Facebook, Twitter: Why Bother…?

TerminatorX5 · #1 02-20-2014, 01:51 AM

I have twitter and in last 2-3 years i had one post, to test how it works... not into mass texting my half naked pics!!! lol...

I do have a FB account, and i do use it - i have a lot of friends who are overseas, in different time zones, and languages... with the facebook i know when they have babies, or b-days, or something of importance... And no, all of my friends on the facebook are either real life friends and family, or somebody I had talked to (including a few fellows from this forum)

Of the sites that the NS A trolls, and the nigerian scam artists favor, i would say that the LinkedIn is the most dangerous - you have your picture, your work and educational history, the couple things that are not there, are your SSN, passport and DL numbers, which can be obtained from other sources... the LinkedIn is a Klondike for a social engineer... as well as the FB but I noticed, that many folks have limited the access to their profile to friends (still, FB can use the info for mass marketing), and some have fake profiles...

As a security professional, i would check the LinkedIn site first if i am looking for somebody...

not to scare you - but where was it written, that once everyone has a number, the devil will rise?... or, i am making this sh!t up?

JCL · #2 02-20-2014, 02:16 AM

I have a Facebook account, restricted to a few family members. It is essentially hidden to everyone else, even their friends. All recently added FB features are turned off due to inherent security issues. There is no timeline on my FB account. I do not put anything on it that I would not put in the newspaper. All tags are deleted if they are added by others.

I will never use Twitter. I don't want to read them, and would never send one out.

I have a Linked In account that has the same info that my CV has. It was started for work purposes. My CV is out there already due to consulting jobs and so on. No worries there. Anyone I am connected to on Linked In started out as a real contact, not on line.

In local on-line forums (usually urban design issues, local politics, etc) I post with my real name, because I think it promotes civility on line. In larger forums like this, no. But I do meet xoutpost friends from time to time. I have been here for nine years now, since X5World began. Never planned that.

I now have a Google Plus account. But I have refused all the requests to join circles, etc.

Ricky Bobby · #3 02-20-2014, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by JCL

I have a Facebook account, restricted to a few family members. It is essentially hidden to everyone else, even their friends. All recently added FB features are turned off due to inherent security issues. There is no timeline on my FB account. I do not put anything on it that I would not put in the newspaper. All tags are deleted if they are added by others. I'm similar to Jeff, at 27 its absolutely disgusting how much time people spend displaying things to other people and mostly random acquiantances all over the world. I'm about to disable my timeline, as its filled with whining people, my friends "liking" internet meme pictures and slutty women's facebook pages, and double posts from Instagram, THE MOST ANNOYING THING. I have my profile completely private to people who are not friends with me. Friends of my friends cannot see anything, and you basically cannot even search for me unless you know my email. I have had friends say they looked for me and couldn't find me in Facebook search to add as a friend, I said "GOOD", thats what I want.

I find it hilarious that people miss out on time with family members, moments with loved ones and significant others in order to post pictures of a night out (while out), double post it on instagram, and "tweet" about on twitter, why not just enjoy the time with the person who matters at the moment, instead of having your head buried in your phone, typing away on 3-4 different social media sites?

I will never use Twitter. I don't want to read them, and would never send one out. Same here, dumbest thing I ever heard about. "Oh I think these 'followers' really care about the random ass thoughts, political speeches, etc that I have on a day to day basis, so I'm going to tweet every 5 minutes." Or the people who are stupid enough to 'follow' celebrities on Twitter like they actually give a flying shit that you are more stuck farther up your ass than their fans were 10 years ago. Anyone who cares that much about my thoughts will happily text me, call me, or be in my presence.

See answers in bold above, but I'll add my other thoughts. It's really sad how people have grown to only get satisfaction from things they do, by having "likes" and "comments" on Facebook of their pictures, "status updates" (a glorified Twitter, which makes Twitter very redundant, which no one seems to notice as they make billions off your information), etc.

For example, when my wife and I got engaged, she was excited and didn't post about it at all. All we did was change our relationship status to "Engaged". The comments and likes came pouring in, you know what the saddest thing was? People (girls mostly) were going crazy with comments:

"OH MY GOD WHERE'S THE RING"

"POST A PICTURE OF YOUR RING"

"WHY DIDNT YOU POST A PICTURE OF YOUR RING YET"

As if our engagement wasn't official unless we posted how many carats I invested in unless it was displayed on a public forum (which Facebook has basically become a public forum), and wasn't recognized by the general public since we didn't post our story about engagement, nor a picture of her ring.

Same with our wedding, it was very private and in Bermuda, only us and my in-laws were there as witnesses, we posted a few pictures when we got back, but it was basically shrugged off because we didn't post status updates, "check-in's", and photos of EVERY STAGE OF THE WEDDING AS IT WAS HAPPENING.

Facebook has really become sad, I like random people's updates, pictures etc, and mostly like the dog rescue photos to help spread word about them. I don't randomly post bc I no longer require Facebook as a platform for public speaking, its really a waste of time.

For the record, at 27 I was with Facebook since it was started 10 years ago by Zuckerberg in a dorm room, and to be honest it is NOTHING like it was then. It used to be a college social site, where if you wanted to "talk to someone" you'd post on their specific "wall", and they would read and get back to you. Much like leaving someone an E-voice message, it worked very well say if you met a girl at a college party, didn't want to be too direct to ask for the number on the first night, so you would facebook her so she knows you aren't a stalker, exchange a few messages, maybe invite her and friends to another party, it was a very no-frills no pressure way to socialize with people you might not know well, or if you wanted to share pictures as well that was easy.

It was also a great place to share dirty jokes, talk wild like you do with your friends, etc, because it was for a younger crowd.

Now, not that I watch what I say bc I could care less about people judging me, if you post a dirty joke, something sexual towards your significant other, etc, you got your Mother-in-Law, grandma in Pennsylvania, friends of your family, and people you haven't talked to in years viewing, reviewing, and judging about it. Sometimes I'd like to be flirty with my wife (back in college perhaps a girlfriend) and in my age demographic there is nothing wrong with it, but once you have family members, co-workers, and everyone under the sun viewing everything you post or do, it becomes a problem and takes all the fun out of the original facebook, "A place for young people, college age to socialize and share interests, etc".

I could care effing less, if some chick I was seeing for 2 months in college "Likes Coca-Cola", or if my buddy from the VW scene "Likes Tattooed Natural Beauties", its all just white noise to me. Oh and by the way, I routinely unfriend. After college I had maybe 750 friends on the book, now I think its under 300, and dwindling. If I haven't ever hung out with you personally in a social setting or don't plan to for the next 10 years, or don't have your number in my phone to wish a happy birthday (which I still do, unlike most people who just post happy birthday on facebook, I actually TAKE MY PHONE OUT AND EITHER CALL OR TEXT THE FRIEND), then you are unfriended.

It's not personal, its just thinning the herd.

Sorry for the rant, but I have some very strong opinions of Facebook after starting with it in 2004, into what it has become today. Disgusts me and the total overload of communication with people which turns into a total lack of communication in every day life.

Don't even get me started with the people who email vendors, don't get a response in 24 hours, then go on their facebook and post to them publicly, "I DIDNT HEAR BACK FROM MY EMAIL 2 DAYS AGO DID YOU GET IT?"

HOW ABOUT PICK THE FUCKING PHONE UP AND CALL SOMEONE!

/endrant