Facebook: Five things to avoid

[Onkel Neal]

Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

I agree with Steve, it can be a great thing if used correctly. I have friends and family all over the world and facebook just seems to be able to conveniently tie everyone back together. Letters are okay, but take a long time to be delivered (compared to anything e- or i-), and always forget something. Phone calls again the distance can be a problem, costs and time zones, and I don't want a good friend in Afghanistan to use his 20 minute allocation phoning me when he or she could be speaking to his or her wife/husband and kids (rather, they wouldn't want to be.... and I don't blame him/her/them). Not everyone has Skype.

It obviously has it's more seedier side, but what doesn't these days?

I'm not stupid enough to add people I don't like, or my bosses. I don't play any of the games on there, I did but not for long. And I don't fall for these 'click here to see who's been checking out your profile'.

It is nice to see many friends' pictures, and it's a great reminder for birthdays.

Same here. It's a tool, can be useful, useless, etc. Not really much to do there, but it's nice to have when needed.


BTW, if someone here wants to add me as a friend, be sure to include some short message with your friend request, such as your SS forum name. I turn down requests from people I do not know. SS members I add, if they id themselves as such.



###