The FACEBOOK Thread - Part 2

[Kane52630]

You could also join the Hype Facebook group. We're completely and utterly mean to each other.

We're also much more civilized and adult too in the process. It's a well balanced circle of life.

Too add what these guys have said, if anyone else is interested in joining the group page, PM and let me know. *looks at Sawyer*

 

[charl_huntress]

Don't get **** face plastered and pics won't end up on Facebook.

I guess that is one way to go about it.

She wasn't friends with her coworkers on Facebook either. She kept that drama locked down tight. Except when talking with other friends at a girl's night in at someone's house with nobody recording.

If you have crappy friends or coworkers who will do that to you, you can mitigate the damage by untagging yourself from the photo. People can't see the photo on your news feed (ie, what the employers will see) if you simply untag yourself.

I do one better by requiring that Facebook notifies me to review a post or photo that someone else tags me in, before it goes up on my news feed.

But there's nothing you can do if you have crappy coworkers who will send that s*** in an email around the office. I don't think it's Facebook's fault for that one. If it involved two separate people, it's definitely an office culture thing. And if it was the same person, that email would have gone around the office with or without Facebook.

Well, I didn't know this girl. I just happened to hear about it after she was made the butt of jokes. The parties involved were all young, so I chalked it up to that. Yet, I remembered it because it seemed like such an innocuous thing. I mean who doesn't have pic of them when their plastered? I do, but there was no such thing as FB when I was younger, so I didn't have worry about it being shown to the world at large.

Seriously though, I'm not worried about something like that happening to me. I'm older now and my party days are pretty much over, but the lack of control you have over your privacy worries me a bit.

At this point, my only experience with this sort of communication is via LinkedIn, and even when joined that I was bombarded with requests and what not. Thankfully most of these inquiries are business related, but I can only imagine how it will be with FB.

 

[Hellion]

How long has there been a hype Facebook…I might actually go on FB more if I knew that…

 

[Anita18]

At this point, my only experience with this sort of communication is via LinkedIn, and even when joined that I was bombarded with requests and what not. Thankfully most of these inquiries are business related, but I can only imagine how it will be with FB.

Just like LinkedIn, you don't HAVE to add anyone who requests you as a friend. If your elementary school bully tries to friend you, just laugh as you deny them.

I mean, if you really don't want to join Fb, you don't have to do it. My best friend isn't on Facebook because she doesn't feel the need to be. We're on Gchat all the time anyway, and I send her all the funny or interesting articles I find on Facebook so IMO she isn't missing much if she doesn't want to keep in touch with her college friends. My husband isn't on Facebook because he's militant about his online privacy and his photos. I don't even think my Fb friends know his last name. The guy's not even on LinkedIn.

 

[DJ_KiDDvIcIOUs]

I have my address and phone number on my Facebook and have only had to deal with a couple stalker chicks. I screwed up when I made my Facebook since I should have made a personal page for me and also a DJ page for fans but didn't think about that when I made it. Honestly I don't even post much anymore, sometimes if I think of something funny I post it but more often then not I just comment on stuff of friends. I also do that a lot more when I'm drunk. I use Facebook for fans and friends and family and DJs, I use Twitter for famous people and comedians and such.

 

[Kane52630]

How long has there been a hype Facebook…I might actually go on FB more if I knew that…

For years.

 

[GENERAL RAAM582]

I feel like I'm going to be forced to get a FaceBook. I want to connect to high school friends after graduation, my college has a FB thing, and now all these video games shove FB down your throat.

 

[charl_huntress]

Just like LinkedIn, you don't HAVE to add anyone who requests you as a friend. If your elementary school bully tries to friend you, just laugh as you deny them.

I mean, if you really don't want to join Fb, you don't have to do it. My best friend isn't on Facebook because she doesn't feel the need to be. We're on Gchat all the time anyway, and I send her all the funny or interesting articles I find on Facebook so IMO she isn't missing much if she doesn't want to keep in touch with her college friends. My husband isn't on Facebook because he's militant about his online privacy and his photos. I don't even think my Fb friends know his last name. The guy's not even on LinkedIn.

t: Your husband sounds like me. I just recently joined LinkedIn when I moved for the specific reason I wanted to stay in touch with work colleagues, but now my email box is full of request from people I don't even know. Considering FB links to your email like LinkedIn, I worry that anyone I ever emailed will now know I'm on FB.

