I like it, for the most part. I’ve connected with a bunch of old high school friends, and I finally am up to date on the next reunion.
A lot of the posts are inane ..but then, some people are just having fun with it.
To a mom who is stuck/isolated homeschooling, etc., it’s a wonderful social connection. Have also used it to keep up w/ many military friends all over the globe.
I think it’s a rather cool invention, but as with any other invention, has the risk of being used improperly and to extremes.
One little 20 something I know has 1700 “friends” on her page ... I just have to laugh.
To a conservative, Texas stay at home mom living in California, it’s a connection to old conservative friends.
Also, my kids’ school posts lots of event invitations on facebook. Their all in theater at their school, and the theater facebook page will post videos from the plays they are in.
I hide all the farmville, etc type posts. I also have started hiding posts from people that I don’t want to read their updates from.
Two of my relatives who are particularly vulnerable because of their circumstancess in life, I did warn, and my warning was heeded to a degree. Concerned posting photos of your children in the public area and other vulnerabilities that may not exist for some.
I understand why it's fun for you, who am I to say? I think I got a lot of that out of my system in my early days on the web and quickly found out if I got any more deeply involved in it, I'd be doing little else. I wasn't that afraid for myself.
It's tempting to go back for one friend who posts almost exclusively there now, but no, he'll get along just fine without me. He's a wonderful photographer, can't live without his camera around his neck, very versatile, but too many nudes are taking up his time LOL. I looked at a couple, saw some artistic merit in some of them, but had enough of it. His other work I just drool over and if I don't have to sign up again on FB to get his new book, I might get it, no it's for kindle, don't want that, monitor is hard enough on my eyes as it is,
It is unique and one of the best ways to find and stay in touch with people; that I will concede. Have fun, sounds like homeschooling, you need some social networking.
Two of my relatives who are particularly vulnerable because of their circumstancess in life, I did warn, and my warning was heeded to a degree. Concerned posting photos of your children in the public area and other vulnerabilities that may not exist for some.
I understand why it's fun for you, who am I to say? I think I got a lot of that out of my system in my early days on the web and quickly found out if I got any more deeply involved in it, I'd be doing little else. I wasn't that afraid for myself.
It's tempting to go back for one friend who posts almost exclusively there now, but no, he'll get along just fine without me. He's a wonderful photographer, can't live without his camera around his neck, very versatile, but too many nudes are taking up his time LOL. I looked at a couple, saw some artistic merit in some of them, but had enough of it. His other work I just drool over and if I don't have to sign up again on FB to get his new book, I might get it, no it's for kindle, don't want that, monitor is hard enough on my eyes as it is,
It is unique and one of the best ways to find and stay in touch with people; that I will concede. Have fun, sounds like homeschooling, you need some social networking.