Comments on: Finding Facebook https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/04/20/finding-facebook/ Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:23:07 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.6 By: Stella https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/04/20/finding-facebook/#comment-534596 Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:23:07 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/04/20/finding-facebook/#comment-534596 Marilove, you’re not the only one. I met most of my friends on Livejournal too. I never got into Facebook, though; I like the longer format of blogging.

Greg, your story is sweet. I’m also in a low-jealousy marriage, so I can appreciate what it’s like.

]]> By: Kate/ Dorid https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/04/20/finding-facebook/#comment-534595 Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:48:43 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/04/20/finding-facebook/#comment-534595 That’s exactly why I’ve now got three facebook accounts: one for family and friends, one for my online peeps involved in science, atheism, and politics, and one for my diet buddies. I just don’t want them all in the same room 😉

]]> By: anon. https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/04/20/finding-facebook/#comment-534594 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:45:29 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/04/20/finding-facebook/#comment-534594 vince: have your wife read this post, man.

]]> By: marilove https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/04/20/finding-facebook/#comment-534593 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:12:33 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/04/20/finding-facebook/#comment-534593 wybory sondaze demokracja, I’ve had a livejournal since I was 19 (I’m 27 now), I have a myspace, a twitter, and a facebook. I’m not addicted. I actually use livejournal more than the others, facebook is coming in a close second, and myspace for those that don’t use facebook, and twitter a few times a week to say silly lines.

For those of us who grew up with computers (I was BBSing when I was 9! Then came IRC!), it’s not at all difficult to keep up with multiple social sites and still have a life, especially since you can update most social sites on your cell phone (this is what I do in the bathroom when hiding from work lmao).

Most of my real life friends were met online (mainly via livejournal, actually). I can’t be the only one who has a LOT of real life friends she initially met online, and not on a dating site.

]]> By: marilove https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/04/20/finding-facebook/#comment-534592 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:08:12 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/04/20/finding-facebook/#comment-534592 Slightly related: When I was 12, I was madly in love with a boy who was a year older than me. I found him on MySpace several years ago, and we’ve become BFFs, and in fact are kinda dating excpet he’s in the army and so we only really see each other when he visits my state to visit family. Which is okay, because I’m really independant and not really into dating anyway.

But we hadn’t seen each other in FIFTEEN YEARS.

The internets are awesome.

]]> By: khan https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/04/20/finding-facebook/#comment-534591 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:53:15 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/04/20/finding-facebook/#comment-534591 I went to facebook in Nov ’08 because of PZ. Didn’t do much ’til Jan ’09.

Have found friends, relatives, classmates, information, camaraderie…

]]> By: wybory sondaze demokracja https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/04/20/finding-facebook/#comment-534590 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 07:46:52 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/04/20/finding-facebook/#comment-534590 Well, beside Facebook there is a looot of other virtual societies. I think it’s not bad to have a one profile, maybe two, but if you sign up almost everywhere (excluding professional issues, of course) it should be considered addiction, as far as I’m concerned.
Moreover there is nothing wrong with having more or less friends as long as you have friends in reality or you use Facebook as a kind of ‘database’ of them.
Actually I know some poeple who spend time up-to-dating all profiles they own so they have no time left for the ‘real’ side of life. I guess all we need is a golden mean.
Wish you happy www-surfing!

]]> By: vince https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/04/20/finding-facebook/#comment-534589 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 07:06:12 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/04/20/finding-facebook/#comment-534589 Good piece, quite funny. A former girlfriend, from nearly 40 years ago, found me on MySpace then Facebook. By coincidence, we now live less than 60 miles apart. She suggested meeting for lunch – with spouses – but my wife of 35 years says – no way. End of story.

]]> By: clinteas https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/04/20/finding-facebook/#comment-534588 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 04:27:31 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/04/20/finding-facebook/#comment-534588 I think im more like Amanda,although you are my FB friend Greg,and we have had the odd meaningless discussuon LOL

Ive somewhat gone off the boil with the whole thing after a year or so,I look at it once a week roughly,I am careful noy to update my details in a too personal way since I have added a few workmates over time,and occasionally I leave the odd drunken comment on someone’s comment….

]]> By: Stephanie Z https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/04/20/finding-facebook/#comment-534587 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:34:46 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/04/20/finding-facebook/#comment-534587 No feeling sorry for me, please. I’ve carved out my own little slice of perfect.

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