[Unfriend Ron] :DQuote:
Originally Posted by p38arover
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[Unfriend Ron] :DQuote:
Originally Posted by p38arover
My wife and I decided to delete our accounts a couple of years ago after her family decided to have a public argument which went way too far. One of the best things I did. Before I deleted my account I wrote down the emails of all those I wanted to stay in touch with - out of about 80 I kept 5, and of those 5 I havent had contact with any of them since.
Facebook is no worse then posting forum, you choose the information you wish to enter into Facebook, signing up doesn't give it instant access to your personal details.... And when it comes to security once your information is out there if someone really wants it and has the skills no doubt they will get it, just look at the playstation network hacks from last year.
Facebook for me is a useful tool, we use it to organize events and share information and pics in various martial arts groups I'm involved in - no different to what we all do here just on a smaller scale and using (mostly) real names.
I have to laugh when people say bad stuff about social networking sites via another form of social networking site(a forum)
Except there's a certain amount of anonymity with forums such as this, with Faceplant it's all open slather unless you input dodgy info such as your b/day.Quote:
Originally Posted by cal415
Yes, there's plenty of forums that demand birth date info too, but I just use dodgy dates if I really, really feel the need to join.
The other thing with Facesplat is when 'friends' post up info about you and there's nothing you can do about it.
I missed out on a friends b/day party last weekend as all the invites were via Faceblog and I hadn't run into her over the previous couple of weeks.
I can live with that.
I suppose, as Diana said above, I waste enough time online already with a couple of forums, Facejunk would be the straw that broke the camels back :D
it's a cancerous polyp on the bottom of society,Hate it with a passion.
This is true of many service/forums/social networking sites
If you do not pay for a site/service you are the product not the client
They are selling you to advertising/data mining any information you put on there.
This is not necessarily a bad thing (Aulro is partly funded by advertising for example). You just have to be very careful about what information you make available to these sites and all ways assume none of it is private.
Not on any of them..:D
A mate asked if I was on facesplat one day,told him nope,he said ok I wont join then.
So I know 2 people that arnt on it :D:D:p
Spend enough time on these 'puters as is :cool::p
cheers
As the father of 2 daughters now in their 20,s I hate faceplace it causes so many fights over stupid things purely because people lose the personal contact and take what is said as a joke seriosly. The worst is when children wont talk to each other and have their fights on facebook they often say things they regret later and while they can say sorry, once its on the net its there for ever:( Even now all the kids are over 20 just a month ago I made my son and eldest daughter delete an argument they had on FB they said many things they would not say face to face. As for security dont put anything on the net somebody could use or that you would not tell a stranger on the street;)
I believe Youtube, Twitter and Facebook are joining together to form one supersite called ...........................................You TwitFace :)
Just another side of the coin...
We are on it in our house. Me & SWMBO have all the kids passwords, including the 21yo, and we check them regularly.
Facepalm has been useful in not only tracking down long lost family & friends, but also for staying in touch.
We found her 3 step-brothers, and I found a couple of cousins, none of which we had heard from in around 20+ years. It was an easy way of breaking the ice, and now things are going well.
The rules are simple. If you dont know them, they cant be your friend, so you cant add them as a friend on FB.
DONT post anything up there that you dont want your mother / teacher / priest / boss to read...
If you change your password without prior approval from the parental administrator, you loose everything you have that requires power to work. Think about a kid these days... ipod, phone, laptop, tv, etc etc... (This one works well)
I trust my kids a fair bit, and dont constantly look over their shoulders. I usually wait until they have gone to bed. :D
The thing to remember is, it is a tool. Treat it with the respect it deserves, and it will look after you & do its job.