Ok, I'm forty-eight, but not stupid. I am pretty savy with computers, but this whole facebook and twitter thing just does not make sense to me! Why would I want to have a conversation with a friend and have everyone see it on a "wall?" Ok, maybe a new form of phone conferencing perhaps, but I just do not get it!!
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11-16-2009, 04:18 AM #1
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Can Someone Explain Facebook/Twitter?
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11-16-2009, 04:21 AM #2
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The "It's All About ME" crowd has found a larger megaphone for broadcasting their banalities.
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11-16-2009, 04:22 AM #3
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Originally Posted by 7rider
Seriously - I do use it to check in with people I might not otherwise keep up with as well as I would like. But, I very rarely have wall conversations with anyone (and if someone starts one, I'll take it to private message).
CAMost days in life don't stand out, But life's about those days that will...
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11-16-2009, 04:34 AM #4
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I use it for business purposes mainly. As a freelancer i don't see my clients often so it's a great way to interact and stay in the picture.
On twitter I only post business stuff that might have interest to other colleagues.
But i don't do farmville and other stuff...My cycling hero: http://www.cyclinghalloffame.com/rid...asp?rider_id=1
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11-16-2009, 04:37 AM #5
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Ok, then I had the right impression...it's an egocentric crowd that is using it. That's what I thought. What is this generation coming to...
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11-16-2009, 04:47 AM #6
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Originally Posted by itself
that's a little too dark. It's a great way to find people you haven't seen in a long time. I have re-established some old high school friendships thanks to facebook. I don't see the egocentricity in that.My cycling hero: http://www.cyclinghalloffame.com/rid...asp?rider_id=1
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11-16-2009, 05:53 AM #7
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That's kind of an unfair and ignorant assessment. Originally Posted by itself
Most of my friends are over 40, many over 50. My father was 71 when HE invited me to Facebook, in 2007. My generation is making very very good use of Facebook.
I find it an extremely useful tool for keeping up with my friends and family who are far away. I wouldn't know near as much about my grandchildren if not for Facebook. I wouldn't see the most recent pictures instantaneously if not for Facebook.
I recently found a good friend whom I'd lost touch with since we both moved away. It was awesome and lovely. I had searched for her on Google for a long long time, and it wasn't until Facebook that we actually connected. I'm thrilled and so is she!
I dare you to get on Facebook, and just connect with the people you know who are already there, and just sit back and watch. You'll change your mind.
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11-18-2009, 08:58 AM #8
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And... it's not egocentric to do exactly the same thing on this board? (which, unlike FB, **is** open to the whole world, except perhaps part of China Originally Posted by itself
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Last edited by Geonz; 11-18-2009 at 09:45 AM.
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11-16-2009, 04:41 AM #9
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For me, it's a way to keep in touch with far flung family. After a couple of deaths in our family this year, Facebook has allowed me to keep in closer contact with cousins, aunts and uncles - all of whom live a significant distance from me.
I'm also a pretty social person. And at some level, I guess it intrigues me to see what my "friends" and family are up to...
And I wouldn't say it's sole an "egocentric" crowd. Like I said - this has let me rebuild relationships I would not have any other way...
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11-16-2009, 04:52 AM #10
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Well, posting on your wall is not equivalent to having a private conversation with a single friend, it's equivalent to chatting in a large group where anyone can join in. I rarely have "conversations" on my wall, but for example: a colleague of mine is now in Vietnam on business. She's never been there before. She has a few snapshots and random observations of interesting things she's seen or done, but instead of sending them all collected as a letter to one specific person or more, she just posts them on her wall in case anyone feels like commenting. And we do, and I think it's fun to see my other co-workers comments. It's just an informal group conversation. Actually it's pretty much like posting here.
But people only tend to post on their walls if they actually get feedback. Posting "it's snowing out!" is only fun if you have friends who are yearning for ski season themselves, and will join in in praising the snow, or conversely you know you have friends who loathe the snow and will tell you so. If you always post to express your opinion without expecting or assuming you'll ever get a response that seems self-centered to me. But that isn't really the norm.Winter riding is much less about badassery and much more about bundle-uppery. - malkin
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