Comments on: No More Facebook For Me http://www.j2fi.net/2009/11/11/no-more-facebook-for-me/ Battling Imaginary Windmills Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:38:56 +0900 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jason http://www.j2fi.net/2009/11/11/no-more-facebook-for-me/comment-page-1/#comment-3575 Jason Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:02:40 +0000 http://www.j2fi.net/?p=1497#comment-3575 I'll admit that I am sort of interested in what some people are doing; whether it's laundry, drinking coffee, or dancing in their underwear to Bob Seger while the kids are at school. That said, I agree with you that using something like Facebook as a second Twitter doesn't sound like a good use of time or bandwidth. I’ll admit that I am sort of interested in what some people are doing; whether it’s laundry, drinking coffee, or dancing in their underwear to Bob Seger while the kids are at school. That said, I agree with you that using something like Facebook as a second Twitter doesn’t sound like a good use of time or bandwidth.

]]> By: 2nihon http://www.j2fi.net/2009/11/11/no-more-facebook-for-me/comment-page-1/#comment-3574 2nihon Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:39:39 +0000 http://www.j2fi.net/?p=1497#comment-3574 I'm still not sure quite what to do with Facebook. If it went away tomorrow, I'm not sure I would miss it much. I do have friends (and my wife) who are not on Twitter and whom I really do want to know if they're having coffee in the shop down the street. I only keep track of the status updates via Tweetdeck and rarely visit the site unless I have a specific need to. Basically it's my other Twitter account. I’m still not sure quite what to do with Facebook. If it went away tomorrow, I’m not sure I would miss it much. I do have friends (and my wife) who are not on Twitter and whom I really do want to know if they’re having coffee in the shop down the street. I only keep track of the status updates via Tweetdeck and rarely visit the site unless I have a specific need to. Basically it’s my other Twitter account.

]]> By: Jason http://www.j2fi.net/2009/11/11/no-more-facebook-for-me/comment-page-1/#comment-3562 Jason Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:39:04 +0000 http://www.j2fi.net/?p=1497#comment-3562 I, too, am at a loss to explain how people can check one thing 100x a day and something else once a week or less. Perhaps this is the problem with running everything in a browser. Rather than people having several applications running in the background and notifying them of updates, people need to remember to go to various sites to see what's going on. This might explain why visiting somebody's blog is a tedious chore that very few do without the help of Google :???: I, too, am at a loss to explain how people can check one thing 100x a day and something else once a week or less. Perhaps this is the problem with running everything in a browser. Rather than people having several applications running in the background and notifying them of updates, people need to remember to go to various sites to see what’s going on.

This might explain why visiting somebody’s blog is a tedious chore that very few do without the help of Google :???:

]]> By: Michael Flux http://www.j2fi.net/2009/11/11/no-more-facebook-for-me/comment-page-1/#comment-3561 Michael Flux Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:31:55 +0000 http://www.j2fi.net/?p=1497#comment-3561 I personally don't care for Facebook at all (just like any and all other social networks) from the whole 'connect with your friends' standpoint. I look at it more as a 'finding useful people and getting the word out about myself' tool - just like Twitter really. Plus when talking to some people, you can get a hold of them 100x faster via FB then via email sadly. Sigh... what's w/ people these days and checking their email once a week when they check FB 100x a day :( I personally don’t care for Facebook at all (just like any and all other social networks) from the whole ‘connect with your friends’ standpoint. I look at it more as a ‘finding useful people and getting the word out about myself’ tool – just like Twitter really. Plus when talking to some people, you can get a hold of them 100x faster via FB then via email sadly. Sigh… what’s w/ people these days and checking their email once a week when they check FB 100x a day :(

