Did you find Facebook.com to be worthwhile?

[swilphil]

I've been using Facebook instead of DIS for a while now. The great part is reconnecting with old friends.

The bad part is it is a huge time-sucking vortex, as one of my FB friends says.

 

[I Love Donald]

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[ckay87]

Also a Facebook addict. Great way to leave notes for my close friends so that they can answer at their convenience.

And sure, real friends should already have you phone number, etc. But life seems to happen this way: you get out of school and are so wrapped up in starting a career, finding a spouse, kids, etc., that it is so easy to lose touch with people. I had some wonderful friends in college who I lost touch with and recently found through Facebook. One of them, she was my BEST friend for a while, I literally jumped for joy when I found her!

I also ignore the snowballs, flair, etc. Do the senders find out if you ignore? I don't want to offend anyone, I just don't get it (or care to).

 

[N&B'smom]

Yes! I've connected with quite a few people and I haven't been on it very long. It's a great way to keep in touch and see what's going on in everyone's lives.

There's even a Dis Facebook page!

Shelby

 

[ntsammy5]

Short answer, no.

Long answer, no.

 

[angelmav]

I didnt know what it was until a friend of mine joined. Now i have found alot of old friends, only problem is, the search doesnt always work the way you think, because if an old friend has identified themselves through work or college instead of H.S. it wont always find them. In fact, I have had friends find me that I couldnt find when I searched for them on the site.

 

[ntsammy5]

My problem is I graduated from HS 45 years ago and I don't remember anyone from then!

 

[zurgswife]

I signed up today but after reviewing the grad years of my high school, and the undergrad degree in university, I only found 3 or so people I know. Admittedly, I am using my married name so no one will contact me. But did you find you renewed old acquaintances?

It's taken a few months to connect with my high school friends but slowly but surely it's happening. I enjoy facebook to connect with online friends that no longer hang at the same message boards any more...

 

[amyy]

I spend too much time here to find facebook worthwhile. I do have an account and its interesting hearing what people are up to. I may have spent 1 hour on it in 11 months.

 

[U2_rocks!]

I enjoy Facebook - it's reconnected me to old high shool and college friends that I wouldn't otherwise have kept in touch with. There were girls in high school that were the "cool girls" that I was so intimidated by, and now on Facebook they are just nice and normal. When they come home to visit, I feel like I can talk to them in person so easily now that we are connected on Facebook. I also have FB friends that live near me and that I see all the time, but for some reason I learn more about what they are up to from FB than I get around to doing in real life! Funny how that works!

 

[tofubeast]

I used to be on My Space, but got tired of it. Finally joined FB about a year ago, and it has been a blast reconnecting with old pals. It is a great tool to kill boredom too! Fun way to share pictures, thoughts, interesting articles, videos etc.

 

[Silly Little Pixie]

Question for all you FB users... I just joined 2 days ago and already have been "found" by lots of old friends! But when they ask me a question on my Wall, like "do you still talk to Joe?", I am not sure if I should reply on their Wall or mine. I would think on theirs, but I am not sure of the FB etiquette. Thanks!

 

[bicker]

I would reply either with a comment to their remark (which therefore would be on your wall), or via Wall-to-Wall. I had one person write on his own wall in response to a question I asked, and several days later, and it wasn't easy to figure out what he was responding to!

 

[Cinders Mum]

definately worth it.

As well as keeping in touch with my regular friends and colleagues, it helped me make contact with my best friend who I managed to lose contact with, found her brother and he gave me her phone number at xmas and we have got back in touch again, and I love it.

 

[MushyMushy]

I really love it. You can be as social as you want to be with it -- playing all the games/aps, writing on walls, chatting, updating your status, etc. Or you can just occasionally update something and watch all your friends' updates.

I've reconnected with quite a few friends who have moved all over the place. I haven't put my maiden name on there, but I guess I could. I mostly let people find me by my picture and friends of friends. If they did a search for my high school or hometown, they'd come across me very easily -- other than the weight I've gained, I still look the same.

 

[Becky2005]

IANYWAY - am I missing something with FB? cause all I've seen is some tiny pics of my SIL's friends & not a darn thing about them.

FB let's you set it up so that the only people who can read things about you are your friends. That way you don't have lurkers just reading all about you & your family. That's probably why you aren't seeing anything. They probably have it set-up so that only their friends can see their profiles and stuff.

I know that's how mine is set-up. You would be able to see my profile picture and basic stuff like where I went to school I think but not the any of my updates, etc... unless I accept you as a friend.

 

[daisax]

I guess I'm antisocial, but I don't see the appeal of reconnecting with people I didn't care to stay connected to in the first place.

 

[suzimar57]

i'm with you on that one, daisax - didn't like them 30+ years ago, not much chance of me liking them now....

 

[ckay87]

I guess I'm antisocial, but I don't see the appeal of reconnecting with people I didn't care to stay connected to in the first place.

i'm with you on that one, daisax - didn't like them 30+ years ago, not much chance of me liking them now....

Well if you don't care to be connected with someone, then don't. There are no forced friendships on Facebook as far as I can see. I have added actual friends from high school or college as well as recent friends and relatives who are otherwise difficult to keep in touch with.

Now, I can see all the old high school (w)itches and jerks out there on FB who I never did like and never will. I'm not adding them! The people I add are people I DO want to communicate with. The idea is that it IS difficult to stay in touch with people who you WANT to stay in touch with. Facebook helps.

 

[daisax]

The people I add are people I DO want to communicate with. The idea is that it IS difficult to stay in touch with people who you WANT to stay in touch with. Facebook helps.

I guess that's where I don't get it, because if I felt they were worth staying in touch with, I would have. So getting in touch now would just be idle curiosity about how everybody "turned out" which doesn't seem like motive enough.

But I'm glad people who do feel that they want to reconnect can do it more easily and less stalker-ly than they once could.