Post by: speewa158 on September 26, 2017, 08:10:40 PM
Any thoughts on this ??? :cheers:
Post by: Bird on September 26, 2017, 08:14:45 PM
Well has it l don't do face book & don't want to . .your a wise man... your nowhere near alone
Any thoughts on this ??? :cheers:
Post by: nab on September 26, 2017, 08:49:08 PM
Oh well, the missus checks hers each day, any important stuff she will pass on. Would rather be in the shed tinkering....
Not sure why anyone would want to post all their livelihood on there, who give's a crap????
Post by: Bad Scott on September 26, 2017, 08:50:07 PM
Well has it l don't do face book & don't want to . .Well you must have your own Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram account with a YouTube channel ;D :cheers:
Any thoughts on this ??? :cheers:
Post by: Rumpig on September 26, 2017, 09:00:43 PM
I'm not on there...........x2 on above
Oh well, the missus checks hers each day, any important stuff she will pass on.
Post by: Pete79 on September 26, 2017, 09:34:42 PM
Don't feel like I'm missing out on anything without it.
But apparently Twitter is the place where you go to declare war on other countries these days, so might have to sign up for that one.... ;)
Post by: Raym on September 26, 2017, 09:39:52 PM
Why?? Started while I was caring for my wife as it was an easy way to communicate with family and her friends on her page, after she passed I thought I would not use it anymore but find it a good tool.
It is the easiest way I can gain access to groups of people who like or specialise in rocking horses. (Sounds a bit like Myswag hey) These groups are closed so only people who are members can post & see what is posted.
For example today I got some rabbit skin glue & was able to ask about ratios for water & whiting to make traditional gesso.
There is a lot of good info on there on some of the open groups such as free camping sites.
The kids think it is great to send me messages as I don't carry a mobile unless I specifically need it & no phone in the shed.
I also keep contact with some old army mates & see any info on upcoming reunions.
As for all the dribble it is easy to stop seeing that, I have blocked rellies who put rubbish up.
It is a good advertising tool for events such as the Lost Trades Fair.
What is not to like or are you secret users & in denial to avoid the ribbing from the mates down at the pub ;D
Post by: nab on September 26, 2017, 10:41:29 PM
Post by: Pete79 on September 26, 2017, 10:53:51 PM
I'm happy to wear my tin foil hat on this one.
Every experiment needs a control specimen.
And those of us that have made the choice not to hand over all of our details and data to this business and all of their advertisers and who ever else they want to sell your details to are the control subjects in this massive global multi billion dollar social experiment.
If it was just about keeping touch with friends and family and groups like Raym has said, that would be fantastic.
The reality is there is much more happening in the software code then just letting you say Hi to a friend....
Now if you'll excuse me I have to put my phone back in the microwave.... :P
Post by: McGirr on September 26, 2017, 10:58:07 PM
People in this group, sorry to say, are part of social media.
Also I can find out what my kids are up to as they only talk to me on social media ;D
Mark
Post by: Bigfish on September 27, 2017, 05:20:28 AM
Post by: Rumpig on September 27, 2017, 06:15:32 AM
What is not to like or are you secret users & in denial to avoid the ribbing from the mates down at the pub ;Dif you can find an account on there that I have joined up on, I'll give you the keys to my Cruiser, and I'll even have the KK hooked up on the back it for you to take also ;)
My life goes on fine without me being on it, so why would I sign up?
Post by: D4D on September 27, 2017, 06:28:42 AM
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Post by: macca on September 27, 2017, 06:55:54 AM
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Post by: Bad Scott on September 27, 2017, 07:34:48 AM
Yeah I'm not on it, tried it a few times but cant get my head around it. Dont miss it apart from not going on any of the local Myswag trips anymore, that's a bit of a bummerWe'll send you a text or PM buddy.
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Post by: Bill on September 27, 2017, 07:50:20 AM
It's how I keep track of family in the US and friends living in other Parts of Australia.
And there are a few closed groups that I'm on.
Swmbo uses it to keep track of family and friends in the UK.
As far as friends on my Facebook go if I don't personally know them then they are not on my Facebook. I don't do that friends of friends crap.
Bill
Post by: Steffo1 on September 27, 2017, 08:59:37 AM
Not on it but wife is and she finds it great when we are travelling to keep connected with family. Don't think I will join as it does not appeal to me. But I only got my own mobile phone last year after resisting the need, but I still hate carrying it and being contactable, unless for a urgent reason. Just love the feeling when on the road and out of range for anything. ;D Kevin
Same with my wife.
I'm the opposite with the phone though. Lost mine on 24th July, haven't replaced it, found I haven't 100% needed it for anything (although it would have been handy once or twice) and I'm not looking at replacing it. Life goes on without it quite pleasantly :laugh:
Steve
Post by: Rumpig on September 27, 2017, 11:26:47 AM
It's pretty amusing how people that love it think people not on it need to be on it also, like we are missing out on something because they enjoy / like it. I get that it has it uses, I just don't want to be on it because I don't need it, it's that simple.
