RE: to social network or not to social network, that is the question
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RE: to social network or not to social network, that is... - 2/16/2010 9:02:02 AM
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aprilshowers12
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I didn't say I do not use Facebook.
I said I do not have a Facebook account
How do you use Facebook, if you do not have an account?
I thought you had to have an account to access pages. When I first tried look at friends pages without an account I was told I needed an account to see them and directed to the registration page. That is why I registered in the first place.
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RE: to social network or not to social network, that is... - 2/16/2010 10:59:16 AM
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shilo45318
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I am one of the youth leaders in our church. I'm not sure that these kids know that you can actually speak to each other on a phone. We do all of our contacts through FB and text messaging. Any time I am on FB I start getting IM's from the youth girls that are friends with my daughter. They think that it is funny that I am so uninformed of all the slang used on IM's.
They will sit in my living room, and IM each other on FB. I have added 3 older laptops to my home network just so that they can come over on Sunday afternoon, hang out and spend time online. I think that if you want to work with Youth today that at least some limited us of FB is almost a requirement for the job. You would be supprised what teens will post on their FB page that they would never talk to their Youth leaders about.
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RE: to social network or not to social network, that is... - 2/16/2010 11:49:06 AM
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aprilshowers12
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I am one of the youth leaders in our church. I'm not sure that these kids know that you can actually speak to each other on a phone.
My 15 yr old uses about 70 minutes a month on her phone, she texts about 300-400 text messages. She is not as addicted as her peers.
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RE: to social network or not to social network, that is... - 2/16/2010 12:27:33 PM
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I do not have facebook. I am not really all the comfortable with the idea of putting myself out there on the internet in the way you do on those types of sites but, at the same time, I hear so many good things about how facebook and myspace allow people to connect with old friends. Many people at my church use it to keep in touch and talk about bible studies we are doing and such...I am conflicted on if I should do it or not.
What are the pro and cons to these sites? Are you able to have meaningful relationships with your facebook friends? Do you have meaningful relationships with these people anyway, in real life? How has it been a blessing connect with people from your past?
Thank you all!!
Pros:
* staying in touch with family, friends, coworkers, and fellow church members
* reconnecting with people from the past
* finding out about the milestones in people's lives (engagements, marriages, new babies)
* sharing prayer requests and finding out about answered prayers
Cons:
* annoying ads sometimes
* all the online games that people try to get you to join in too (like Mafia Wars, Farmville, etc.)
* some people are too political and get into heated debates in the comments
* some people make snide remarks about Christians (I've "unfriended" them or have hidden their updates)
* some people air "dirty laundry" in their status updates
I only "friend" people I know or have known in offline life.... except for folks from Crosswalk forums whom I feel comfortable friending. I don't "friend" friends of my Facebook friends, unless I actually know the person.
To me, Facebook is just another way to stay in touch with people. It is what you make of it and how you use it.
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RE: to social network or not to social network, that is... - 2/16/2010 3:50:26 PM
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the only friends i have on FB that i do not know IRL are friends from CW that i have chatted with for years. i have gotten to know them pretty well and don't think they'll come and axe murder me. everyone else, I know.
FB has been a great way for me to reconnect and keep in touch, especially with my friends and family back home. plus, i am terrible at emailing and keeping up with people individually. with FB, i can keep up with tons of people at once.
more pros than cons i'd say.
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RE: to social network or not to social network, that is... - 2/17/2010 12:06:23 AM
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I love using social media. I find it easy to meet people and start conversations, and I enjoy having several low-maintenance friendships. I use it mainly for fun and to keep in touch with some people who are very hard to keep in touch with any other way.
I saw that Elena mentioned the ads as a con. I agree. However I found that Firefox has an awesome way to block those ads. Everyone listen up, this is BIG - First, make sure you use a Firefox Browser, then get the add-on called Adblock Plus. It has killed every single ad on Facebook and even on MySpace. MySpace ads are awful, but I never ever see them anymore. Also works on every other site with ads I go on!
No, I'm not a Firefox developer - just a VERY pleased user! Anyway, it has made the social media scene much more pleasant, not ever seeing offensive ads.
If anyone needs more help with this let me know and I'll post a link to my blog. I've got friends wanting me to post about it, so I'll probably write on it tomorrow! Also, I'll write about a way to kill a lot of the other funky feeds on Facebook.
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RE: to social network or not to social network, that is... - 2/17/2010 8:29:10 AM
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I heard a report from the news channel last night that facebook is becoming one of the leading causes of divorce....I guess finding old friends isn't always a good thing...lol
I have an account there, but seldom use it.Getting requests about the games is so annoying. Is there a way to block all of that?
