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BMXman

BMXman

I wish I was Canadian
Sep 8, 2001
13,827
0
Victoria, BC
Well after a long time of resisting I have finally joined. My wife has been on for a while but I kept resisting. The she pointed out how she was able to catch up with a lot of friends she's lost along the way in life. I thought about it and since I have moved about 6 times in the last 15 years I figured I'd give it a shot...does anyone else have anything good they can share about facebook?...D
 
crono35

crono35

Monkey
Feb 11, 2002
207
0
irvine
found lots of people I haven't seen since high school that I'd probably never have found again otherwise...
 
laura

laura

DH_Laura
Jul 16, 2002
6,259
15
Glitter Gulch
If you don't communicate with them in real life then you don't need to communicate with them electronically. There is a reason you lost touch, go with it.
 
BMXman

BMXman

I wish I was Canadian
Sep 8, 2001
13,827
0
Victoria, BC
laura said:
If you don't communicate with them in real life then you don't need to communicate with them electronically. There is a reason you lost touch, go with it.
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well some I just lost touch with when I moved here to Canada...lost some numbers along the way and other variables...but I do think it would be cool to find some friends from my middle school days...my family had to move all of a sudden so I lost touch with a lot of good friends...back then the internet was a big question mark...D
 
Toshi

Toshi

Harbinger of Doom
Oct 23, 2001
38,264
7,706
BMXman said:
Well after a long time of resisting I have finally joined. My wife has been on for a while but I kept resisting. The she pointed out how she was able to catch up with a lot of friends she's lost along the way in life. I thought about it and since I have moved about 6 times in the last 15 years I figured I'd give it a shot...does anyone else have anything good they can share about facebook?...D
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for a while i used to play Scrabulous on facebook obsessively. that was fun until it wasn't. :D

otherwise it's much better than sending out mass emails for keeping people updated, and the events/invitations feature is useful as well.

add me! http://washington.facebook.com/profile.php?id=2147 heh
 
Zark

Zark

Hey little girl, do you want some candy?
Oct 18, 2001
6,254
7
Reno 911
Facebook is also a great way of sharing photos with friends.
I've found some old friends through it and its handy for communicating with folks halfway around the world.
 
binary visions

binary visions

The voice of reason
Jun 13, 2002
22,098
1,144
NC
Meh, Facebook isn't so bad. At least it's fairly customizable so you can control the amount of information everyone sees or the amount that you are flooded with.

As long as you ignore the sixteen billion requests that anyone associated you will send you to join in their various games, it's fairly decent.

It's a pretty convenient way to just say hi or see what people are up to. Or, if you're like me, it's nice that it reminds you of your friends birthdays because you have a horrible memory for dates :D
 
Upgr8r

Upgr8r

High Priest or maybe Jedi Master
May 2, 2006
941
0
Ventura, CA
Zark said:
Facebook is also a great way of sharing photos with friends.
I've found some old friends through it and its handy for communicating with folks halfway around the world.
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I still can't believe you're on Facebook :shocked:

Maybe I will try it although I am not sure who I would want to reconnect with.
 
ire

ire

Turbo Monkey
Aug 6, 2007
6,196
4
crono35 said:
found lots of people I haven't seen since high school that I'd probably never have found again otherwise...
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I found lots of people I haven't seen and don't care to see. I'm with Laura on this one. The best part about facebook is the old school arcade games you can play
 
TN

TN

Hey baby, want a hot dog?
Jul 9, 2002
14,301
1,353
Jimtown, CO
I hear you can score with underage girls there & skank-ass whores too.

If you are into that sort of thing.
 
giantrider89

giantrider89

Monkey
Oct 16, 2006
423
1
P-town, MN
binary visions said:
Meh, Facebook isn't so bad. At least it's fairly customizable so you can control the amount of information everyone sees or the amount that you are flooded with.

As long as you ignore the sixteen billion requests that anyone associated you will send you to join in their various games, it's fairly decent.

It's a pretty convenient way to just say hi or see what people are up to. Or, if you're like me, it's nice that it reminds you of your friends birthdays because you have a horrible memory for dates :D
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yep, a little more rapist proof.....haha

and im with ya on the dates.....i would never remember.....oops :busted:
 
sunny

sunny

Grammar Civil Patrol
Jul 2, 2004
1,107
0
Sandy Eggo, CA
I've studied, worked, and lived in various places around the world. I first got on Facebook when a friend from Germany sent me an email invitation. I've since been able to reconnect with my old boss from Nokia in Finland, keep up with my friends in the UK, Norway, and Germany, as well as check in with people across the US.

It may be the only way I find out how the kids I used to be a governess for in Spain are doing. I think it's a great way to reconnect.

Reconnecting with old friends is like finding a piece of jewelry you wrapped up and put in the back of a box before a move. You might have forgotten about it, but seeing it again you remember how much you love it, and you enjoy it all over again.

PS. Hey Donny - Laura Drexler
 
CBJ

CBJ

year old fart
Mar 19, 2002
12,874
4,214
Copenhagen, Denmark
I have not been impressed with Facebook so far because:

1) Few of my friends use it

2) I am feel uncertain about their privacy policy and future protection of my privacy.
 
Jettj45

Jettj45

Monkey
Oct 20, 2005
670
3
Butthole of NC
I like it, its how i stay in contact in the offseason with a lot of the guys i race with. Good place to upload a bunch of pictures too. Just make your profit private so no one random can bother you.
 
buildyourown

buildyourown

Turbo Monkey
Feb 9, 2004
4,832
0
South Seattle
Weird. I signed up just cause I've actively been looking for my childhood best friend. Somehow Acadian showed up in my "friends"
All I entered is where I went to school.
 
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skinny mike

Turbo Monkey
Jan 24, 2005
6,415
0
i have actually met a handful of attractive girls who go to uvm via facebook.* i took advantage of the opportunity when they all started adding people to be their friends so they would know people right when they got to college. :D

i didn't know there was a ridemonkey group on facebook...


*just to clarify, i have actually met them in person, not just on the internet.
 
Da Peach

Da Peach

Outwitted by a rodent
Jul 2, 2002
13,683
4,912
North Van
the iLike app is fun. endless name that tune...

Photo/video upload is fast compared to photobucket

I also like the simplicity of the layout. Myspace is just a big mess most of the time, and annoying to navigate. Facebook is like going through a pile of CVs. I consider that a good thing.
 
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skinny mike

Turbo Monkey
Jan 24, 2005
6,415
0
-dustin said:
Damn, Toshi, you get extensions?



Facebook has actually helped me get back in touch with some good friends from high school. It's nice. I like the MyCyclingLog application. Lets everyone know how little you ride because you're swamped at work.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=7900229
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after clicking that i guess i have to say that it's nice to know that you have smooth balls. i'll take your word for it.
 
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skinny mike

Turbo Monkey
Jan 24, 2005
6,415
0
so who here is adding other people from rm as friends now?

i still think that it would be weird because i don't know anyone by their actual names, nor do i know if people would want to talk to me outside of this website due to the amount of stupid comments and insults i throw around.
 
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