Left FB? Raise hand
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- tOki0
I started using facebook in early 2007 and it's easy to forget how much it has matured since then. I remember feeling it was quite trivial with all the app spam etc but now it really can be used as a genuine tool of communication. Facebook chat has replaced msn etc, and even to a lesser extent email. In many ways I rely on it more than I do my phone and my facebook address book is far more comprehensive. But this really depends on the type of people you associate with, I'm 25 and most of my friends are my age or younger, so leaving facebook would essentially cut me out of the loop in many groups of friends. Most are very active, and it is a hub for birthday invitations etc. I use it a lot to stay in touch with friends particular ones overseas and it is also great for reconnecting with others from the past because phone numbers and email addresses change, but everyone uses their real name on facebook. I take a pragmatic approach to the whole privacy thing, if you don't want to be judged don't put it on the freaking internet. Only add friends who have common sense and courtesy etc..
Working in advertising and specifically digital, I know that the reason facebook is free is because of all the things they know about us, but I guess I don't really care because at the end of the day you can target an ad at me and I'll click on it just to waste your spend.
lol.