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RE: to social network or not to social network, that is... - 2/17/2010 8:32:43 AM
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Consecrated2God
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I heard a report from the news channel last night that facebook is becoming one of the leading causes of divorce....I guess finding old friends isn't always a good thing...lol
I have an account there, but seldom use it.Getting requests about the games is so annoying. Is there a way to block all of that?
Underneat the two big choices, accept or ignore, are two smaller choices--block this application, and ignore all invites from this friend.
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RE: to social network or not to social network, that is... - 2/17/2010 8:59:15 AM
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Consecrated2God
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It is just astounding to me that people sin then want to blame Facebook or anything but themselves.
Yep!
If you meet an old friend at Walmart and he gives you his phone number, and you have an affair, is it Wamart's fault or the phone company's fault? 
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RE: to social network or not to social network, that is... - 2/17/2010 10:40:46 AM
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aprilshowers12
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Yes, I can but it is moot to the conversation. I already given my background to Consecrated2God to support my opinion.
It is like saying an astronomer cannot have an educated opinion, (dare I say knowledge), on stars, planets and moons because they never actually traveled to them.
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I didn't say I do not use Facebook.
I said I do not have a Facebook account.
You can't "use" Facebook unless you have an account.
Oh, and I belong to...
"I dont care about your farm, or your fish, or your park, or your mafia!!!"
I understand, you use the knowledge you have by studing things you "know" of the site but do not use the site itself. I was asking because I was confused about how you "use" the site but don't have an account, something you never answered but went around. Your example above somewhat made sense to me.
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RE: to social network or not to social network, that is... - 2/17/2010 8:19:33 PM
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Personally, I love Facebook. I first signed up to help promote my book. Then I started finding people I grew up with and I love being back in touch with most all of them. One in particular comes to mind. We were thick as thieves growing up and I'd lost contact with her after high school.
That said, I do friend people I don't know, but only if I can figure out which area of my life they're connected to. Does that make sense? Most of those types of people that I've friended are ones who are connected to other authors or my church since it's huge.
It's also a great way to get news out fast. I posted a status when my dad passed because I'd been away from the area for so long that I didn't know how to contact anyone except through Facebook.
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RE: to social network or not to social network, that is... - 2/20/2010 4:56:03 AM
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A-Mighty-Oak
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I heard a report from the news channel last night that facebook is becoming one of the leading causes of divorce
That's hysterical! And do you think there might have possibly been big, fat problems in those marriages before anyone got involved with Facebook? It is just astounding to me that people sin then want to blame Facebook or anything but themselves. 
Just like instant messaging was the cause of divorce before Facebook too.
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RE: to social network or not to social network, that is... - 2/20/2010 9:08:24 AM
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Consecrated2God
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I remember when e-mailing was the cause of divorce.  Oh, and chat--can't forget that one.
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RE: to social network or not to social network, that is... - 2/21/2010 5:35:05 AM
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silent12
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I use facebook; there is no-one on my facebook which I have not known face to face (with the exception of family members). It has helped me to keep in contact with my old boarding school friends who are all strewn around the world and I love hearing about their lives. It even helped me to find out that I had lots more siblings than I thought; now I am in contact with quite a few of them.
I am pretty relaxed with privacy things, I don't put any personal details other than my name on there and I have no "bad" photos. I am easy to find if you know my actual name.
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RE: to social network or not to social network, that is... - 2/23/2010 3:43:34 AM
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WanderingLamb
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Oh, and I belong to...
"I dont care about your farm, or your fish, or your park, or your mafia!!!"
Yeah, me too! If you want to spend your whole time on there playing games, just go to a games website! FB is a social networking website!
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RE: to social network or not to social network, that is... - 2/23/2010 1:49:46 PM
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davelinde
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I have no cons personally.
If I followed right, the person who was stalked by her own sister (with help from her sister-in-law) is for sure an example of how the tool can be used by others in a bad way though. yikes.
wrt to the expert analysis that facebook somehow subverts real friendships... I have trouble following the logic - but I've heard it from several places. Here's my take - in FB the term "friend" has nothing to do with friendship. It is simply the touchy-feely term FB uses for access control. Don't confuse friendship with access control.
The good news about FB is access to info can be controlled and YOU are in COMPLETE control of what you consider friendship to be.
Personally I friend people I've met and don't know well and I also friend my family and my actual friends. I have no trouble sorting this out. It's a TOOL and it works just fine.
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RE: to social network or not to social network, that is... - 2/23/2010 4:47:57 PM
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KIG877
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how do you find someone on facebook
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