]]> By: Jason http://www.j2fi.net/2009/11/11/no-more-facebook-for-me/comment-page-1/#comment-3555 Jason Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:36:39 +0000 http://www.j2fi.net/?p=1497#comment-3555 The third paragraph is oddly written. That's what I get for writing while frustrated, it seems. That said, family rarely reaches out to discuss anything with me, and it's almost always me who makes the effort to keep in touch with them. Usually the only time I hear from anyone is if they want something. As a result, in the ten days of using the social website, Facebook didn't seem to be a place for me to keep in touch with people, but instead a place for me to passively observe people. Perhaps the perception will change in the future but, for the time being, I'll be content to use this blog, Twitter, IRC, Skype, email, and MSN Messenger. Six points of communication (not including traditional mail and the telephone) should be enough, no? :roll: The third paragraph is oddly written. That’s what I get for writing while frustrated, it seems. That said, family rarely reaches out to discuss anything with me, and it’s almost always me who makes the effort to keep in touch with them. Usually the only time I hear from anyone is if they want something.

As a result, in the ten days of using the social website, Facebook didn’t seem to be a place for me to keep in touch with people, but instead a place for me to passively observe people. Perhaps the perception will change in the future but, for the time being, I’ll be content to use this blog, Twitter, IRC, Skype, email, and MSN Messenger.

Six points of communication (not including traditional mail and the telephone) should be enough, no? :roll:

]]> By: Durf http://www.j2fi.net/2009/11/11/no-more-facebook-for-me/comment-page-1/#comment-3554 Durf Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:21:05 +0000 http://www.j2fi.net/?p=1497#comment-3554 I've found Facebook to be quite a handy tool for getting in touch with people from my past (high school here in Tokyo, all the way back to elementary school in Oregon) and have enjoyed it as such. I don't spend loads of time there, though, and there's certainly no requirement that you do so . . . Just turn off all the email alerts, block the apps when they crop up, and make use of it on your own schedule. (Your third para looks really odd to me, by the way: if your own family has to Google you to track you down, it sounds like you're on the run from them or something.) I’ve found Facebook to be quite a handy tool for getting in touch with people from my past (high school here in Tokyo, all the way back to elementary school in Oregon) and have enjoyed it as such. I don’t spend loads of time there, though, and there’s certainly no requirement that you do so . . . Just turn off all the email alerts, block the apps when they crop up, and make use of it on your own schedule.

(Your third para looks really odd to me, by the way: if your own family has to Google you to track you down, it sounds like you’re on the run from them or something.)

]]> By: Jason http://www.j2fi.net/2009/11/11/no-more-facebook-for-me/comment-page-1/#comment-3550 Jason Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:15:03 +0000 http://www.j2fi.net/?p=1497#comment-3550 I've heard that programs like that are going to be spanked into submission over the next few weeks, so hopefully people won't be duped out of their cash for too much longer. That said, the amount of spamming these apps do is just appalling. If I reject one person's invite for a game, I shouldn't get 10 others. It doesn't take a genius to write a quick little script to ensure someone's not being hammered with invites :???: Alas, it's all good. I'm not cool enough for Facebook, anyways :lol: I’ve heard that programs like that are going to be spanked into submission over the next few weeks, so hopefully people won’t be duped out of their cash for too much longer. That said, the amount of spamming these apps do is just appalling. If I reject one person’s invite for a game, I shouldn’t get 10 others. It doesn’t take a genius to write a quick little script to ensure someone’s not being hammered with invites :???:

Alas, it’s all good. I’m not cool enough for Facebook, anyways :lol:

]]> By: Richard http://www.j2fi.net/2009/11/11/no-more-facebook-for-me/comment-page-1/#comment-3549 Richard Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:13:45 +0000 http://www.j2fi.net/?p=1497#comment-3549 There is an insidious aspect to Facebook Mafia Wars. Players are offered game cash if they purchase services and products that are advertised while playing the games. But they often come with high recurring charges that are not openly stipulated. Kinda slimy behavior. Personally, while email is nice I often like to hear my relative's voices over Skype. But as you point out, active communication is a 2 way process. There is an insidious aspect to Facebook Mafia Wars. Players are offered game cash if they purchase services and products that are advertised while playing the games. But they often come with high recurring charges that are not openly stipulated. Kinda slimy behavior.

Personally, while email is nice I often like to hear my relative’s voices over Skype. But as you point out, active communication is a 2 way process.

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