Facebook users aging fast. "A parlor for the middle-aged?"
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#2The difference between 25 and 45 is much much less than the difference between "hit up my wall" and "whats 'the facebook'?"
Age as a signifier in itself is slipping.
Re: Facebook users aging fast. "A parlor for the middle-aged?"
#3The difference between 25 and 45 is much much less than the difference between "hit up my wall" and "whats 'the facebook'?" Age as a signifier in itself is slipping.
My own use of facebook is probably a-typical, but I have used it to reconnect with a bunch of people that I'd lost touch with over the years, now that that has happened I'm no longer an active user, we communicate using different media now.
No need for me to visit facebook to keep in touch, email, the phone and so on work just fine.
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#4The 30-40+ crowd have been on livejournal for a good few years now, it's not surprising that they're on facebook too.
Re: Facebook users aging fast. "A parlor for the middle-aged?"
#5I hope I'm not the only one who doesn't care how old anyone else is. So what if your parents (or your kids, or your teachers, or your employer, or anyone else is on Facebook).
The guidelines of Facebook oughta be the same as the guidelines of hn which oughta be the same as the guidelines of kindergarden. Don't post anything you'd be embarassed if anyone else saw and don't say anything online you wouldn't say in person.
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#6I hope I'm not the only one who doesn't care how old anyone else is. So what if your parents (or your kids, or your teachers, or your employer, or anyone else is on Facebook). The guidelines of Facebook oughta be the same as the guidelines of hn which oughta be the same as the guidelines of kindergarden. Don't post anything you'd be embarassed if anyone else saw and don't say anything online you wouldn't say in perso…
Those crazy kids are a fickle bunch, and throughout history they've wanted to not be where their parents hang out.
But it looks like Facebook is trying to grow past it's original niche into the online identity provider for all. Which means someone else will have to fill the void to give kids a chance to discuss sex, drugs, and whatever other startling discoveries they seem to make on a daily basis.
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#7After seeing the cesspool MySpace turned into, I'm okay with this.
Re: Facebook users aging fast. "A parlor for the middle-aged?"
#8I hope I'm not the only one who doesn't care how old anyone else is. So what if your parents (or your kids, or your teachers, or your employer, or anyone else is on Facebook). The guidelines of Facebook oughta be the same as the guidelines of hn which oughta be the same as the guidelines of kindergarden. Don't post anything you'd be embarassed if anyone else saw and don't say anything online you wouldn't say in perso…
The trouble is it is not only you that has to follow those guidelines. Friends can put up pictures of you and tag you. Not all content about you is placed there by you.
Re: Facebook users aging fast. "A parlor for the middle-aged?"
#9I hope I'm not the only one who doesn't care how old anyone else is. So what if your parents (or your kids, or your teachers, or your employer, or anyone else is on Facebook). The guidelines of Facebook oughta be the same as the guidelines of hn which oughta be the same as the guidelines of kindergarden. Don't post anything you'd be embarassed if anyone else saw and don't say anything online you wouldn't say in perso…
The trouble is it is not only you that has to follow those guidelines. Friends can put up pictures of you and tag you. Not all content about you is placed there by you.
And you can set who can search for tagged pictures of you...
Re: Facebook users aging fast. "A parlor for the middle-aged?"
#10I hope I'm not the only one who doesn't care how old anyone else is. So what if your parents (or your kids, or your teachers, or your employer, or anyone else is on Facebook). The guidelines of Facebook oughta be the same as the guidelines of hn which oughta be the same as the guidelines of kindergarden. Don't post anything you'd be embarassed if anyone else saw and don't say anything online you wouldn't say in perso…
The trouble is it is not only you that has to follow those guidelines. Friends can put up pictures of you and tag you. Not all content about you is placed there by you.
And you can also un-tag those pictures of yourself.