I have my address and phone number on my Facebook and have only had to deal with a couple stalker chicks. I screwed up when I made my Facebook since I should have made a personal page for me and also a DJ page for fans but didn't think about that when I made it. Honestly I don't even post much anymore, sometimes if I think of something funny I post it but more often then not I just comment on stuff of friends. I also do that a lot more when I'm drunk. I use Facebook for fans and friends and family and DJs, I use Twitter for famous people and comedians and such.

You put your address and phone number on FB??? I wouldn't do that, but I worry about things like my location being sent because it seems every damn other app is somehow linked to an FB account. It's like you can't even control what's being updated. At least, that is how it appears to me.

I feel like I'm going to be forced to get a FaceBook. I want to connect to high school friends after graduation, my college has a FB thing, and now all these video games shove FB down your throat.

That's exactly how I feel. At this point the only reason I am even considering joining is because I want some game rewards. That's it! I just really like this game, but some rewards are linked to an FB account. You can't get the reward without it.

 

[Anita18]

How long has there been a hype Facebook…I might actually go on FB more if I knew that…

You are seriously missing out if you aren't on the Hype Fb today.

Seriously missing out.

I have not laughed this hard in months.

Seriously.

t:

t: Your husband sounds like me. I just recently joined LinkedIn when I moved for the specific reason I wanted to stay in touch with work colleagues, but now my email box is full of request from people I don't even know. Considering FB links to your email like LinkedIn, I worry that anyone I ever emailed will now know I'm on FB.

You can use a not-often-used email. I signed up for Fb when I was still in college, so I used my .edu as my Facebook login. Well, I no longer have that email address. You can set a different email to get notifications, and I've never been asked to friend people on my email contact list.

LinkedIn does that, and it's annoying, but it's just as likely I haven't found the setting that turns it off.

You put your address and phone number on FB??? I wouldn't do that, but I worry about things like my location being sent because it seems every damn other app is somehow linked to an FB account. It's like you can't even control what's being updated. At least, that is how it appears to me.

Yeah I only put my city on Fb, and it's a fairly large city so it's helpful to no one when it comes to stalking me. I turn off locations unless I'm posting from an event. Your computer and your phone knows where you are, but you're not required to post it on Fb. It's fairly obvious it's going to post your location while you're writing your post, because it will have the city name visible. Then you can turn it off from there. But for me, no location is default.

That's exactly how I feel. At this point the only reason I am even considering joining is because I want some game rewards. That's it! I just really like this game, but some rewards are linked to an FB account. You can't get the reward without it.

Is the reward special and specific for signing up with Fb?

And how badly do you want it?

You know, if it's ONLY for game rewards, just use a fake name, fake location, use a spam-only email account. There's no reason for you to put any identifying info if you don't want anyone to find you. Facebook can't use your information if you don't give them any.

 

[charl_huntress]

You can use a not-often-used email. I signed up for Fb when I was still in college, so I used my .edu as my Facebook login. Well, I no longer have that email address. You can set a different email to get notifications, and I've never been asked to friend people on my email contact list.

I really don't have an old or seldom used email. It's too hard for me to keep up with the two I always use. Le sigh... I may have to just bite the bullet, but I won't connect my contact list. I believe that is the mistake I made with LinkedIn.

Yeah I only put my city on Fb, and it's a fairly large city so it's helpful to no one when it comes to stalking me. I turn off locations unless I'm posting from an event. Your computer and your phone knows where you are, but you're not required to post it on Fb. It's fairly obvious it's going to post your location while you're writing your post, because it will have the city name visible. Then you can turn it off from there. But for me, no location is default.

That's kind of my problem with FB. All the settings I feel should already be default require you to set it to default. That's no bueno for me. I feel those settings should already be default. My fear is the FB app is connected by "default" to so many other features and apps you can't control what is sent regardless of your default settings.

Is the reward special and specific for signing up with Fb?

And how badly do you want it?

Yes, it it solely connected to FB and only FB. The only real benefit is the benefit in the game, which I've been playing with my little cousin

You know, if it's ONLY for game rewards, just use a fake name, fake location, use a spam-only email account. There's no reason for you to put any identifying info if you don't want anyone to find you. Facebook can't use your information if you don't give them any.

Hmmm...the jury is still out. It still seems like a lot of hassle. I should just pony up the money for the game rewards, but in addition to being overly cautious. I'm also a bit cheap.

 

[The Squirrel]

I really don't have an old or seldom used email. It's too hard for me to keep up with the two I always use. Le sigh... I may have to just bite the bullet, but I won't connect my contact list. I believe that is the mistake I made with LinkedIn.

It takes like two minutes to create a gmail address that you would never have to use again.

 

[charl_huntress]

It takes like two minutes to create a gmail address that you would never have to use again.

