Social networking sites

Mr Bones · 04-02-2008, 01:23 PM

So I almost broke down and registered for a popular social networking site today. I have been resisting doing this (it doesn't take much effort), though I'm not really sure why. I am a teacher, and having my students able to view my pictures and profile is not desirable. I figured I should ask the MLPF. MLPF what do ye think?

drewbertca · 04-02-2008, 01:26 PM

I'm on facebook...I hate it but you get to choose who can see your profile....I only signed up because somebody, a good friend, refused to email me photos of a vacation trip they went on...

Darkburst · 04-02-2008, 01:35 PM

Make your profile private. That way you can choose who can see it.

ablezebra · 04-02-2008, 02:42 PM

It's a total waste of time...

Social networking is like a bizarre inconvenient form of email combined with a small loss of privacy.

treddingjr · 04-02-2008, 03:14 PM

TURNING and turning in the widening gyre
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.

Yeats

read your pms - one teacher to another.

LoKi · 04-02-2008, 03:33 PM

I like facebook. It can be totally private. The only people I have on my list are personal friends and relatives. Nobody else can see me at all. Lets me keep in touch since my entire family and all of my friends are 5000km's away.

BOBBO · 04-02-2008, 04:39 PM

Aren't sites like FaceBook and MySpace for like 15 year olds ???

Darkburst · 04-02-2008, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BOBBO

Aren't sites like FaceBook and MySpace for like 15 year olds ???

I made contacts with bands, labels, venues and publishers via MySpace and Facebook. Depending on what you do for a living it can be a valuable business tool.

LoKi · 04-02-2008, 06:00 PM

Myspace is a little cheesy, but its a good spot to advertise your music for free.

Facebook originally started out as a University thing. You had to have a degree to sign up. People complained and they opened it up to the public. It gets a little ridiculous with all the 'apps' they have, but everyone I ever knew is spread out all over the world, and its good to be able to keep in touch on Facebook.

Myspace has spammers, stalkers, bots and other stuff that make it pretty weak. Facebook is totally locked down. You can 'find' me using my email address, but you can't see anything about me, or view my pictures, music, events, or anything unless I allow you to.

I check the damn thing about once every week, but it's a good thing to have.

im_b0r3d_ · 04-02-2008, 06:32 PM

I'm 14 and all of my friends have Facebook. People are always asking me to make one, so annoying. I don't have Im either.

People can talk to me over Vent/Steam/Skype and online games though >.<

dubyatf · 04-02-2008, 10:02 PM

Social Networking sites? I'm hatin' on 'em and refuse to participate. There's already way to much information out there about us - and many willing to broker it for a couple bucks (or less)! Just my 2 cents.

tiedstick · 04-02-2008, 10:06 PM

Don't bother.

You'll find it taking up too much of your time against your own will. I've tried it and I've gone back.

E-mail works just fine for me.

04-02-2008, 10:14 PM

If I were a teacher, I would not be on myspace. Facebook seem a bit safer and easier to control. I get spam 5-10 times daily on myspace.

04-02-2008, 01:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mr Bones V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: 225 Parsons Street Posts: 754 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 3 Posts	Social networking sites So I almost broke down and registered for a popular social networking site today. I have been resisting doing this (it doesn't take much effort), though I'm not really sure why. I am a teacher, and having my students able to view my pictures and profile is not desirable. I figured I should ask the MLPF. MLPF what do ye think? __________________ ahandkerchiefsandwich weblog Hobby Guitar Builder/ Notaluthier

04-02-2008, 01:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
drewbertca V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Timmins, Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,002 Thanks: 5 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Social networking sites I'm on facebook...I hate it but you get to choose who can see your profile....I only signed up because somebody, a good friend, refused to email me photos of a vacation trip they went on... __________________ BFG Defender....The normal ones...Not the over priced "First 52 of Each" ones. THIS THREAD IS DEAD!

04-02-2008, 01:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
Darkburst Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hollywood, CA Posts: 460 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Social networking sites Make your profile private. That way you can choose who can see it. __________________ My Studio My Site My Gig Posters

04-02-2008, 02:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
ablezebra Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: location. Posts: 138 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Social networking sites It's a total waste of time... Social networking is like a bizarre inconvenient form of email combined with a small loss of privacy.

04-02-2008, 03:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
treddingjr V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NE Ohio USA Posts: 298 Thanks: 0 Thanked 10 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Social networking sites TURNING and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity. Yeats read your pms - one teacher to another. __________________ Grab life by the handlebars.

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04-02-2008, 03:33 PM	#6 (permalink)
LoKi V.I.P. Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Calgary, Alberta Posts: 4,282 Thanks: 20 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Social networking sites I like facebook. It can be totally private. The only people I have on my list are personal friends and relatives. Nobody else can see me at all. Lets me keep in touch since my entire family and all of my friends are 5000km's away. __________________ www.youtube.com/LoKi6922 I ams what I ams.

04-02-2008, 04:39 PM	#7 (permalink)
BOBBO MVP Clown Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: N.J. Posts: 11,880 Thanks: 72 Thanked 142 Times in 38 Posts	Re: Social networking sites Aren't sites like FaceBook and MySpace for like 15 year olds ???

04-02-2008, 06:00 PM	#9 (permalink)
LoKi V.I.P. Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Calgary, Alberta Posts: 4,282 Thanks: 20 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Social networking sites Myspace is a little cheesy, but its a good spot to advertise your music for free. Facebook originally started out as a University thing. You had to have a degree to sign up. People complained and they opened it up to the public. It gets a little ridiculous with all the 'apps' they have, but everyone I ever knew is spread out all over the world, and its good to be able to keep in touch on Facebook. Myspace has spammers, stalkers, bots and other stuff that make it pretty weak. Facebook is totally locked down. You can 'find' me using my email address, but you can't see anything about me, or view my pictures, music, events, or anything unless I allow you to. I check the damn thing about once every week, but it's a good thing to have. __________________ www.youtube.com/LoKi6922 I ams what I ams.

04-02-2008, 06:32 PM	#10 (permalink)
im_b0r3d_ V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,541 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Social networking sites I'm 14 and all of my friends have Facebook. People are always asking me to make one, so annoying. I don't have Im either. People can talk to me over Vent/Steam/Skype and online games though >.<

04-02-2008, 10:02 PM	#11 (permalink)
dubyatf Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 344 Thanks: 20 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Social networking sites Social Networking sites? I'm hatin' on 'em and refuse to participate. There's already way to much information out there about us - and many willing to broker it for a couple bucks (or less)! Just my 2 cents. Last edited by dubyatf; 04-02-2008 at 10:03 PM. Reason: carpy english! :)

04-02-2008, 10:06 PM	#12 (permalink)
tiedstick V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 827 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 1 Post	Re: Social networking sites Don't bother. You'll find it taking up too much of your time against your own will. I've tried it and I've gone back. E-mail works just fine for me.

04-02-2008, 10:14 PM	#13 (permalink)
SKATTERBRANE Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Social networking sites If I were a teacher, I would not be on myspace. Facebook seem a bit safer and easier to control. I get spam 5-10 times daily on myspace.

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