Facebook

[badger]

OH GOD it's nearly midnight, people keep poking me and my ex wants to be my 'friend' OMG. Facebook really has ruined my life.

where the heck are you guys on FB then?

[bagpuss78]

Thats the one thing about it, people contact you that you haven't spoken to in years and somethimes there's a reason for that!

One of my ex's found me and i did make him my 'friend' and now he keeps inviting me to picnics and all sorts! stupid arse ;-)

[ratty]

PMSL There are only one or two ex's on there for me and I am staying well clear!

I think we should give clues to help people find each other.

I am wearing a blue bandana on mine!

[giddygecko]

Oooooooops I checked in to Facebook before ED Forum & I am SOOO sorry Mr Sean but this man called John Smith asked me to be his friend & I rejected him not having a clue it was you. Apologies, did I appear as Liz Ray-Dobson or giddy gecko ???

Cheers GG

[badger]

ha ha

I'm under "Badger" and I have a camera covering my face :)

[Keef]

It's total bollocks! The only thing it's got over myspace is the photos, but not a patch on flickr... All this you've been poked stuff, WTF?!?!

[Fear 'n boozin]

come on keef - myspace is crap, all I know about myspace is that big breasted women want to become my friends in order to sell something or other, it's full of teens, and you cant read anything as everybody seems to want some snazzy background! Not sure facebook is all that (though I seem to have been on it quite a bit over the past couple of days!), but it does seem to be infinitely better than myspace. Go on - you know it's true >:D

[Keef]

But how is it really different? The good thing is it has better security to stop the spam, but other than that... Like I say, myspace was really good for bands, but as for the individual pages, I don't really see a huge difference... I just don't really see the point in either to be honest :-S

[Fear 'n boozin]

I'll concede myspace is better for bands, but I think facebook is friendlier, easier to use, and a better social site than myspace. I guess I should also agree with you last point, as I'm questioning why I'm having this argument, but if I did, the day may get duller. Facebook is like flickr, the forum and myspcae rolled into one, how can you not like it :oP

[Keef]

Because variety is the spice of life ;-)

[SeanMacGabhann]

I wish to protest about being inundated by invites on Myspace from the people you describe, Fear - mostly because it hasn't happened to me!!!

From what little I've seen so far Facebook offers much better social interaction but I do miss the music and design possibilities of Myspace. The ads do drive me barmy mind you

Ultimately however... I haven't got enought time for all of these sites and the deeper I go into the warren that is myspace/facebook/flickr etc the more I realise I need to step back!

Whether I will remains to be seen. And EDF will always be my first-love - aahhhhh

[Fear 'n boozin]

wtf does that mean keef! ;-)

Sean - don't fear the flickr :)

[bagpuss78]

Why are you comparing it to flickr they are completly different things!

[Keef]

Well they both have photos, groups, and private messages... ;-) I think my real issue with it is just the poking thing, I just don't get it, what's it for??? And what sort of message is it sending out to our young people... You can't just go out and expect to poke anyone that takes your fancy! *heh heh*

[Fear 'n boozin]

damn it - that's my weekend blown!

[Ant]

If you poke someone whose profile wouldn't normally be visible to you, you can then see their profile for 24 hours. And they can see yours too, I think. Some or all of this may depend on them poking you back; mutual pokage, if you will.

[badger]

You can change your privacy level so someone who pokes you can't see your profile...

The poking seems to be.. well.. an indication that you like someone :-$ or a prompt to take action :) (like reply to a message).

It's a fad but an entertaining fad...

[Brendan]

There is a 176 appreciation society on facebook which I?ve found rather amusing.

[bagpuss78]

Flickr is more really about the photos, the photos you put on facebook are really to share fun times and memories with your friends, not your artistic prowess. the groups on flickr again are about the photos! i'm going to poke you now keef everyday just to piss you off ;-P

[Keef]

Heh heh ;-)

[bagpuss78]

Cheeky Bugger!

[ratty]

I just poked someone I thought was someone I knew and they poked me back and then we sent messages to each other and then I saw their photos and realised that it was someone I used to know back in pompey when I was younger and this person I have not seen for about seven years and its great to be in touch with them because we used to be really good mates and she has had a breast reduction which is sad and it made me lose my ability to use punctuation for a whole day

[Ant]

Have poked a couple of forumites. (Mrs.)

Turns out it's the pokee who sees your profile. So yes, as I suspected earlier, mutual pokage is needed if you're going to see theirs. Which makes more sense that the other way round when you stop to think about it.

[badger]

ouch - thanks for that Ant. Have poked you back. I may also challenge you to the red bull game

[Keef]

So hungover I've been using facebook this morning because it doesn't take much of my brain power.... Can see how I might get dragged in to this whole thing.....

Quite nice to see cousins and old friends on there..... Damn it, I don't want to get in to facebook, I don't have enough energy for another addiction! :(