Comments on: Q&A Tuesday: Why Do You Use Facebook?

By: Judy

Judy — Mon, 03 May 2010 18:52:49 +0000

Overall I think it’s a good thing. When I first joined I found an old friend and shared a conversation with her. Then 3 months later I found out she had suddenly passed away. I would have never talked or heard about her passing I am sure if not for FB.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 04:33:51 +0000

Hello,
Can you guide me to where I can find these settings? I hate going to my Homepage to see: Who became friends with whom today with 150 posts.

Thanks, Lisa

With the new fb design, I discovered you can change your settings to show only the things you want. You can hide certain friends from showing up on your home page so you don’t see their status updates, (which is helpful for those people you want to be remain in contact with long-term but don’t necessarily want to know what they ate for breakfast that day), you can tell fb that you don’t want to see the “what’s your favorite 80’s movie” quiz anymore, and you can tell it to ignore all those requests for pokes, sucker-punches, etc. You can also set your fb so that the stuff you post on other people’s walls does not show up as a “news feed” item, thereby retaining “some” dignity and privacy between you & your friends (it still appears on their wall but does not get announced to the world).

By: Ashlyne

Ashlyne — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:41:31 +0000

I typically only use face book when my husband is busy doing other things during the day and sometimes I check it in the AM if I have time before I head off to work. I am only friends with people I actually know personally. I only joined face book because my brother had found my childhood best friend, who lives in England, on face book. I was so excited! I couldn’t loose contact with her again.

By: Dawn Stripling

Dawn Stripling — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:26:08 +0000

I love Facebook, but my initial excitement about it has waned. Now I mostly use it to communicate with other groups people….we have a Facebook group for our Sunday School class and my running buddies and I use it to talk about our next run.

But, it is nice to find old friends….there are people that I would have never heard from again in my entire life if it hadn’t been for Facebook.

Anything can be a time suck if you allow it to be. For some people it is the tv, a good book, etc. Everything in moderation.

By: Angie

Angie — Wed, 06 May 2009 01:46:58 +0000

I reluctantly signed up for facebook to view some photo’s my 55 year old mother posted on her profile ( My mother is more techie than I am) I’ve since grown to LOVE it!! I am horrible at sending photos of the kids to everyone in the family and I am never organized enough to do those yearly “news letters” I get from other people recapping their families year. Instead I upload photo’s quickly while I’m downloading from the camera (kills 2 birds/1 stone) and leave a little message updating everyone about the kids or our family. It’s PERFECT!!! I don’t have to be organized- I don’t have to plan ahead- I don’t have to worry about sending the cards out intime to make whatever holiday it is. As for “handling” friend requests, well that’s simple- If I don’t know you- I don’t except you. I’m not on facebook to make new friends. I’m on there to keep in touch with the ones I’ve got and the family I am embarrassed to admit I don’t make more of a proirity. As for the mind numbing games and passing of drinks I simply turned off the notification of them and posted a message telling all of my “friends” to please forgive me but I don’t wish to participate. Facebook couldn’t be better for a person like me- I love it!

By: Life from the Roof

Life from the Roof — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:47:17 +0000

To me, becoming addicted to Facebook is just about as likely as becoming addicted to bad coffee. I read it usually once a day, but try not to contribute to the status smog that seems to so readily happen there - i.e. I only report really significant things, like whether or not we are having a boy or girl, if I'm headed somewhere for a trip, etc. I like to check in to see if there are any new updates (for example, sadly enough, I found out on Facebook first that my brother was engaged), but have actually dropped friends or even cousins who have provided WAAAYYY too much personal information. It's kind of a bizarre thing to me, that people happily report details that no one is really going to want to respond to. It's kind of like everyone standing in the same room and making small talk with themselves. Life from the Roof´s last blog post...Favorite Frugal Recipes: Tabouli

By: Mama K

Mama K — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 11:29:53 +0000

I use Facebook probably daily. I mostly check in when someone messages me or something. I only "friend" those who I know or want to keep in touch with. There have been a few random friend requests from people from high school that I've denied. I put up pics of my family so I like to keep it to people I know. I've recently thought about going through and un-friending some people as well. I mean if you've never said anything to me the whole time I've been on, it feels kinda rude. It can be a time suck if you are not careful, but I find it useful to keep in touch with those I don't see in person very often. Mama K´s last blog post...Day 3: No Spend Month

By: Kendra

Kendra — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 04:21:06 +0000

Today a friend I hadn't seen in 20 years was sitting in my living room. I'm in CA and she lives in Chicago. We were reunited through FB, and for that I am thankful. Kendra´s last blog post...Oh, Happy Day! You can WIN a Hearts and Trees Spring Kit!

By: Shannon B

Shannon B — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 23:32:49 +0000

I use Facebook a lot and am on it every day. I don’t sit at my computer continuously, but usually when I’ve brewed myself a cup of coffee, usually twice in the a.m., in the afternoon, and again in the evening after the children go to bed.

I resisted it for a long time. I finally started an account and remained somewhat choosy about my friends. I have over 200, which isn’t a lot, but at the same time, I haven’t accepted every friend request I’ve received, and there are many more people on Facebook that I know in real life that I wouldn’t friend, either.

I read the article you posted and agree that it’s like a never ending cocktail party. Being 30 in small town that I’ve lived in my whole life, I know ALL the gossip now instead of just some of it. I put pictures of my family and friends up freely while still remaining respectful.

I have found old friends that I haven’t kept in touch with. Facebook is definitely a great way to keep in touch, but I don’t believe it’s going to last forever! You get what you put into it, and I doubt most people will be able to keep it up, and something newer will come along.

By: Leslie

Leslie — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:45:10 +0000

I was on Facebook for about 6-7 months, finishing about a year and a half ago. I’m quick to toot my horn about how I “escaped” Facebook. It was fun, sure, it was a scream to connect up with all those elementary school friends, old camp people, etc. But the timesucking thing really got to me. As a homeschooler, I was unable to find a good balance of computer time and everything else I had to do and for me, that meant a total, cold-turkey amputation. Sure, I miss it from time to time. My mom is still on and every once in a while she’ll tell me about some great or funny photo’s that so-and-so posted so I’ll borrow her account and take a peek. I’ve done that maybe 2-3 times. But overall, I’m not sad that it’s out of my life. The most accurate reason I share with people these days is that I have enough trouble finding time to stay connected with my “real-life friends”, never mind the 250 people whom I normally only see once every 10-20 years.