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seriously... what is myspace/facebook good for?

Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 10:36 am
by Fear Of The Duck
the topic says it all.

Re: seriously... what is myspace/facebook good for?

Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 11:04 am
by Nimras
Easy to give your into to companies who sell it on without you being able to complaine such as pictures, stories and so on.

Same time you also allow crackers to use facebook to take over or steal from your PC or plain just put in spyware hehe reminds me why i arent there ;).

Re: seriously... what is myspace/facebook good for?

Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 11:18 am
by Tacet
I agree - could never see the sense in facebook or myspace, don't have an account with either. Why would I like to advertise my private life on the internet!? I live in RL, and those friends who can't keep track of me without facebook ... should reconsider the friendship.

Signed
*Anti-facebook*

Re: seriously... what is myspace/facebook good for?

Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 11:48 am
by Duderanch
it's there so you can show everyone on the interwebz how cool you are with your 63882573947372 friends. Duh.

Re: seriously... what is myspace/facebook good for?

Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 11:38 pm
by Nuto vixen
Blasphemy!!

Facebook is offically taken over sliced bread in the phrase "the best thing since...."


If you have to ask what its good for... you're not doin' it right man!

Re: seriously... what is myspace/facebook good for?

Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 12:09 am
by Ishmayeck
I have accounts on myspace and bebo into which I haven't signed for over many months now. I was bored. (no facebook) :P


~+Ishmayeck+~
It's also only due to persuasion from some people that I joined myspace in the first place >_> <_<

Re: seriously... what is myspace/facebook good for?

Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 12:13 am
by ~Sokar~
It is good only for one thing, if you want to find someone, and you know only his/her name or a specific detail like e-mail address, etc. I found a lost brother of the girlfriend of my classmate a few months ago, with the help of this community.

Re: seriously... what is myspace/facebook good for?

Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 12:18 am
by Nuto vixen
dexx wrote:It is good only for one thing, if you want to find someone, and you know only his/her name or a specific detail like e-mail address, etc. I found a lost brother of the girlfriend of my classmate a few months ago, with the help of this community.


True that too!

A friend of mine was contacted by a half sister she knew nothing about, as her father left her when she was a little baby.

It's a good tool when used wisely.

Re: seriously... what is myspace/facebook good for?

Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 3:42 am
by semper
well I have met a lot of people in my life, most of which have these online things...what is the easiest and cheapest way to keep in touch with them all?

I suppose there....Corrania that SGW is no different...save you cannot post pictures. You can chat (irc), pm, in game, play games (take your pick) socialise, keep in contact with old friends, find new ones...and old...

of course, if you do not use it for those things, a business, or some weired DARE then one has to beg the question why you still have it, or had it in the first place...if that reason has gone....get rid of it.... was that too difficult to deduce or something?

Re: seriously... what is myspace/facebook good for?

Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 4:31 am
by Fear Of The Duck
duderanch wrote:it's there so you can show everyone on the interwebz how cool you are with your 63882573947372 friends. Duh.

multis! that's more than there's ppl on earth.

dexx wrote:I found a lost brother of the girlfriend of my classmate.

lol that's like in a soap opera :lol:

Semper wrote:well I have met a lot of people in my life, most of which have these online things...what is the easiest and cheapest way to keep in touch with them all?

aye. that's a good reason. just not for me at the moment (the only person i'd need myspace to keep in touch with is one of my "adopted sisters", the one i don't really like. all other friends live no further than 1 hr drive)

Re: seriously... what is myspace/facebook good for?

Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 8:05 pm
by Darth Optimus
Myspace is o.k. I got one cause my sister bugged me to make one. Plus I use it to keep in contact with people I went to school with. But Facebook sucks you can't even put any music on your page plue you have to use your real name.

Re: seriously... what is myspace/facebook good for?

Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 4:39 am
by Vendetta
I have a myspace, because it was either I make it, or my friend make it for me, and I descided I would rather have the password than him :lol:

Closest thing to a pic of me on it is a drawing in paint said mate drew. It has a pokemon in it as well. I check it tops, once every few months, if someone links me to something that requires me to log in :lol: Then i will post random BS on a few peoples things, then leave it for the next few months..

Re: seriously... what is myspace/facebook good for?

Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 1:33 pm
by Demeisen
such sites are great for staying in contact with friends, getting back in contact with friends, organizing parties and events. those are some very obvious reasons and benefits of facebook/myspace. if you disagree with me i hate you

Re: seriously... what is myspace/facebook good for?

Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 2:00 pm
by Fear Of The Duck
LiQuiD wrote:such sites are great for staying in contact with friends, getting back in contact with friends, organizing parties and events. those are some very obvious reasons and benefits of facebook/myspace. if you disagree with me i hate you

nah.. i just use my mobile.

Re: seriously... what is myspace/facebook good for?

Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 2:09 pm
by Demeisen
thats far more effort and less reliable overall. with an event on a site like facebook everyone can easily see when it is, where, what, and any additional info. people can also discuss the event before hand. and after everyone can look at pics and discuss what happened.

theres also the huge political/social power of these sites. many causes (good and bad unfortunately) have found a base in them. campaigns have had success due to facebook/myspace. it gives some power back to the people as others increasingly put store in whats said by the masses online.