Comments on: The sad age of Facebook http://www.simpleandloveable.com/the-sad-age-of-facebook How to make Simple and Loveable businesses Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:19:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Jack Yan http://www.simpleandloveable.com/the-sad-age-of-facebook/comment-page-1#comment-6574 Jack Yan Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:08:37 +0000 http://www.simpleandloveable.com/the-sad-age-of-facebook#comment-6574 I agree with this and what you said at the Vista luncheon. For me, Facebook is just a repository of my Twitter tweets, which in turn are merely my blogs’ headlines broadcast to my Twitter account via Twitterfeed. I don’t need to go in, yet people think I am active there because they see the updates. Using technology I can just look like I am everywhere. The up side is doing the odd school reunion, but to live one’s life on Facebook—as TV3 recently showed in a segment—is essentially taking pleasure in a surface friendship without the substance. Never mind that I crossed the 1,000-friend mark today, that’s another matter. I agree with this and what you said at the Vista luncheon. For me, Facebook is just a repository of my Twitter tweets, which in turn are merely my blogs’ headlines broadcast to my Twitter account via Twitterfeed. I don’t need to go in, yet people think I am active there because they see the updates. Using technology I can just look like I am everywhere. The up side is doing the odd school reunion, but to live one’s life on Facebook—as TV3 recently showed in a segment—is essentially taking pleasure in a surface friendship without the substance.

Never mind that I crossed the 1,000-friend mark today, that’s another matter.

]]> By: Emma http://www.simpleandloveable.com/the-sad-age-of-facebook/comment-page-1#comment-6572 Emma Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:02:57 +0000 http://www.simpleandloveable.com/the-sad-age-of-facebook#comment-6572 I do actually know almost all of my friends on facebook - most are old buddies from primary/intermediate/high school and ex/current colleagues. For me it is very much a social tool, if I want to create a list of contacts that I don't want seeing me dressed up for halloween and making a dick out of myself, I'll add them on LinkedIn. The ones that I haven't met in person are mostly online friends that are a part of my gaming guild (with the exeption of Helen Clark). I see/chat to them at least weekly, and have done for the past 2-3 years. For these friends in particular it adds a touch of reality to the relationship - being able to see what they are getting up to outside of shooting/slashing/poking/casting arrows/swords/daggers/spells at their virtual enemies. It gives me that little bit of extra assurance that they are who they say they are, and being able to check out each others drunken party pictures from opposite sides of the world and then laugh about it together online is great. ;) I do actually know almost all of my friends on facebook – most are old buddies from primary/intermediate/high school and ex/current colleagues. For me it is very much a social tool, if I want to create a list of contacts that I don’t want seeing me dressed up for halloween and making a dick out of myself, I’ll add them on LinkedIn.

The ones that I haven’t met in person are mostly online friends that are a part of my gaming guild (with the exeption of Helen Clark). I see/chat to them at least weekly, and have done for the past 2-3 years. For these friends in particular it adds a touch of reality to the relationship – being able to see what they are getting up to outside of shooting/slashing/poking/casting arrows/swords/daggers/spells at their virtual enemies. It gives me that little bit of extra assurance that they are who they say they are, and being able to check out each others drunken party pictures from opposite sides of the world and then laugh about it together online is great. ;)

]]> By: Nat http://www.simpleandloveable.com/the-sad-age-of-facebook/comment-page-1#comment-6571 Nat Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:29:33 +0000 http://www.simpleandloveable.com/the-sad-age-of-facebook#comment-6571 Hi David, Yeah I reckon you're on the right track there... It's been cool catching up with people who I would otherwise fall out of contact with. Hi David,

Yeah I reckon you’re on the right track there… It’s been cool catching up with people who I would otherwise fall out of contact with.

