Pike Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 If you have no idea what Facebook is , good - keep it that way for your own sanity! I used to think I was a bit hooked on keeping up with everything going on at Pigeonwatch but facebook is plain and simple addictive. If you have not already been caught leave well alone! Pike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 Too late....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 From what the popular(gutter) press say, it`s full of dirty old men trying it on with the girlies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr W Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 I think it depends what you do with it. I use it to keep in touch with a large group of friends who are spread all over the UK and world. As only people you invite can see your profile I don't give access to people I don't know so don't talk to them. Apparently you also have to be careful you don't put too much info on their such as addresses and d.o.b as people can do fraudulent stuff with the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul in North Lincs. Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 can someone elaboraet please.......................I am in the dark completely here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr W Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 It's a socail networking website that was developed by some students in Harvard I think, anyway you have a profile with info, news pictures etc about you and your friends can apply to have access if you say yes then you can see their page and they can see yours and they are listed as your friends. It's a good way of notifying people of stuff going on in your life or just giving your mates abuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pike Posted August 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 It's a bit like going to the pub for a catch up without the beer! You create your own 'profile' which can be as elaborate or simple as you like depending on how much info you want to get into the public domain. I personally just show my name but some go for the full works including their photo albums which I find a little trusting. Anyway- you basically 'find' your mates on-line giving you access to their profiles after which you can leave each other messages and swap photo's etc. But - the addictive bit is that each time you log in you get a history sheet of who has been chatting to who, who is now single or otherwise and generally what is going on with all your mates. It largely depends on how involved you choose to get and how many 'friends' are in your list (and how nosey you are!" As for chatting up girlies - if you find out how Henry do let me know Pike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEFTY478 Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 It's a socail networking website that was developed by some students in Harvard I think, anyway you have a profile with info, news pictures etc about you and your friends can apply to have access if you say yes then you can see their page and they can see yours and they are listed as your friends. It's a good way of notifying people of stuff going on in your life or just giving your mates abuse. "I'll show you mine if you show me your's" Had a 'system' for doing that at school, 30 odd years ago! It didn't require a PC with internet access though. O'right, I'll get me coat..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 I kept got a couple of emails from people telling me they had added me, so I registered. Now I can look at pictures and profiles of people I already know. Have I missed the point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 No, it's one of those internet phenomena which only people who didn't get involved in the last one bother with. Back in 2002 a bloke who worked for Google launched "Orkut" which was the beginning of all this stuff, same idea really. Since then friends reunited has done similar, myspace and all the others have come along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr W Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 I think this one has more life in it than some others as it contains a bit more than say Friends Reunited. As I said I use it to see what people who I don't regularly see are up to and also I've got in touch with people I'd lost touch with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 I'm afraid Bebo is my site as that's what most of my school are on but unfortunately my hunting pics get deleted almost as fast as I upload them. My video is still there though. FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 I believe this site is causing the same sort of "problems" as Friends reunited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scolopax Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 So there is no point in subscribing if you don't have any mates???...........Oh Well........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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