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Living without Facebook?
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- Posted May 17, 2012 by
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Been there, done that (well, kind of)
One of the reasons I am not on Facebook because I had joined Myspace long before Facebook had the attention it now does. I remember having to deal with the "Unexpected error"-type messages that Myspace used to come up with and becoming disenchanted with the service very quickly because of it. I also had my own website through a free host and I preferred the freedom to be able to design everything myself -- social networking sites tend to follow uniform design specifications, even if there is some flexibility for posting images, etc. As my site had my friends, interests, etc. on it, there really wasn't a need to have a Myspace account anyway. The only thing it didn't have was the networking element that social networking sites do, and I used e-mail for that anyway.
A lot of people are surprised when I tell them I am not on Facebook, and have asked me repeatedly to join, but until phone numbers and e-mail addresses go away, I probably won't. Moreover, I don't really think there has been any real change in my social life and relationships with others by not being on Facebook. I tend to believe that, while Facebook might be a good tool to help establish new relationships, the maintenance required still needs to involve interaction in which all participating members are physically together in a group setting.
Finally, as I had been in the IT field and got burned out on it, I try to limit my computer time, and I've heard too many stories of how people have gotten sucked into Facebook to want to even entertain the idea.
A lot of people are surprised when I tell them I am not on Facebook, and have asked me repeatedly to join, but until phone numbers and e-mail addresses go away, I probably won't. Moreover, I don't really think there has been any real change in my social life and relationships with others by not being on Facebook. I tend to believe that, while Facebook might be a good tool to help establish new relationships, the maintenance required still needs to involve interaction in which all participating members are physically together in a group setting.
Finally, as I had been in the IT field and got burned out on it, I try to limit my computer time, and I've heard too many stories of how people have gotten sucked into Facebook to want to even entertain the idea.
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