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I notice, from comments on my blog, that a lot of people have really become somewhat bored with Facebook, updating their status, or reading about other people’s status updates. I wonder if the phenomenon is not a bit wider than that, and that more and more people are becoming disenchanted with what was initially exciting, but is now something that where people either delete their accounts, or log in once a week or once a month just to see if there are any messages or new people who have found them from 10 years before?
Personally, I don’t add most of the people who ask me to be added, because on Facebook you get a lot of people that you have never met asking to be added as a friend, and one has to have some concerns about privacy issues. Likewise, for privacy reasons you will not necessarily update everyday where you are at that precise time and what you are doing. I think it is useful, just like a business card is, for people to find you or to be able to contact you, but I have always struggled to understand the “economics” behind Facebook, because I don’t believe that it really is the place where people refer each other to different businesses or that having a special Facebook page for your company is really going to produce any results - but maybe I am wrong, and I would like to hear your thoughts.
Posted by Michael de Broglio on Tuesday 01-Nov-11
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Jeandre said:
on Thursday 10-Nov-11 11:00 AM
I have asked myself that question alot in the last 2 weeks. Twitter or no Twitter? Is it really worth being part of any Social Network. It seems like for most of the people on Facebook or Twitter its all about gossip, moaning or stabbing others in the back.
Brenda said:
on Wednesday 02-Nov-11 09:34 AM
I have also become extremely bored with facebook. Nothing infuriates me more than someone who has to flood their issues and pains and heartaches on a social network page. I feel sorry for people who look for sympathy from others by jotting down all their emotions on their status update. Facebook was created to to find lost friends and build relationships with people, but i find that a lot relationships were torn apart because of what people publicly displayed on their status' for the world to see.
Most of us have learnt that If you don't have a positive thing to say, rather don's say anything, same applies with the social networks, people need to think before they update.
Genevieve said:
on Tuesday 01-Nov-11 04:36 PM
I still enjoy Facebook. I have deleted people I don't really talk to and people who are always depressing and feeling sorry for themselves. The friends I have now are either close friends, have awesome photographs or very interesting and motivating status's. But in the same breath I have to say that I don't go on as often as I used to.
Jessica said:
on Tuesday 01-Nov-11 12:44 PM
I am so over facebook, I mean if I want to know what's going on with an actual friends life I will simply sms or phone them. The only good thing about FB is to see pictures and have people tag you in them and memories of good times. But I honestly also get tired of people that you don't really get along with or don't want to know they just message you and all that all the damn time. I am a person who feel's real bad if I ignore someone and so I would rather not have damn facebook lol. Makes me feel better and less hated by people lol.
cherise said:
on Tuesday 01-Nov-11 12:36 PM
I am a facebook junkie. I enjoy that i am able to get hold of friends and family or i should say always keep in contact with them, no matter where they may be.
personally i find facebook as being a great way to network, if u active on it. you can update your statuses, create events,invite people to groups. through constant updates and activity you perform on your profile people become familiar with your profile and you meet new people.
well thats my view and story :-)
Sally said:
on Tuesday 01-Nov-11 12:22 PM
You can compare it with a child that just received a new toy. For a week maybe two weeks they will play with the toy constantly. After that their attention goes to something new. The same is happening with Facebook.
Daniela said:
on Tuesday 01-Nov-11 12:22 PM
I prefer Twitter.
Facebook is the never-ending effort to try and dodge conversation with people you know but don't necessarily want to speak to or people you have as a friend but really have nothing to talk about.
Twitter, because it is a sea of strangers, is more fun. More conversation between absolute strangers, conversation about food, cultures, economics, entertainment and the list just goes on and on.
Stalking is fun too in Twitter :)
Bianca said:
on Tuesday 01-Nov-11 12:21 PM
I personally feel that facebook has become boring and its always the same thing, 90% of the time I actually feel like I should be compensated for being a psychologist because the majority of the status updates are morbid and depressing. Someone commented the other day and said that facebook is not a diary but perhaps once a problem or issue is written or typed one feels better.
Johannesburg based attorney specializing in personal injury matters including Road Accident Fund claims and medical negligence matters. My interests include golf, reading and the internet and the way it is constantly developing. I have a passion for life and a desire for less stress!
