Might have something to do with the content of your friend list.
Ninety percent of the activity on Facebook is people posting pictures of themselves, and ninety percent of that is women. So .... yes.
The amount of chatter there that people do is amazing. Some people use it to just rattle on. However, I’ve noticed one excellent benefit to men AND women - those who run businesses - it is a GREAT way to get and keep things going.
People who have small shops, stores, use it. I have a friend who has a coffeeshop with entertainment, it has been invaluable. I know who is playing every weekend, and what the specials are, and they post pictures of a crowd I know.
It’s also been great for a small co-op I use for teaching kids. It was about to die until a new group stepped up facile with FB. My pastor uses it for talking about his sermons. So there are many applications other than gossip.
It seems to me the fx of FB is defined by your friends - if you friend a bunch of gabby women, you will get a lot of gab. I kill off gabby women...
Given that almost all of my Soldiers from my old Infantry Platoon, some of whom are now Special Forces and company First Sergeants, are on Facebook, no, it’s not for “effeminate men.”
Facebook - You have the right to remain silent. Everything you say can and will be used against you on a job interview.
My family posts news and photo albums on Facebook. It’s a good place for that purpose. It has also replaced an old Usenet newsgroup, allowing us to avoid trolls and racist rants.
Facebook has its uses.
What’s more annoying? Facebook, or people who whine about other people using Facebook?
I found an old girlfriend on Facebook and we’re getting together again. Also, I can post photos of me with the new girlfriend and my old girlfriends can see that. :)
My Facebook usage? Passing on economic lessons to a generation that has no clue. Using humor and pointing out the disparity of what the progressives say and what they do.
Since my Dad died, I’ve become very interested in genealogy. Facebook has allowed me to get to know family I otherwise would have never met and share my Dad’s old photos and family history. I’ve now attended two family reunions that I would not have were it not for Facebook.
Zuckerberg deserves every penny.
I used to not care for Facebook. However, I now have about 100 truly Catholic and Protestant “friends” on Facebook from all over the world. We share our faith and it is reassuring to see how faith keeps us all strong. I don’t use Facbook to talk about meaningless or trivial things and neither do most of my Facebook friends. We use it to evangelize and to educate and to learn. I think it is great, now.
Kind of like someone in the early part of the last century scoffing at that ol' radio or television stuff.
BTW, I’m not saying FB isn’t useful for many things, I use it for family and friends, just learn how to protect your data from being used by individuals or organizations who may not have good intentions.
For starters:
http://www.techerator.com/2011/01/how-to-prevent-facebook-and-google-from-tracking-you-online/
I love the car commercial where the “concerned” daughter is worrying that her parents are not “living” now that she has has moved away. The daughter jokes the parents have just a few “friends” on an implied FB-like program on their computer whereas she proudly has over 600 “friends” - and the daughter goes onto to claim that she is really living and her parents are not (even though they are are off really living life through owning one of the cars and being outdoors!). Classic.
I'm on fb all the time. It's great for personal and professional uses. I find it funny that most of the comments around here are from people who rarely, if ever, use the site. I call them the "Harrumph!" crowd.
Disagree. I am a lady, and have a lot of FB friends who are straight, strong, conservative men. They’re my friends either because they’re hunters, horsemen, ex-military, coreligionists, and/or we are working together toward conservative political ends. This is the MOST valuable resource for networking with fellow conservatives and coordinating our efforts! Though FB is run by liberals and tries to make things difficult for conservatives, it’s still a great tool to meet and organize.
BTW, I may use FB for some personal ends—that is, to announce life events, brag on my kids, or ask for opinions—but those posts are sent -only- to my close friends and my family. FB is now arranged so that you can allow posts only to be seen by certain groups of people. This keeps me from boring or annoying one group of friends with posts about subjects that are of interest only to another group. It’s efficient.
Took a while to catch on, dint’cha?
;^)
My wife and her daughters are deep into the Facebook thing. I have absolutely no interest, and have never put anything on it. Or Twitter for that matter. I don’t if it’s just another way for women in general or men of a certain sexual predilection to gossip (donning my flame-retardant suit) or not.
Their are many football players with Facebook accounts. I can assure you that 99% (or more) are not effeminate!