tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837298353619193887.post3917913280327876271..comments2023-11-24T09:51:17.914-08:00Comments on One Fabulous Mom: Is Facebook The Devil?The Mrs.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05665800276194590859noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837298353619193887.post-48514391864717148592010-03-08T14:51:04.726-08:002010-03-08T14:51:04.726-08:00Facebook is good for locating people you might hav...Facebook is good for locating people you might have lost touch with, and can't seem to find through other means. Although, I do think it can be a tad trivial at times and sometimes it feels like people have hundreds of friends listed who they barely know. I agree it does take away from real conversations and updates.(texting can be even worse because so many people send texts in place of real conversation) Sometimes I miss the days before cell phones and computers.AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17670098152058194151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837298353619193887.post-2302346453556980032010-03-06T16:38:02.762-08:002010-03-06T16:38:02.762-08:00I'm more or less "over" FB. Oh, it ...I'm more or less "over" FB. Oh, it was entertaining at first, interesting even to find old friends from back in the day. I've quickly; however, remembered why I didn't keep up those old friendships. NOTHING in common. I'll probably keep my page open just so I can stalk my kids and their friends.Belle (from Life of a...)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17948665147630448055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837298353619193887.post-76098945552965312412010-03-05T18:17:44.176-08:002010-03-05T18:17:44.176-08:00it's crazy--i would like to ditch it too. Too...it's crazy--i would like to ditch it too. Too much bragging, too much drama, too much idiocy. But now I am enmeshed. I have some friends who only use facebook to communicate on the message boards and don't do email. it's all so confusing. i'd like to go back to the days of calling on a rotary phone and/or stopping by with a calling card.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837298353619193887.post-12221814874699238302010-03-05T18:17:44.177-08:002010-03-05T18:17:44.177-08:00it's crazy--i would like to ditch it too. Too...it's crazy--i would like to ditch it too. Too much bragging, too much drama, too much idiocy. But now I am enmeshed. I have some friends who only use facebook to communicate on the message boards and don't do email. it's all so confusing. i'd like to go back to the days of calling on a rotary phone and/or stopping by with a calling card.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837298353619193887.post-882488287028973282010-03-03T11:40:32.475-08:002010-03-03T11:40:32.475-08:00YES!
Facebook is the place where people love to b...YES!<br /><br />Facebook is the place where people love to be passive/aggressive. There are so many people I want to delete, but they will freak out.<br /><br />Why can't people be sane lately?Julie {Angry Julie Monday}https://www.blogger.com/profile/10482539881072896606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837298353619193887.post-18765717051164283192010-03-02T20:08:52.174-08:002010-03-02T20:08:52.174-08:00Wow... I have kind of turned down FB as I now blog...Wow... I have kind of turned down FB as I now blog more. Once my oldest (11) gets one in the next year or so, maybe I'll get on it more. But there'll probably be something new by then.bevyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18134225589131842747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837298353619193887.post-43344860602788843242010-03-02T12:41:41.222-08:002010-03-02T12:41:41.222-08:00I pulled my laptop off of the coffee table and the...I pulled my laptop off of the coffee table and the screen is internally smashed - so - I've been without for almost two week (use my sister's when I visit) and it is amazing the amount of time I have! Facebook gets me a little crazy - especially when they seem to change the format all the time!Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00990762101774224558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837298353619193887.post-41973270171302737112010-03-02T05:26:29.198-08:002010-03-02T05:26:29.198-08:00I enjoy facebook. I use the highest privacy sett...I enjoy facebook. I use the highest privacy settings. I don't accept anyone as a friend unless I truly want to be friends in the real world. I don't post pictures that I don't want the world to see. I typically don't post pictures of anyone but my own family without permission. I don't list my dob, address, contact etc. People who know me have that info. I do have fun keeping up on what's going on with family and friends. I have a cousin who's in the Marines and he's in Afghanistan. It's wonderful that he can keep in touch with all of us. For me, it's a wonderful and fun tool, but I don't let the riff raff in. I think that's the key. Would I friend my co-workers on fb? Nah.Poolside with the Girlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16898747616571945274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837298353619193887.post-76212943351237853722010-03-01T21:03:10.925-08:002010-03-01T21:03:10.925-08:00I'm glad you aren't private anymore :) I ...I'm glad you aren't private anymore :) I do facebook light - posting bascially photos of the baby and generally only comment on other people's photo albums. It's a nice way to see pictures, but my privacy rating is really high, and I only post really innocuous and infrequent status updates.icing on the cakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15893802785797179297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837298353619193887.post-81284408580738784242010-03-01T18:32:52.694-08:002010-03-01T18:32:52.694-08:00I can't remember if I asked you to add me or n...I can't remember if I asked you to add me or not??? Ugh. Please do if you haven't already gone private! :)<br /><br />By the way, I agree. Facebook is really creating a false sense of friendship!