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View Poll Results: Do You?
Yes, a lot. 26 38.24%
Yes, but not often. 21 30.88%
No, not really. 3 4.41%
No, not at all. 21 30.88%
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Old 04-30-2012, 05:53 AM   #21
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Facebook & Twitter for me. I've found some great bands I wouldn't have found otherwise from both mediums. Also found Cro Magnon cigars from Twitter. Words with Friends is always a good time with Pete. It's kinda sad to see the lack of reading/wriing skills of some family members. I end up ignoring their feeds.


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Old 04-30-2012, 06:18 AM   #22
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I'm with you, Scott! I've never understood the desire to put oneself on display for the world. I didn't even have a telephone 'till I got married. Don't really want one now.
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Old 04-30-2012, 06:27 AM   #23
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I deactivated my FB account. I found no benefit from it. I would rather text my family members and friends. Also there are people from my past I would rather never speak to again. I had a myspace page, there was a small article written about it on NY Times online website.
It was a Redskins fan page called "Jesus loves the Redskins", I have not visited it in years however.
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Old 04-30-2012, 06:45 AM   #24
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I use facebook daily. Used to have myspace. I have a twitter account but rarely use it.
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Old 04-30-2012, 07:13 AM   #25
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Got on Facebook so I could access a coffee vendor, but use it rarely. By that I mean I look at it infrequently and almost never post anything.
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Old 04-30-2012, 07:17 AM   #26
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Facebook & Twitter for me. I've found some great bands I wouldn't have found otherwise from both mediums. Also found Cro Magnon cigars from Twitter. Words with Friends is always a good time with Pete. It's kinda sad to see the lack of reading/wriing skills of some family members. I end up ignoring their feeds.


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Old 04-30-2012, 07:38 AM   #27
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Writing you wrongs, Scott?
My Facebook account has a fake name. I use it to keep in touch with my family but I don't put much up, myself. Settings are key. You can block stuff without blocking people out.
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Old 04-30-2012, 07:47 AM   #28
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I use it to keep up with people, It took me a while to get the settings right. Once you hide all the Farmvile and Cityville people from your newsfeed, along with people that use it like a diary, it is much less annoying. . . .
What he said.

I only use Facebook. We will see how long it takes them to force me over to the new timeline format. But I have a feeling resistance is futile.

One good note is that I was able to re-connect with a sister that I hadn't talked to in over 35 years.

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Old 04-30-2012, 08:04 AM   #29
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Maybe it's my generation, but I am fully engrossed in all things "social-network". For as shy a guy as I am, I really enjoy interacting with others (which is one of the reasons I stick around here). Facebook and Twitter allow me to do that more so, even constantly.
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Old 04-30-2012, 08:43 AM   #30
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Maybe it's my generation, but I am fully engrossed in all things "social-network". For as shy a guy as I am, I really enjoy interacting with others (which is one of the reasons I stick around here). Facebook and Twitter allow me to do that more so, even constantly.
It's not neccesarily generational. My dad is big time into FB and a lot of his friends (many older) are into it as well. I think my dad interacts more than I do.


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Old 04-30-2012, 09:04 AM   #31
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Yup...I do Facebook. Have plenty of friends from across boards. Would consider a few to be very good friends.
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Old 04-30-2012, 11:46 AM   #32
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I look at my Facebook acct at least once every other day. Sometimes I even look at it once every day for two or three days in a row! I used to be addicted and play half a dozen games. Gave up on all the games, and found it doesn't take more than ten minutes or so to check things out every couple of days.

I'm NOT real socialible when I do use it, rarely post, mainly read what friends and family write. I have a couple of sites I "like", but mostly friends and family.
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Old 04-30-2012, 11:58 AM   #33
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I used to have FB but got rid of it. I use twitter and that is primarily to keep up with news and sports. I also use LinkedIn for professional contacts. I see the usefulness to social media but I like to keep some privacy. I want to control my online image as much as I can.
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Old 04-30-2012, 12:34 PM   #34
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I'm very surprised by how many people don't use social networking sites at all, or very minimally.
Lisa uses Facebook, but I'd put her in the "Yes, but not often" category. She gets a lot of good info that way, and keeps in touch with her oldest daughter on a closer level than if not for Facebook.

I like the fact that Weeze is hooked up, it allows me to NOT be hooked up, because it leaves no reason. So it serves an indirect purpose in my life, whether I'm on it or not. It's kind of amazing how far it's tendrils reach.
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Old 04-30-2012, 02:23 PM   #35
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Facebook, Linkedin, and Foursquare--no Twitter because I don't get it. FB mostly because my son wanted to stay in touch while he was at school, and now everyone at home uses it.

Which I should extend to include my 83 year old father, who complains when I don't put up photos as often as he would like.

Also have a "social beer app" called Untappd that I use to track my various beer adventures.
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I prefer Twitter over FB now, FB is too full of drama, and you have to be clever to put in the right amount of words in Twitter to have drama.
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Linkedin is one of my most valuable business tools and facebook it one of my most valuable tools to help stay connected to friends and family that i cant see often. Im able to share pics of my 2month old with ease and speed and my loved ones can see it instantly.
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Anyone remember friendster lol
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Okay so I guess I should update this since I do now participate in social networking. Well sort of. I am now on Instagram, which is just sharing photos. It is pretty cool.
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Okay so I guess I should update this since I do now participate in social networking. Well sort of. I am now on Instagram, which is just sharing photos. It is pretty cool.
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