Anyone not on Facebook?
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- jayoh0
I find it very ironic how all you designers, web and tech guys talk about FB like it's ridiculous. It clearly has some value to a huge number of (regular) people in the world (not that you're "irregular" though, but most on here are very web-centric shall we say).
Since many of us work with or on the web, personal feelings aside, it's foolish (or certainly conceited) to disconnect from such a huge technological movement.I resisted (and disliked it) until I got on it in 2008, met 2 half-sisters of mine there for the first time. It's also great to keep in touch with people in different countries (I'm from Ireland and live in Florida) - without it I surely would have lost touch with a LOT of old friends. It's not like you're gonna call acquaintances every few months or write them personalized emails with vacation pics...
It's all in what you use it to do - if you're on there gossiping, well that's OK cos you'd probably just be watching Jersey Shore anyway. If you play Farmville, you'd probably waste that time playing another game too.
Make it work for you, your interests, network of friends and contacts instead of feeling like you have to spend an hour on there daily or some other crap you hate.