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199193087190410865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837298353619193887.post-56024570507579647082010-03-01T17:45:21.219-08:002010-03-01T17:45:21.219-08:00oh I did NOT use 'your' instead of 'yo...oh I did NOT use 'your' instead of 'you're' - must have not been properly caffeinated!Bridgethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07951152615841618741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837298353619193887.post-13563168347200017002010-03-01T15:14:09.072-08:002010-03-01T15:14:09.072-08:00I don't do facebook for all the reasons you me...I don't do facebook for all the reasons you mentioned. The people I want to know my business have my number and I keep in touch that way. FB just kind of creeps me out.Solar Poweredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545526683637163374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837298353619193887.post-18603329583041423292010-03-01T14:41:33.142-08:002010-03-01T14:41:33.142-08:00I'm torn. I love the fact that you can reconne...I'm torn. I love the fact that you can reconnect with people, however find it creepy at the same time that there are FB stalkers out there. Now, I will admit, I am 100% a FB snob and have many security features activated.Pink Flamingohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15002646045559206950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837298353619193887.post-15125307612213471002010-03-01T14:19:28.359-08:002010-03-01T14:19:28.359-08:00Yeah, the cyber world can be scary. I hear ya! I j...Yeah, the cyber world can be scary. I hear ya! I just left you a vm-see we're connected cause of it?!?<br />xoox<br />SCBeth Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14831271413506252133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837298353619193887.post-18946318716813806422010-03-01T13:32:35.025-08:002010-03-01T13:32:35.025-08:00I am on facebook but don't log on much and I d...I am on facebook but don't log on much and I don't know that I have ever updated my status. I have 'reconnected' with some friends from high school - but once I know what they're up to, they're okay, etc I don't really need to 'chat' w/ them or anything. Since they all live across the country & we've gone 20+ yrs without contact I doubt we'll be vacationing together or anything.<br /><br />I think it can be the devil. You have to be careful for sure. Just like any other thing it's for some people and not for others. For the most part I don't think it's really communicating but lots of people think it is. I know what you mean, once people see your photos they thing they're all caught up w/ you. And that's hardly the case. <br /><br />Maybe you just need to take a break before you shut it down totally. Like a Facebook detox!Debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03179975836835123468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837298353619193887.post-7756134902103262452010-03-01T13:29:12.762-08:002010-03-01T13:29:12.762-08:00i hate facebook, i was not on it until recently an...i hate facebook, i was not on it until recently and i only went on b/c of a nonprofit that i work with has a face and we need to promote things. however I have NO desire to put photos up, i believe that there is no reason anyone should see my photos on line. i really think it is a waste of time, these people playing farmville ?? wtf it just seems crazy and wastful, when i went on there were a few folks who friended me and i was like i dno't even know you why would i friend YOU ??? if someone wants to talk to me, please just email or call me.justmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05081885076553861768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837298353619193887.post-5012823139382636552010-03-01T12:24:47.630-08:002010-03-01T12:24:47.630-08:00I'm in the middle. I love being able to recon...I'm in the middle. I love being able to reconnect with people I haven't talked to or seen in a long time, but I also find it weird that people know what I'm up to without actually talking to me. For example, I'll walk into work and one of my coworkers, also a FB friend, will ask me a question and sometimes I'm like, "Wait...how did you know about that???" Because I forgot I put it on FB.<br /><br />My husbamd thought it was so weird that our dentists wife friended me, and I have a friend request for an ex-BF sitting that I'm ignoring because I have denied him already and he keeps sending them again.<br /><br />It also freaks me out a little how people don't use the privacy controls.Kayrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15397302130308197831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837298353619193887.post-67774549800917369142010-03-01T11:00:10.425-08:002010-03-01T11:00:10.425-08:00I actually love facebook but understand how things...I actually love facebook but understand how things can go south really quickly. I am only friends with people I TRULY know and have made my account non-viewable to anyone except my friends. I have heard HORROR stories about kids and FB. Our 14yo daughter wanted to get on facebook and so we set up an account for her. My husband entered his email on the account so he gets all of the alerts. And, I am SHOCKED at how many dads of our 14yo's friends want to be her friend. Wrong. Just wrong. I am glad your blog is public again because I missed your short time window for notifying you when you went private and I was so sad..Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17786838392389718536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837298353619193887.post-13969509044700017402010-03-01T09:39:20.745-08:002010-03-01T09:39:20.745-08:00I enjoyed facebook at first but am off of it now. ...I enjoyed facebook at first but am off of it now. I must say I have a lot more free time in my day not reading my friends' political views/gripes and what everyone is making for dinner. I heard on the news that some insurance companies are raising rates if you are on fb...I guess too many people write about being on vacation and the like. Glad everything is ok- was worried about your private post.bloggerprotectionprogramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16912241434583025307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837298353619193887.post-88959127932325375622010-03-01T08:51:08.406-08:002010-03-01T08:51:08.406-08:00I go back and forth about FB. My privacy settings...I go back and forth about FB. My privacy settings are pretty high - but there are people who are my "friends' who I haven't talked to in years and don't have anything in common with anymore! I hate to "unfriend" anyone - that just seems horrible, but it does make me think twice before posting anything. I think I will eventually delete my account, but right now there are a handful of friends I always contact through FB...Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09707629179642444026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837298353619193887.post-62632347295911525332010-03-01T07:57:12.064-08:002010-03-01T07:57:12.064-08:00I find Facebook fun to connect with friends that a...I find Facebook fun to connect with friends that are spread across the country but don't like it for the day to day. I haven't posted much on it because I am at a loss of what to say..."went to the grocery store and making dinner"!<br /><br />My mother reads Facebook and updates me on what my friends who are now her friends update. Drives me crazy. I think she is now feeling hurt because she learned of her great niece's engagement via FB before receiving a call from the bride to be's mother. TOUCHY!The 5 Bickieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02639553561832948962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837298353619193887.post-26678480775729373072010-03-01T07:46:17.241-08:002010-03-01T07:46:17.241-08:00I'm torn on the whole facebook thing. I love ...I'm torn on the whole facebook thing. I love that I am back in touch with really old friends (that in all likdlihood I wouldn't be talking to on the phone anyway) but I do kind of wish I had been a touch more discerning in the beginning with "who" I was friends with. I like to put up pics, and have fun with the status updates (where I usually attempt to be funny anyway) but I am not sure someone I worked with 15 years ago needs to be privi to such details ;) <br /><br />As strange as it sounds - facebook has actually brought me a lot closer with some mom friends from school who I had never really gone out with socially before, we now have all thanks to facebook! <br /><br />There are definitely pros and cons to me. A few tips for you though...<br />1. turn off chat, no good ever comes from that :)<br /><br />2. edit your photos for friends only, no friends of friends etc - it will take a little time but well worth it! <br /><br />3. If someone your not feeling requests your fb friendship - don't accept, don't ignore... leave in limboBridgethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07951152615841618741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837298353619193887.post-34374127027508910752010-03-01T07:43:54.470-08:002010-03-01T07:43:54.470-08:00I'm enjoying Twitter better than FB lately and...I'm enjoying Twitter better than FB lately and I don't even know most of the people I'm tweeting with. Does that mean I enjoy people I don't know more than the people I do know? Hmmm...that's something to ponder.PaperCourthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03150541717030786675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837298353619193887.post-53986783630421943242010-03-01T07:09:37.155-08:002010-03-01T07:09:37.155-08:00I do use FB but don't update my status very of...I do use FB but don't update my status very often. My problem is that I'm very careful about the pictures that I put out there but I can't control what others put up.<br /><br />For example, my wedding pics that my sister and friends took were on FB before I could even say anything. My sis is friends with tons of people including my high school boyfriend. I don't want him to see wedding pics (he was a very innocent minor boyfriend, but still) but I feel like a jerk asking my sis and friends to take my pics down. I like my privacy but not everyone has the same feelings that I do.<br /><br />It is unreal what some people put on FB. I have a friend who puts her whole life on there and it is sad. In real life I know that her life is not that great but on FB she is a superstar and everyone loves to comment on her status updates (which happen 3 or 4 times a day). Is facebook the devil? Sometimes, yes.Always Organizinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06057541955302935728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837298353619193887.post-74249644294720934022010-03-01T07:07:16.459-08:002010-03-01T07:07:16.459-08:00I purposely stay away from FB because of those rea...I purposely stay away from FB because of those reasons. Hope you don't go private.Preppy Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13376529270725759004noreply@blogger.com