Comments on: Facebook, What Have You Done To Yourself? http://pulse2.com/2007/07/29/facebook-what-have-you-done-to-yourself/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:08:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Roy Rodgers http://pulse2.com/2007/07/29/facebook-what-have-you-done-to-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-9908 Roy Rodgers Tue, 21 Aug 2007 04:26:29 +0000 http://pulse2.com/2007/07/29/facebook-what-have-you-done-to-yourself/#comment-9908 Monica, Interesting post, As far as facebook etc. being a way for a generation to waste time. Before PCs geeks, nerds etc. there was only TV to watch endlessly instead of going out and doing something. I don't think wasting time doing frivolous things is generational it is more a matter of what technology is available for wasting it. The only reason old people don't sit around on facebook swapping stories about their ailments, their medications, grandchildren complete with pictures & videos of them is because they are too set in their ways and to some degree physically unable to learn how to do it. Happy Trails Monica,

Interesting post, As far as facebook etc. being a way for a generation to waste time. Before PCs geeks, nerds etc. there was only TV to watch endlessly instead of going out and doing something. I don’t think wasting time doing frivolous things is generational it is more a matter of what technology is available for wasting it. The only reason old people don’t sit around on facebook swapping stories about their ailments, their medications, grandchildren complete with pictures & videos of them is because they are too set in their ways and to some degree physically unable to learn how to do it.

Happy Trails

]]> By: Monica Narula http://pulse2.com/2007/07/29/facebook-what-have-you-done-to-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-9826 Monica Narula Sun, 29 Jul 2007 23:55:21 +0000 http://pulse2.com/2007/07/29/facebook-what-have-you-done-to-yourself/#comment-9826 People often comment on the degradation of our generation. How we have lost values and respect. Normally, I disagree and elaborate on changing times and perspectives; however, recently I find myself at a loss for words. Justifying the culture of our generation is increasingly made impossible with the added “obsessions” of facebook. Naturally, a social internet network, is a token of the 21st century among many other things. Yet, nobody is capable of defending the countless hours “wasted” on facebook. Instead of going for a jog, or reading a book, we all find ourselves “poking” and “high-fiving” our friends. My concern is the overwhelming extent of useless features, and the proportional time that is spent on facebook. My question is why not just meet up with your friends and do something instead of sending cyber hugs? People often comment on the degradation of our generation. How we have lost values and respect. Normally, I disagree and elaborate on changing times and perspectives; however, recently I find myself at a loss for words. Justifying the culture of our generation is increasingly made impossible with the added “obsessions” of facebook. Naturally, a social internet network, is a token of the 21st century among many other things. Yet, nobody is capable of defending the countless hours “wasted” on facebook. Instead of going for a jog, or reading a book, we all find ourselves “poking” and “high-fiving” our friends. My concern is the overwhelming extent of useless features, and the proportional time that is spent on facebook. My question is why not just meet up with your friends and do something instead of sending cyber hugs?

]]> By: Mo Kakwan http://pulse2.com/2007/07/29/facebook-what-have-you-done-to-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-9822 Mo Kakwan Sun, 29 Jul 2007 09:01:07 +0000 http://pulse2.com/2007/07/29/facebook-what-have-you-done-to-yourself/#comment-9822 There are notions that Facebook is the new myspace and that Facebook is the new LinkedIn. Facebook obviously is pulling the "new myspace" sort of comments because of their wonky new fangled application system. Then there's the LinkedIn side which is coming from all the professionals who didn't get on facebook in college are now joining in with their colleagues. I'm using facebook the same way I did back in school where I joke with friends in person and then joke later leaving a comment on their profile. Or ping someone I haven't talked to in a while. But it's weird now with all the apps and having "professional" friends on facebook I can't really have my friends leaving the goofy comments on my page because I have to worry about potential employer images and what not. And having to delete penis pictures from my graffiti wall is an issue I know my friends have. Not only that I'm getting spammed by a gazillion apps a day and it's making it difficult to add and update friends and what not. Will Facebook fail? Pffssh no. But all this confusion in vision leaves the market open for a competitor. There are notions that Facebook is the new myspace and that Facebook is the new LinkedIn. Facebook obviously is pulling the “new myspace” sort of comments because of their wonky new fangled application system. Then there’s the LinkedIn side which is coming from all the professionals who didn’t get on facebook in college are now joining in with their colleagues.

I’m using facebook the same way I did back in school where I joke with friends in person and then joke later leaving a comment on their profile. Or ping someone I haven’t talked to in a while. But it’s weird now with all the apps and having “professional” friends on facebook I can’t really have my friends leaving the goofy comments on my page because I have to worry about potential employer images and what not. And having to delete penis pictures from my graffiti wall is an issue I know my friends have. Not only that I’m getting spammed by a gazillion apps a day and it’s making it difficult to add and update friends and what not.

Will Facebook fail? Pffssh no. But all this confusion in vision leaves the market open for a competitor.

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