]]> By: David Preece http://www.simpleandloveable.com/the-sad-age-of-facebook/comment-page-1#comment-6570 David Preece Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:30:37 +0000 http://www.simpleandloveable.com/the-sad-age-of-facebook#comment-6570 I, also, am tragically late to the social networking party and have recently been trying to get my head around facebook and what it is actually for. But I think it's a good thing. I'm trying to be better with staying in contact with the fringes of my social life: old friends from school; people now living in the USA etc - and the successful users seem to be using it as a less formal blog; something akin to twitter; and a replacement for the bi-monthly carpet bombing of digital pictures to half your address book. I have no real need to collect friends to win some kind of ego war, but do have a reasonable number of people that I'd just like to know how they're doing ... y'know. As for privacy concerns, well, Facebook is a privately held company - if you don't want something about you to possibly become public at some point, you'd better not tell them. I, also, am tragically late to the social networking party and have recently been trying to get my head around facebook and what it is actually for. But I think it’s a good thing. I’m trying to be better with staying in contact with the fringes of my social life: old friends from school; people now living in the USA etc – and the successful users seem to be using it as a less formal blog; something akin to twitter; and a replacement for the bi-monthly carpet bombing of digital pictures to half your address book.

I have no real need to collect friends to win some kind of ego war, but do have a reasonable number of people that I’d just like to know how they’re doing … y’know. As for privacy concerns, well, Facebook is a privately held company – if you don’t want something about you to possibly become public at some point, you’d better not tell them.

]]> By: Bruce Hoult http://www.simpleandloveable.com/the-sad-age-of-facebook/comment-page-1#comment-6569 Bruce Hoult Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:37:35 +0000 http://www.simpleandloveable.com/the-sad-age-of-facebook#comment-6569 12 short? Ha. I'm 120 short. But then I use it for people I actually know, not a contacts list. 12 short? Ha. I’m 120 short.

But then I use it for people I actually know, not a contacts list.

]]> By: Emma http://www.simpleandloveable.com/the-sad-age-of-facebook/comment-page-1#comment-6567 Emma Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:47:54 +0000 http://www.simpleandloveable.com/the-sad-age-of-facebook#comment-6567 Dammit! I'm 12 friends short of being hired by Nat. Oh wait...... :P Dammit! I’m 12 friends short of being hired by Nat. Oh wait…… :P

]]> By: Nat http://www.simpleandloveable.com/the-sad-age-of-facebook/comment-page-1#comment-6566 Nat Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:47:35 +0000 http://www.simpleandloveable.com/the-sad-age-of-facebook#comment-6566 What is it illegal to hire based on looks? If we ever employ a male, that will be the top requirement on our list. Off to read NZ employment law ;) What is it illegal to hire based on looks? If we ever employ a male, that will be the top requirement on our list.

Off to read NZ employment law ;)

]]> By: Jim http://www.simpleandloveable.com/the-sad-age-of-facebook/comment-page-1#comment-6565 Jim Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:38:32 +0000 http://www.simpleandloveable.com/the-sad-age-of-facebook#comment-6565 I, on the other hand, being a member of the boring old fart network, wouldn't want someone who was so obviously spending so much time on Facebook. Unless they're hot. (Kidding! Twice!) I, on the other hand, being a member of the boring old fart network, wouldn’t want someone who was so obviously spending so much time on Facebook. Unless they’re hot. (Kidding! Twice!)

]]> By: Nat http://www.simpleandloveable.com/the-sad-age-of-facebook/comment-page-1#comment-6562 Nat Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:59:09 +0000 http://www.simpleandloveable.com/the-sad-age-of-facebook#comment-6562 I think it already does... I've heard a few people who are about to create profiles on these apps targeted at prospective employers. And of course... i wouldn't hire anyone with less than 200 friends, I don't want losers working with me ;) I think it already does… I’ve heard a few people who are about to create profiles on these apps targeted at prospective employers.

And of course… i wouldn’t hire anyone with less than 200 friends, I don’t want losers working with me ;)

]]> By: ray http://www.simpleandloveable.com/the-sad-age-of-facebook/comment-page-1#comment-6561 ray Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:21:43 +0000 http://www.simpleandloveable.com/the-sad-age-of-facebook#comment-6561 Nice, and dont forget how interesting it gets once staff party phots get posted and tagged. I wonder if this is going to change the way compaines evaluate people for jobs ? Nice, and dont forget how interesting it gets once staff party phots get posted and tagged. I wonder if this is going to change the way compaines evaluate people for jobs ?

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