The thing is I feel like I should just create a real account rather than go through the drama of creating a fake one with a fake email to boot.

Here's a question.... Does anyone think FB has benefited thier lives and is worth any perceived loss of privacy?

 

[Anita18]

The thing is I feel like I should just create a real account rather than go through the drama of creating a fake one with a fake email to boot.

Here's a question.... Does anyone think FB has benefited thier lives and is worth any perceived loss of privacy?

You really don't know what you want, do you? The thing is, it's really as public and you want to make it. If you want to make it super-private, make everything up. If you want it super-public, make sure everyone can see everything about you, including your photos. And you can do almost anything in between.

As for benefits, I connected with two estranged cousins over Facebook. They are estranged because their parents had an ugly divorce, and their mom is crazy so they cut off contact with her. Unfortunately we are related through said crazy mom. Our collective parental generation have not talked to each other in almost 20 years (ain't no grudge like an old traditional Asian grudge), but we kids found each other on Facebook and connected.

When I was in NYC just last month, I met one of them in person and it was wonderful. I had not seen her in about 15 years (since she was a little kid) and it was great seeing how much we had in common as adults.

I've had the minor Facebook drama here and there (usually from posting something in haste, and forgetting that a few friends are sensitive), but connecting with those cousins has been far worth the minor hassle.

I haven't experienced any loss of privacy, really. I'm a goody-two-shoes so there's no drunk photos of me that even exist. I never post knee-jerk reactions, so even though I'm Facebook friends with some of my mom's friends, I'm not afraid of anything getting back to her.

From what I've seen, your experience on social media depends entirely on what you post and who you're friends with. Some people think Twitter is stupid, but I think Twitter is wonderful, because of how I use it.

 

[GENERAL RAAM582]

So I made a FB. What do I do now?

 

[DJ_KiDDvIcIOUs]

This is why you shouldn't take people's Facebook lives seriously

Everyone on Facebook looks like they're having a great time. Fun adventures, deep romances, amazing jobs. It's enough to make you feel inadequate, but it's also a lie. Nobody is really as happy as their Facebook wall claims, as this piercing short from HigtonBrothers confirms.

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So the next time you're driven to jealousy by a Facebook friend's humblebragging about his or her awesome life, don't forget: They're probably embellishing (or faking) it for social media. And, in any case, the ****** stuff almost never gets posted.

The solution? Just go live your life, focus on your present reality, and ignore the circus of social media. Trust me, you'll be a lot happier.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo5or9Rhz3X5b9qr-hd2-AQ

This is so true and made me laugh the whole way through. I browse FB when I'm bored and rarely post these days

 

[Charlie Boy]

So I made a FB. What do I do now?

Step 1: Get a Facebook account
Step 2: ?????
Step 3: Profit

 

[DarkSovereignty]

So I made a FB. What do I do now?

Post credit card info and pictures of your junk, obviously.

 

[DJ_KiDDvIcIOUs]

Step 1: Get a Facebook account
Step 2: ?????
Step 3: Profit

Follow the example of the video above your post and it will tell you all you need about FB

 

[Aesop Rocks]

Facebook Hype! > SuperHeroHype!

Especially when you're about to be sued.

 

[GENERAL RAAM582]

It's pretty cool.

The UI is ass though.

 

[Anita18]

It's pretty cool.

The UI is ass though.

Presumably, it does exactly what they want it to do, so it isn't ass.

Insisting on always making "Top Stories" the news feed default (instead of "Most Recent") is so ass though.

 

[DJ_KiDDvIcIOUs]

Well on your phone I haven't found a way to make it most recent but on the site with my laptop I switched it to most recent.

 

[Anita18]

Well on your phone I haven't found a way to make it most recent but on the site with my laptop I switched it to most recent.

You have to go into the Settings and find Feeds or something like that.

And they'll switch it back eventually on your laptop too. It's super annoying.

I did like the UI and interactivity of Facebook's Paper app, but I deleted it when it failed to get my friends' most recent posts. Relevancy is super-important when you're having conversations with your friends.

 

[DJ_KiDDvIcIOUs]

Ya nothing is worse than when you're on the app and comment on a post from like 2 days ago that's had no activity. If you realize it I almost feel like I need to post another comment explaining I wasn't creeping on their profile but that makes you look even weirder haha

 

[Golgo-13]

This is why you shouldn't take people's Facebook lives seriously

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo5or9Rhz3X5b9qr-hd2-AQ

This is so true and made me laugh the whole way through. I browse FB when I'm bored and rarely post these days

I barely post anything these days either.