Facebook

The missus persuaded me to start using this, bit dubious at first, thinking it would just be some rubbish myspace clone, but it's proved a great way of getting in touch with folks I haven't spoken to in ages... Anyone else use it?

Snorri xxx

My friend overseas sends me photos via it. What else can it do?

GlasVegas wrote: My friend overseas sends me photos via it. What else can it do?

It can make a rare cup a coffee GV

I'm in.

It's alright. Yet another messaging and keep in touch type of service.

Link

Because of the 'friends' thing you can look at all the friends of friends - found that some people I know are still in contact with people who are still in contact with people... Suppose it's just interesting to see what folks are up to nowadays... But then again, online friendships...

Snorri xxx

My friend says it's great for looking up ex's! That's got me intrigued. How can you do that?

Well, you can look through all your friend's friends lists for a start - also just look people up by name or email address - if they're registered you can put in a friend requst and if they accept you can see their profile, etc. Think you can send PMs without being accepted. If you have hotmail it will automatically scan your address book to see if people are registered... Just put in a name, scroll through the results and see if you get 'lucky'...

Snorri xxx

so what happens if you "Poke" someone? Do it send them a message saying you have looked at their profile or something? it's a bit frustrating to navigate, this is!

I suppose the poke thing is just a quick "Hi"... Although I did get a bit worried first time i got 'poked'

Snorri xxx

Snorrimon wrote: Well, you can look through all your friend's friends lists for a start - also just look people up by name or email address - if they're registered you can put in a friend requst and if they accept you can see their profile, etc. Think you can send PMs without being accepted. If you have hotmail it will automatically scan your address book to see if people are registered... Just put in a name, scroll through the results and see if you get 'lucky'...

Snorri xxx

Err, sounds a bit too much like cyber stalking to me! I'd get carried away for sure.

Reminds me of a story about my daft mate Malky. He's the most computer illiterate person I know. He heard about Friends Reunited and decided to look up his ex who he had up until then managed to avoid contacting since she left him a few years previously.

I'm not entirely sure how he did this but in his attempts to locate her he registered, under his own name, in her class at school (she went to school down south). He wasn't even aware he'd done this til she emailed him a few weeks later pointing the fact out to him. Daft twat!

I just don't see the point in these things.

GlasVegas wrote: Err, sounds a bit too much like cyber stalking to me! I'd get carried away for sure.

Hence the fun... I have thusfar limited myself to people I genuinely was very friendly with in the past (no exes), rather than just any random I've ever met... It's fun, but I'm sure the novelty will wear off soon...

Snorri xxx

fooked if I understand this thing. how do you get into a network? if anyone out there understands it, add me as a friend so I can get a grasp of how it works!

gazman wrote:

GlasVegas wrote: My friend overseas sends me photos via it. What else can it do?

It can make a rare cup a coffee GV

speaking of coffee.....

Mad Cyril wrote: fooked if I understand this thing. how do you get into a network? if anyone out there understands it, add me as a friend so I can get a grasp of how it works!

You can either join an existing one (where you live, school, work, etc.) or start one if none exists... To be fair the networks are fairly shite... Although some of the groups are amusing...

Snorri xxx

El Jarvo wrote: It's just myspace for the over-30's!

Sat looking through a mate's Facebook profile in Munich last month. And he just had a long list of linked girlies, going, "Shagged her," "Shagged her," "Went out with her but she was a nutter," "Shagged her," "She blew me out." etc et cetera.

As blokes are wont to do!

I've only found one shag victim so far, can't get me head round the very limited navigation.

I'm on it. It's handy for keeping in touch with people and sharing photos and such.

Did anyone else this morning get an invite from Nick to join Facebook?

Or am i just the lucky one?

Burt Reynolds wrote: Did anyone else this morning get an invite from Nick to join Facebook?

Or am i just the lucky one?

Not read the thread on Digital Republic then? Oh no of course not, that's about New Order on there.

fookit it's oldmonkey again wrote:

Burt Reynolds wrote: Did anyone else this morning get an invite from Nick to join Facebook?

Or am i just the lucky one?

Not read the thread on Digital Republic then? Oh no of course not, that's about New Order on there.

Haha Tim. No of course not. I never go on those forums.

Never go to gigs either. Who Order?

fookit it's oldmonkey again wrote:

I've only found one shag victim so far, can't get me head round the very limited navigation.

Wow - what were the chance of HER being on there

BIGINOIL wrote:

fookit it's oldmonkey again wrote:

I've only found one shag victim so far, can't get me head round the very limited navigation.

Wow - what were the chance of HER being on there

Watch out - academics are watching YOU:

Poke 1.0 - a Facebook social research symposium

A half-day social research symposium organised by the London Knowledge Lab, University of London, UK

Thursday 15th November 2007

This social research symposium will allow academics who are researching the 'Facebook' social networking site to meet and exchange ideas. Researchers are welcome from the fields of sociology, media, communication & cultural studies, information science, education, politics, psychology, geography and any other sphere of 'internet research'. PhD and post-doctoral researchers are especially welcome, as are researchers considering Facebook as a potential area of research.

It is intended that there will be five or six research papers presented as well as plenty of time for discussion and face-to-face networking. Topics for discussion will include:

* Empirical studies of Facebook users and Facebook uses; * Issues of ethics and access when researching Facebook; * Other methodological issues when researching Facebook; * The use of Facebook as a social research tool; * The future of Facebook research - emerging trends and practices.

The symposium will be free of charge but spaces will be limited and allocated on an RSVP first-come-first-served basis. If you wish to attend then email Neil Selwyn (n.selwyn@ioe.ac.uk) to reserve a place by Friday 31st August 2007.

If you wish to present a research paper then email an outline abstract of 500 words to Neil Selwyn (n.selwyn@ioe.ac.uk) by Tuesday 31st July 2007. Accepted presenters will be informed by Friday August 31st 2007.

The symposium will take place between 13.00pm to 17.30 pm on Thursday 15th November 2007 in the London Knowledge Lab (located in the Bloomsbury/ Holburn area of central London).

facebook eh

i had one of these up until about a month ago

but i never went on it, and thought it was shit, so i got rid of it

i'm glad i don't have one anymore.. for other reasons..

[orange]State of Love and Trust [/orange] wrote: facebook eh

i had one of these up until about a month ago

but i never went on it, and thought it was shit, so i got rid of it

i'm glad i don't have one anymore.. for other reasons..

people sending you messages accusing you of doing shit?

I have one. Only becuase I kept getting emails from old mates asking me to join.

Uncle Liam wrote:

[orange]State of Love and Trust [/orange] wrote: facebook eh

i had one of these up until about a month ago

but i never went on it, and thought it was shit, so i got rid of it

i'm glad i don't have one anymore.. for other reasons..

people sending you messages accusing you of doing shit?

I have one. Only becuase I kept getting emails from old mates asking me to join.

actually, no.. for a change.

some people at my school got in trouble for their actions on facebook.. i.e.. it seems the school polices facebook.. so i'm glad i'm not on there