Comments on: Facebook: consider yourself de-friended http://chronikler.com Byte-sized muse and views Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: KhaledDiab http://chronikler.com/science/facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-166 KhaledDiab Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:01:26 +0000 http://chronikler.com/?page_id=1257#comment-166 I'm on Facebook and, in its defence, I have to say that it's a great tool for keeping in touch with old friends, especially those living in other countries. But I have to admit that I don't see the point of Twitter - and not just because I'm quite wordy - it invites people to share silly mundanities with the world and it raises serious privacy issues. But Henrik is right: serious Twitterers can reach a wider audience with their interesting ideas. I’m on Facebook and, in its defence, I have to say that it’s a great tool for keeping in touch with old friends, especially those living in other countries.

But I have to admit that I don’t see the point of Twitter – and not just because I’m quite wordy – it invites people to share silly mundanities with the world and it raises serious privacy issues. But Henrik is right: serious Twitterers can reach a wider audience with their interesting ideas.

]]> By: Chris (the Chronikler) http://chronikler.com/science/facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-162 Chris (the Chronikler) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:54:07 +0000 http://chronikler.com/?page_id=1257#comment-162 Good move. Face down the Facebook pressure. Good move. Face down the Facebook pressure.

]]> By: Robert Adler http://chronikler.com/science/facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-161 Robert Adler Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:50:08 +0000 http://chronikler.com/?page_id=1257#comment-161 I've avoided Facebook, but my wife signed up in response to a friend's invitation. She's since been besieged by invitations to befriend people she hardly knows, and re-friend people she once knew but lost touch with for good reason. She's come to hate Facebook. Based on her experience and your commentary, I think I'll just let the Facebook phenomenon pass me by. REA I’ve avoided Facebook, but my wife signed up in response to a friend’s invitation. She’s since been besieged by invitations to befriend people she hardly knows, and re-friend people she once knew but lost touch with for good reason. She’s come to hate Facebook. Based on her experience and your commentary, I think I’ll just let the Facebook phenomenon pass me by. REA

]]> By: Chris (the Chronikler) http://chronikler.com/science/facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-160 Chris (the Chronikler) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:55:07 +0000 http://chronikler.com/?page_id=1257#comment-160 absolutely - have a great Xmas mitelman absolutely – have a great Xmas mitelman

]]> By: Henrik M http://chronikler.com/science/facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-159 Henrik M Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:10:04 +0000 http://chronikler.com/?page_id=1257#comment-159 That's a typical example of a tweet from someone I'd un-follow asap:-) That’s a typical example of a tweet from someone I’d un-follow asap:-)

]]> By: Chris (the Chronikler) http://chronikler.com/science/facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-157 Chris (the Chronikler) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:59:13 +0000 http://chronikler.com/?page_id=1257#comment-157 I had a piece of toast and the leftover tub of yoghurt from my son who insisted on dressing up as Spiderman to go out into the snow. Tweet I had a piece of toast and the leftover tub of yoghurt from my son who insisted on dressing up as Spiderman to go out into the snow. Tweet

]]> By: Henrik M http://chronikler.com/science/facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-156 Henrik M Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:56:46 +0000 http://chronikler.com/?page_id=1257#comment-156 You do have a point regarding the de-friend activity, but I think that the social media arenas differ more than you say. Facebook might be a waist of time in many respects and the collection of friends is both time consuming and hardly meaningful, while Twitter and Linkedin can be used and viewed in another context. Those still writing about what they had for breakfast are soon un-followed in Twitter and more people use it to market interesting articles, like the one you just wrote. And re those who dislike IRL – give them a break! They do little harm hiding behind the screens. Cheers, Henrik You do have a point regarding the de-friend activity, but I think that the social media arenas differ more than you say. Facebook might be a waist of time in many respects and the collection of friends is both time consuming and hardly meaningful, while Twitter and Linkedin can be used and viewed in another context. Those still writing about what they had for breakfast are soon un-followed in Twitter and more people use it to market interesting articles, like the one you just wrote.
And re those who dislike IRL – give them a break! They do little harm hiding behind the screens.
Cheers, Henrik

]]>