singlelife Posted January 8, 2012 Posted January 8, 2012 A lot of my friends have like 2000 ppl as friends on fb. They don't even like most of them yet they keep them on there. Some of them unfriend them if they do not know them or like them that well. It seems there are a lot of ppl who friend you on fb just to be nosey. So how dooes everyone view all these things.
Taramere Posted January 8, 2012 Posted January 8, 2012 As a nod to privacy I disabled my facebook wall ages ago. I've been told off by a few people, because they'd like to post on my wall....but the way I see it, there's a private chat and private messaging facility. I don't feel the need for messages between me and a friend to be shared with everybody on my facebook friends list. Even if it's just an innocuous "hello" message. I don't have all that many friends on Facebook compared to a lot of other people. About 80. Quite a few people I know will not have a facebook account, either because they think it's childish or because they feel it's an intrusion of their privacy. However, I think that it's easy enough to customise and use Facebook in a way that won't compromise your privacy too much. I'm not forever "liking" pages that will give advertisers info on me, and I don't accept friend requests from strangers unless we have a mutual friend in common. A few times, those friends of friends have tried to hit on me via Facebook. It's a bit awkward when somebody you don't know decides to start an instant messaging thing with you. I just give polite, nice responses and find an excuse to end the conversation fairly quickly. I don't see it as a "meeting people" device, but as long as people who do see it that way are reasonably courteous and respectful in their approaches I don't mind them using it for that purpose. Sometimes the narcissistic elements of Facebook get on my nerves, but on the other hand it helps you to stay in touch with what's happening in the lives of people you don't see very often. I had a birthday recently, and it was really nice to get messages from some people I hadn't seen in a long time but had been thinking about recently....so on balance I like it as a tool for staying in touch, but I'm not keen on using it as a self promotion device.
Woggle Posted January 8, 2012 Posted January 8, 2012 I don't. If people are that important I will call them.
turt Posted January 8, 2012 Posted January 8, 2012 I just use it for chatting. I've actually never wrote on my wall (only a response to those who write on it). I don't accept friend requests unless I know the person.
thatone Posted January 8, 2012 Posted January 8, 2012 just to keep in touch with distant friends. i have 100 or so people on my friends list, and honestly only talk to 20-30 of them on a regular basis, the rest are high school friends from years ago.
Emilia Posted January 8, 2012 Posted January 8, 2012 I use it for chatting and to keep in touch with distant friends. I have about 87 at the moment, all are good people where I don't have to worry what they might post. We like posting surf videos for example, banter about certain stuff. I also follow my favourite sports on facebook and post on the walls of teams/players/sports magazines etc. It doesn't show my birthday nor my relationship status for privacy purposes. Don't accept friend's requests from strangers either.
Emilia Posted January 8, 2012 Posted January 8, 2012 A few times, those friends of friends have tried to hit on me via Facebook. It's a bit awkward when somebody you don't know decides to start an instant messaging thing with you. I just give polite, nice responses and find an excuse to end the conversation fairly quickly. I don't see it as a "meeting people" device, but as long as people who do see it that way are reasonably courteous and respectful in their approaches I don't mind them using it for that purpose. I have chat disabled so no problems there.
Jynxx Posted January 8, 2012 Posted January 8, 2012 I don't have all that many friends on Facebook compared to a lot of other people. About 80. Quite a few people I know will not have a facebook account, either because they think it's childish or because they feel it's an intrusion of their privacy. However, I think that it's easy enough to customise and use Facebook in a way that won't compromise your privacy too much. I'm not forever "liking" pages that will give advertisers info on me Bad news for you then. Whatever you put on there will be in their database forever. You might be able to protect against black hat dataminers trying to get your info and such, but you have no guarantee whatsoever that your data aren't sold. I mean, look at it: the thing is at the top of its popularity and every couple months they screw something up or change a privacy setting that allows everyone access to data that is supposed to be private. If they take customer security this lose when they have alot to lose, imagine what will happen in a couple years when their business inevitably crumbles, the big fat checks from advertisers become less and less fat and they still sit on a database worth billions of dollars.
FitChick Posted January 9, 2012 Posted January 9, 2012 I don't. If people are that important I will call them. Same here. They can email me directly, so I don't see the point of having a Facebook account. Facebook is constantly making it harder and harder to keep your account private. The "founder" (forgot his name) said he wanted to force people to socialize. Huh? That being said, I have an empty Facebook page with no information and no one knows I have it. I use it to keep up with certain public figures. I still get people asking me to friend them, which makes no sense at all since I don't contact anyone via Facebook. I figure it's just spam.
runner Posted January 9, 2012 Posted January 9, 2012 sharing photos and silly cat videos on youtube i hardly view it as an invasion of my privacy since i don't publish anything private on there. if anything i've loaded my profile with misinformation- advertisers can chew on that if they want
Sith Apprentice Posted January 9, 2012 Posted January 9, 2012 (edited) I don't have a Facebook account and never will. Facebook is yet another "big brother" so the government, corporations, employers, and women can keep tabs on you. **** that! How do you think the people at Facebook make their money? Facebook is a "data collection company." They take your info. and sell it to the highest bidder. When you join the site you give them permission to use your info. in any way they choose. Edited January 9, 2012 by Sith Apprentice
g450 Posted January 11, 2012 Posted January 11, 2012 I started using FB only to keep in touch with my Son who worked too far away from us. Unfortunately my XW discovered the majic of FB and Classmates.com and used them to find her ex lover from high school. And apparently even though he was married, he decided to recipricate with my wife. And that pretty much was the end of my marriage. I still use it for family and close friends only. I tend to wonder about people who have 300 or more friends on facebook but very few real friends in real life. I find that very puzzling and kind of sad in a way. How the heck do these people find time to go through the millions of wall postings and junk on their pages if they have 200+ friends? Is it a status symbol thing? Do they just ignore these people and brag about how many are on their page in real life?
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