
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Vikingess |
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Posts: 1517 (07/23/07 02:58) The Toothpick Fairy
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It's a pretty good tool, Schez. It makes it a lot easier to keep up with friends whom you would otherwise not talk to that often. I use it a lot. It has different privacy settings which means that you don't need to let the whole world know about your, watch your videos or look at your holiday snaps. It does take a little while to figure out how to use it, but it really is quite simple.
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thegirlwhoshotlibertyvalance |
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Posts: 4771 (07/28/07 20:48) The Bookworm
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Schez, Facebook is completely usueless. That's the fun of it
 My friends and I are addicted. We post photos so we can comment on them (my god, you look awful on that one !!), we posts comments on each other's walls and we draw each other nice pictures. It's a funny and interactive tool to have fun with friends, in my opinion... see you there  Do not go gentle into that good night
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Alkioni2 |
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Posts: 1553 (07/28/07 22:09) |
Hi girls,
What exactly is facebook? You are describing it as a tool but from the thigs you are saying about it, it sounds like a site to me. Alkioni
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thegirlwhoshotlibertyvalance |
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Posts: 4771 (07/29/07 13:11) The Bookworm
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It is a webiste, Alkioni, but it is intractive, so you can post things, pictures... It's a bit like a forum, really, but more complicated.
Have you ever heard of Myspace of Bebo ? It's the same thing, a 'social utility'. I'll try and send you a link to my page, but I don't know if you can see it when you're not registered on Facebook. Do not go gentle into that good night
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Alkioni2 |
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Posts: 1553 (07/29/07 15:33) |
Oh, i see, now i know approxiamtely what it is. Thanks for the info.
 Alkioni
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Berrittabix |
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Posts: 146 (08/28/07 10:47) |
Errrm,I have to say...I'm not a great fan of Facebook.I've had an account for a while,and I just don't see the hype about it.Maybe I'm too used to MySpace,I dunno.
I'm sure I'll grow to love it like everyone else has,in time.  And I'll miss your laugh, your smile.
I'll admit I'm wrong if you tell me. |
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schez |
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Posts: 455 (09/12/07 13:55) Moderator |
I think I am addicted to facebook now although I still don't understand all of it. For instance what do the networks do? If a friend has an application, say a garden you can plant flowers in, how do I plant a flower without adding the application to my profile? And where do people find all these weird and wonderful applications in the first place?
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thegirlwhoshotlibertyvalance |
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Posts: 4771 (09/12/07 17:50) The Bookworm
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Networks : sometimes, when you create a photo album for instance, you've got a choice : you can make it visible to everyone on Facebook, to everyone in your network or to your friends only. Also, there are some groups you can't join if you're not part of a definite network.
Applications : you can get the applications if someone sends you an invite. I don't think you can use an application on someone else's profile if you don't add it to yours - that's how they make them grow. I find some of the applications a bit far fetched, to be honest, and I've taken a lot away. Edited to say I'm addicted to the stuff as well ! Do not go gentle into that good night
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jkhsquonk |
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Posts: 1638 (09/19/07 19:55) Oscar Nut
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Somehow I got the idea that facebook is for students, but reading this thread, it appears that's a misconception on my part?
I dislike MySpace, mainly because it's not really a communication site, people just list "friends" as if they are collecting stamps. There's very little interactions in the groups or anything. Vastly over-rated! I do like blogs a lot, such as xanga & live journal. From the descriptions here, Facebook seems as if it may be less serious than a blog, but still having interactions with others. The "gardens" & such sound fun, too. Jackie "Call it the new aesthetic."
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schez |
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Posts: 455 (09/30/07 18:59) Moderator |
Just a quick question...on facebook what is the difference between a group and a network? If I join a group/network how do I stop everyone else in that group/network from seeing my personal info?
I really should have figured all this out by now but I've put off joining groups/networks in case I get strangers looking at my home address etc! I don't mind my friends knowing but I don't want eveyone else to know... |
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Vikingess |
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Posts: 1517 (09/30/07 23:58) The Toothpick Fairy
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Schez, if you go to menu option "Privacy" in the main toolbar (the same line with "Profile", "Inbox" etc. at the top of the screen), you can set the privacy level for all of the available features.
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LilyBarthes |
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Posts: 1132 (10/26/07 17:19) Moderator |
I've begun looking into this, at the request of someone at the university library where I work. It's early days yet, but I did some reading about it before I joined. It started at Yale and spread to other ivy league schools, then many more universities, then opened widely to anyone. I have found a couple of networks to join and monitor, in my region and my university. It looks interesting, but it looks like it takes a while to learn everything it can do.
If any of you wants to add me to your list of friends, send a private message and I'll send information so you can track me down. It might be easier to learn to use this if I have more than one "friend" (someone else at work who doesn't know much about it either!) to communicate with. Lily Barthes |
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ArcticLady |
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Posts: 1147 (10/31/07 20:24) |
I'm in Facebook now, you can find me in Pivi's site
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LilyBarthes |
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Posts: 1132 (11/06/07 00:18) Moderator |
I've haven't had much time to go over this since joining, though I've found a few folks and have to connect with a few more. I spoke with my daughter about this a couple of days ago and she told me how to post an event in the university network. Who knows if anyone will pay attention, but I suspect that I'll get more news out if I put up little announcements of talks here than I do by sending them to the campus email list that goes to all students. (This is one of the things I do at work--promote library events).
I don't know what many of the terms are, and to "poke" someone or give gifts--all new to me. I'm laying low and reading for a while before I try anything else. Maggie |
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thegirlwhoshotlibertyvalance |
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Posts: 4771 (11/06/07 10:29) The Bookworm
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I'll poke ya
 Beauty is truth, truth beauty, - that is all
Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know. |
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LilyBarthes |
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Posts: 1132 (11/08/07 23:54) Moderator |
What IS a poke?
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Vikingess |
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Posts: 1517 (11/09/07 01:47) The Toothpick Fairy
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I'll poke you too and you'll see
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thegirlwhoshotlibertyvalance |
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Posts: 4771 (11/11/07 13:44) The Bookworm
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This poking thing has grown a very strange habit among my friends.
Sometimes, you'll just be casually chatting to them, when my friend L, for instance, will look at me, poke my shoulder, and say, with a both blissful and cheeky smile : "Poked !" Facebook addict, anyone? Beauty is truth, truth beauty, - that is all
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Dearrrhh |
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Posts: 402 (11/15/07 15:33) |
Me Lib....
 It is completely useless, except that it gives you the chance to keep up with people you would normally forget. I lose too much time on it anyway...but I can't help it.
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