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Poll: Do you have a Facebook account?

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Re: Poll: Do you have a Facebook account?

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Post by rexf »

simonsarris wrote: post #37

I have one and I love it. I find an enormous amount of hostility on HN towards facebook, even going so far as a lot of people proudly mentioning that they will never touch it. I don't see why it gets such scorn, I think its a wonderful site. Some notes on my usage, though: All of my privacy options are on the lowest possible setting. I treat anything that occurs on the site as if it were public. I don't see why not,…

Facebook is useful for letting you know when it is your friends' birthdays. Ironically, I don't list my birthday on Fb, because that's one piece of information that is relevant for identity fraud.

Re: Poll: Do you have a Facebook account?

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Post by tatsuke95 »

libraryatnight wrote: post #9

I deleted my Facebook some time ago, now. At first I was alarmed by how many times I started to go for it on my phone purely out of muscle memory when bored or waiting in line. Now, I hardly even think of it and feel better being without it.

Same experience here. I deleted it about a month ago, and haven't looked back.

The only annoyance I have is the variety of sites I was using FBConnect with (it IS convenient) that I have to re-register. But that goes to show you the problem of relying on tools like Facebook for site logins.

Re: Poll: Do you have a Facebook account?

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Post by gm »

Teknomad wrote: post #50
loudmax wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I feel the same way, but I'd emphasize that interoperability won't happen by accident. We users need push for it and encourage competition. It's not that Facebook should lose, but that Google+, LinkedIn, Skype/MSN, and miscellaneous startups like Diaspora should also win.

Ditto. I got rid of my Facebook account for that reason, primarily -- I don't believe monopoly is ever a good thing and Facebook is headed that way fast (simply because of the network effect, not because they're gurus at building monopolies). There's another reason I ditched Facebook, though. I found that my life was getting too entangled with other people. I had a lot of friends in the past who worked or still work…

I see your point about making a statement by not being present on the social net.

But I'm not about to alienate myself from the people I love in order to do so. So I stay in FB and only put stuff on there that can be put in the front page of the newspaper. I do not mind not having privacy because I go in with no expectation of privacy at all.

Re: Poll: Do you have a Facebook account?

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Post by hackinthebochs »

vpdn wrote: post #43

Even if you don't use facebook, you should probably have an account to see the mechanics of it. It's mind boggling how a product is able to attract 800 million people, with 50% of the users logging in on any given day. There's something to learn here.

Exactly. As a developer or potential founder, you're shooting yourself in the foot by not using it.

Re: Poll: Do you have a Facebook account?

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Post by gm »

rexf wrote: post #51
simonsarris wrote: post #37

I have one and I love it. I find an enormous amount of hostility on HN towards facebook, even going so far as a lot of people proudly mentioning that they will never touch it. I don't see why it gets such scorn, I think its a wonderful site. Some notes on my usage, though: All of my privacy options are on the lowest possible setting. I treat anything that occurs on the site as if it were public. I don't see why not,…

Facebook is useful for letting you know when it is your friends' birthdays. Ironically, I don't list my birthday on Fb, because that's one piece of information that is relevant for identity fraud.

In this day and age, if you think you can contain basic info such as your birth date unknown you are deluding yourself. It's as findable as you full name.

Just go to the right background check company. They will have your birth date and much more.

Re: Poll: Do you have a Facebook account?

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Post by drhowarddrfine »

simonsarris wrote: post #37

I have one and I love it. I find an enormous amount of hostility on HN towards facebook, even going so far as a lot of people proudly mentioning that they will never touch it. I don't see why it gets such scorn, I think its a wonderful site. Some notes on my usage, though: All of my privacy options are on the lowest possible setting. I treat anything that occurs on the site as if it were public. I don't see why not,…

You can do that on Google+ too but with the privacy of not letting certain "circles" know things you don't want them to know or it's irrelevant.
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