First, Facebook ads.
Does this picture really make anyone want to go back to college?
'Cuz I think I'd rather not be seated next to that dude.I think that dude is the reason I carry pepper spray when I walk to my car after class.
Yeah. I do that.
Maybe it's scare tactic. Like, "Hey loser, finish college or you'll end up working with carnies!"
I think it only motivates me to look into independent study.
Next, Facebook Friends.
Are you a choosy friend-er?
Do you friend everyone, secretly hoping to have more friends than CJane?
Do you friend, then secretly unfriend later, and hope they don't notice?
Do you segregate friends into lists of who can see status updates and who can't?
Do you say yes to all friend requests, but give them one and only one shot not to annoy you, then hit the hide/ignore/delete/unfriend/ignite button the second they blow it by posting a photo of their cat wearing suspenders or start making requests for their Lil' Green Patch?
Third, Facebook Status Updates.
Do you have rules? You know, like do you update according to a self-set calendar (daily, monthly, hourly, mood-ly, crazy guy cut you off in the parking lot-I should post about it-ly)
Should status updates serve a purpose? Express your mood? Tell about accomplishments? Share exciting news? Tell us when you pooped last?
Must the status update be funny?
Is venting via status update acceptable?
It's confession time.
Facebook.
Do you love it?
Hate it?
Want to marry it?
Spend too much time on it?
Wish you had more FB friends to give you chickens for your farmtown/farmville/farm-a-licious island?
I can't wait to read the responses.
10 comments:
I have a set number of 100 friends. Which I reached a few months ago. Now when I add someone I have to delete someone. This has actually worked out well cause it has caused me to sift. Although if you are my neighbor on Farmtown you will never be defriended cause I am addicted to that stupid game.
"Confessions - Meg vs Facebook" -- I don't see any of your confessions. Are you going to post them tomorrow?
Funny thing about ads is I don't even notice them. I think I spend enough time online for work that I'm trained to only see what I'm looking for.
Friend requests. I'm not a friend collector. When I receive a friend request, I kind of ask myself whether I'd enjoy having a conversation with that person, whether it's someone I knew in high school, college, a job, a current friend, etc. If the answer is no, I don't add them. That said, I haven't imposed a limit, either.
Venting. Totally okay to vent once in a while. Who doesn't? But if you're one of those people who makes every single status update a complaint...hidden or unfriended very quickly.
Status update style. Undefined. I have no idea how I decide when or what to post. Kind of depends what's going on, I guess.
Filters. I have several different lists that put my friends into categories. Some status updates go to everyone EXCEPT people whom I have a work connection, or EXCEPT people I only know from grade school/high school, etc. Is it bad to have a group for people who are super critical? I'm not saying I do. I'm just saying that someone might.
Facebook. Total love/hate relationship, but I think I've figured out what works for me now that it's been 18 months since I created my account. I won't give it up, because it's improved the connections I have with the people I care most about who are not in AR.
Never fear, my answers are coming in a separate post. I wanted to hear what everyone had to say first.
i heart facebook.
the end
oh wait i have more to say. i like that i can connect with like 10 people i love in 5 minutes.
the end
for real this time
i like that i can find out what's going on in the lives of family and friends via status updates.
i like that it reminds me when people's birthdays are.
i like that i get to reconnect with people.
i PROMISE that i'm not one to collect as many friends as i possibly can. my rule is, if i feel comfortable having them read my status updates (because i don't filter who can see it and who can't) then we'll be friends.
i don't like the fact that sometimes i feel obligated to put a status update.
i don't like rude, dirty, or vulgar status updates posted by friends. sometimes i break the friendship depending on the severity, but usually i just hide their status.
i used to hop on Facebook every ten minutes, but lately i've become less obsessed. now it's only every few hours. my goal is to get down to once a day only!!!
It's a love/hate relationship for me. I feel like it's a big time-waster, but it's also great to be able to connect to family & friends far away, and see what's going on it their lives.
OK, so I think you know how I feel about it, but I'll tell you anyways.
I do not send friend requests to people unless I know them well & want to reconnect. Which happens rarely.
I do not accept friend requests from people I don't care about. I'm very particular - like guy from 7th grade who annoyed me to the point I slapped him and then had no contact with afterwards. Friend request denied. Twice. Guy apparently can't get a clue. But I'm sorry Mr Joey Bennecourt, I could care less about you.
I must admit that when Mr Robb send me a friend request I had to think about it. Do I really want to talk with Robb? I finally said yes, because I know he just wants to see what I'm up to. And he's harmless. Right? ;)
Status updates - I update whenever and on whatever I want to. I do have issues with the stupid vague tv/movie/song quotes, though. Not everyone knows what you are talking about, yo. And I hate the people who only post about political stuff. BORING & offensive if people disagree with you and you start arguing and calling them names.
Nope, I don't create lists or anything for my friends and I rarely hide people's stuff, unless they are overly political, swear too much or are super rude. All updates for farmville/mafia wars/etc are hidden, regardless of who the friend is.
I never delete friends & it annoys me when people do. But then again, the two that have done that to me are of the rotten variety, the kind that goes bad after time. I think I was more offended that they deleted me first. :)
The ads annoy me to no end. Really, I don't care who is running for sheriff in Monterey County. Or that Obama is making it easier for moms to go to school. But I do understand that they need revenue of some kind...
All that said - I love being close to those who I haven't seen in a long time and I love seeing the pictures. But I do hate that it sucks up so much of my time.
Blogs are so much cooler, but since not everyone blogs, I stay on facebook.
I should also add that a facebook ad let me to the most amazing bathing suit I have ever or will ever own. This suit is so cute/hot/PERFECT that I am not sure I want to lost weight cause then it wouldn't fit. So that is probably enough reason for facebook to stick around. Jeff uses the firefox browser which elimated almost all of his adds.
I <3 facebook. Totally made my move less traumatic. I still know that one of my friends in my old neighborhood had her baby prematurely and how he and she are doing. I know what my sisters are doing, and that my 3 yr old niece is high on pink frosting. I know that my parents are on an anniversary trip, and I even get to see what they saw 10 minutes ago. What's not to love?
I always say, you get what you give. AND I focus on the positive, ignore the negative.
When I get annoyed with someone, I just hide their updates, and I'm good.
I only like FB as a friend.
for a while i was collecting friends so i would have more than sam. now i want to get rid of some of them. you know, people i don't even talk to if i see them in person. i've starting blocking the posts of people that only post stuff that is stupid. i like FB more now that i've given up all of my games and blocked all of the game updates. in the end i'm totally grateful for FB because i've reconnected with so many people who i really care about.
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