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Re: Am I the only one who doesn't care about Facebook?

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Post by adamdoupe » Mon, Aug 13, 2007, 8:47 PM UTC

lkozma wrote: post #31

aaroniba wrote: post #20

Facebook is a utility, not just a frivolous form of entertainment. Users depend on the service to manage contacts, share photos, and meet new people. A lot of important information flows through the facebook social graph. The posts here remind me of the guy who loves to brag about how he doesn't have a TV in his house. To each his own, but television has had a huge impact on business and culture world-wide. So even i…

I don't get it either. For people you already know, there are plenty of existing channels to communicate. As for meeting new people, come on, is there anyone who really made any meaningful relationship through facebook or something similar?

For me personally, it's less about meeting random people through Facebook and more about getting to know people I randomly meet in real life.

For instance, if I meet someone (hopefully a cute girl) at a party, then using Facebook I can strengthen that relationship via inviting her to parties, writing on her wall, and so on. So I use Facebook to enhance existing relationships, not to develop new ones.

Also, I will never friend someone I haven't meet in real life. That's what Myspace is for.

Re: Am I the only one who doesn't care about Facebook?

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Post by Goladus » Tue, Aug 14, 2007, 2:10 PM UTC

aaroniba wrote: post #20

Facebook is a utility, not just a frivolous form of entertainment. Users depend on the service to manage contacts, share photos, and meet new people. A lot of important information flows through the facebook social graph. The posts here remind me of the guy who loves to brag about how he doesn't have a TV in his house. To each his own, but television has had a huge impact on business and culture world-wide. So even i…

If you search through enough junkyards you might find enough parts to build a nice car, but it'll be unpleasant and you'll get really dirty and smelly. Stupid and probably irritated is how I feel after watching CNN, which is exactly what they were going for. They're trolls (http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/warriorshtm/troller.htm) slowly cashing out a huge pile of respect that took them years to learn.

Most of my friends hardly watch any TV. They're too busy living life. I'm not sure that's the best analogy.

Re: Am I the only one who doesn't care about Facebook?

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Post by michaelneale » Tue, Aug 14, 2007, 11:29 PM UTC

I got sucked in by my non geek friends (all my geek friends I was already connected to). If nothing else it has been good for keeping in touch with past friends. Kind of overhyped for that purposes, but it works for me, but its nothing profound.