Social networking... do you?

tryppyr

tryppyr

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For someone who has been in the tech industry for my entire adult life, I'm a bit slow to adopt some of the current trends. I've always been a private person, so the concept of social networking seems a bit foreign to me.

Lately, however, I've been spending more time developing my social network persona. For a couple of years now I've been somewhat active on Facebook (screen name tryppyr, of course). Last year I set up a Twitter account (@GregDavis10), and have actually tweeted a few times. More and more I find myself curious about these things, though certainly not committed to them in any serious way.

What about the rest of you? Are you using social networking? If so, how... and is it something you enjoy? Something you do to further your business? To stay connected with family and friends?

- Greg
 
I think I am the only human under 30 that does not have any social network affiliation, unless Bladeforums counts, and on that hand I spend very little time here. I am convinced Facebook will bring on the downfall of the civilized world.
 
Facebook has been formed for gathering REVENUE .Your privacy means nothing to them.They've pulled many 'fast ones' . Did you see how many thousands of fake names that bought stock ? Do some research and if you do decide to join Faceebook be VERY careful. I've lived a long life without it and will continue to do so.
 
It seems to me that all the time spent on Facebook with your "friends" could be better spent with with friends and family face to face. I've never got facebook personally.
 
Spending face to face time with family and friends is fine... if they happen to live nearby. I'm 1500 miles from my nearest relative (2400 from the rest), and my best friend is 2000 miles away. Face time isn't really an option on a regular basis. But several relatives are on Facebook, so I get to stay a bit connected with them... a bit.

Twitter I haven't really figured out yet. Seems like an ADHD tool to me. But I'm starting to use it, mostly in an exploratory manner.

I've also uploaded some videos to Youtube during the Oregon coast trip, and posted links of those on Facebook.

It's not much, and certainly not the mundanity that some people post... but it's a start.
 
If I want to contact a family member, friend or anyone, I like to be both personal and private and for that I use the telephone. Social networking sites like facebook etc are technological time bombs ready to explode and exploit personal information at any level, blowing away privacy and leaving people's private personal information wide open to those wanting to exploit it. Many of these bombs have already gone off.
 
Nope , not for me , none of it . I do not trust any of it . I think it is sad and weird actually .
 
Mixed emotions on Farce Book. My daughter talked me into setting up an account so that we could "Keep Up" with each other and share photos.

I will say that because of Farce Book, I have been able to contact some old acquaintances that I have not heard from in 40 years.

However, I got a message from Farce Book a few days ago asking me if I had signed into my account from somewhere in Thailand. Had to completely re-do my sign-in stuff. Its just a matter of time before someone hacks into your account on Farce Book, and yes, even here.

My biggest fear is that someone will hack into my brain in the middle of the night and steal everything I have learned about making knives. Although it would only be a less than 1 second download, it still worries me.

I may start sleeping in a tin-foil hat. Can I make a decent knife from tin-foil?

Robert
 
However, I got a message from Farce Book a few days ago asking me if I had signed into my account from somewhere in Thailand. Had to completely re-do my sign-in stuff.
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I got the exact same e-mail . Makes one wonder what facebook is up to . I do not believe anyone hacked in with my password . It is facebook fishing .
 
This is my social networking.
I don't understand the mechanics of Facebook and the others.
So I stick with this and a couple other forums.
Once in a while I get a phone call and the wife will ask "Who Called"?
I answer "one of my friends from the forums"

At first I thought it was kind of strange having friends I have never met.
How else would I know so many people all over the world.
The internet and the forums allows me to run a full time business selling worldwide, while living in a small town in SW Oregon that only has 2 stop signs and a convenience store.
 
ONeill said:
Not opposed to technology Greg . Just do not understand peoples needs to let 500,000 others know all about there lives .
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This.

Technology is a wonderful thing until it's not.

Reminds me of the Toyota Venza ad that's currently playing here in the states about the young girl who's sitting behind a laptop talking about how boring her parents' life is. She brags about how many friends she has on Facebook in contrast to how few her parents have and then says "This is living" while it shows her parents out socializing and having a great time.

It's supposed to be funny, but has a sad element of truth to it.
 
I think the problem is we tend to like the technologies we've accepted and fear the ones we haven't.

I was avoiding the social networking technologies for years. Decided to begin exploring them a couple of years ago. They, like all the other online technologies, offer some advantages, but need to be managed.

My parents dipped their toes in Facebook, but then decided it wasn't for them. Part of the problem they had with it was they didn't know how to limit their feeds, so they were getting all the junk posts from the chatty people on their "Friend" list, and were not getting anything interesting. Then my mom started posting the crap she gets in e-mail and the rest of us started ignoring her... which pissed her off.

Learning to use a new technology doesn't equate to using it the way others do. I don't post stuff on Facebook for 500,000 to see. I post it there for my family and friends to see. If others see it, so be it. I certainly don't post things that might limit my career or embarass me or my family in the future. Frankly, I don't DO things that limit my career or embarass my family or company.

Likewise, I limit the amount of personal info on the account. People may THINK they know my birthday based on what's there... but they'd be wrong. They certainly won't get my address or phone number from Facebook or Twitter.

I'm not saying I'm a big fan of either one yet... just that the unreasonable fear of these social networks might be limiting your ability to reach customers.
 
I have a personal FB page as well as one for my knives. dont do twitter or any others and realy only use my personal FB page to keep in touch with friends and family who live far away. The page for my knives is just there to point people to my website.
 
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