Post by: Bird on September 27, 2017, 11:44:41 AM
Post by: peter01 on September 27, 2017, 06:40:56 PM
Post by: peter01 on September 27, 2017, 06:42:58 PM
Well you must have your own Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram account with a YouTube channel ;D :cheers:and to thank an old friend who mentioned Tripadvisor
Post by: speewa158 on September 27, 2017, 07:03:12 PM
Jamie, though the same but now "converted" talk soon
How ??? ??? , only Face to Face at a camp fire works for me
:cheers: :cheers:
Post by: rags on September 27, 2017, 07:07:47 PM
By the way I'm not on it either
Post by: speewa158 on September 27, 2017, 07:35:37 PM
As an offline trend setter of the old school l really cant see the point . lf l miss camps then its not my problem .
To those that indulge , more power to your posts & Enjoy :cheers:
Post by: DaveR on September 28, 2017, 06:52:21 AM
Then I did it, joined up with the relo's and that is it.
Somehow I end up with a hundred friend request from folk I don't know, or from school I don't remember.
I deleted all these requests.
Now
If I look on the home screen, I see nothing, just a message "Add more friends and you'll see the News Feed".
The message has been there for some time and hasn't bothered me as I just put pics up of our adventures and not read the crap.
But the pics part I use is proving to be difficult now, the epic journey we're on at the moment, I have put about a 100 pics up and FB won't let me place them in an order of the events, no matter how I go about it. It is a shared album with the Mrs so she can add pics as well which allows her friends to see it.
Not sure what I'll do about this one now.
It seems everywhere you go someone tells you to like them on FB, never used the like button yet.
Post by: speewa158 on September 28, 2017, 07:29:42 AM
Post by: trinityalyce on September 29, 2017, 10:39:56 AM
For me it's not about what you or your 'friends' post. It's about what the business takes from all it's users.
I'm happy to wear my tin foil hat on this one.
Every experiment needs a control specimen.
And those of us that have made the choice not to hand over all of our details and data to this business and all of their advertisers and who ever else they want to sell your details to are the control subjects in this massive global multi billion dollar social experiment.
If it was just about keeping touch with friends and family and groups like Raym has said, that would be fantastic.
The reality is there is much more happening in the software code then just letting you say Hi to a friend....
Now if you'll excuse me I have to put my phone back in the microwave.... :P
You're definitely right on this one. Just in case anyone is curious, straight from the horse's mouth: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation (https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation)
I don't have Facebook - used to, deleted it, definitely not missing out on anything. I do have most other kinds of social media for various reasons. Each to their own.
Post by: Bird on September 29, 2017, 10:48:12 AM
This thread was started because on a radio interview of people that don't facebook . Some were astounded that this is in anyway possible]companies have asked for access to peoples stalkerbook a job interviews too.. that could really **** people up.. but what people do in their private lives shouldnt make Shit difference to their work
Post by: Traveller on September 29, 2017, 11:54:09 AM
This thread was started because on a radio interview of people that don't facebook . Some were astounded that this is in anyway possible . They are the electronic /online sheep trying to keep up with the world as perceived .
As an offline trend setter of the old school l really cant see the point . lf l miss camps then its not my problem .
To those that indulge , more power to your posts & Enjoy :cheers:
Couldn't agree more. The wife and I certainly can't see the point, even more so for me as I don't have a mobile either (which makes using FB even more difficult). We have watched the 'addicts' that don't seem to be able to stay off FB or one of the clones. The part that really cheeses me off is if we are sitting around having a yarn/beer and the phone chimes, then the conversation stops so they can find out if Harry has had his daily visit to the dunny yet, or if Matilda did manage to to get the washing dry. For heavens sake, who cares, and I really worry about the future if millions of people worldwide need this sort of information. We have even had friends families go to war over FB comments that someone took an exception to.
Thanks for the chance of joining but I will keep Speewa and his mates company in the joyful ignorance club.
Post by: Fizzie on September 30, 2017, 12:35:50 PM
She seemed a bit surprised & said Wow, thanks, it was the first card she'd got :-\
I was surprised about that myself, but she said that no-one young actually gives each other cards any more, all birthday wishes are sent via FacePlant :'(
Post by: speewa158 on October 01, 2017, 05:51:55 PM
Post by: listo on October 01, 2017, 06:17:58 PM
Post by: SEADOO on October 02, 2017, 01:20:29 AM
companies have asked for access to peoples stalkerbook a job interviews too.. that could really **** people up.. but what people do in their private lives shouldnt make Shit difference to their work
It does come in handy when buying a vehicle for example. Most users are not aware of their personal security settings so it's piss easy to see their profile.
A good one is, if there is a 4wd advertised on the local buy swap sell FB page, you can check out old mates profile and see how the 4wd was used. Especially when "it's never been off road" and there he is standing on the roof in a river, and he has a 100 likes.
Social media has its place, just like beer and footy, I use it as a tool to keep in contact with mates and family, something to read on the crapper, but that's about it.
I know of a couple of job sites that have banned smart phones on their job sites. They will only allow the non-smart phones. To many staff disappear to the ablutions to knock one out whilst watching Youporn or updating their FB status of how much of a cnt their boss is, all on company time.
It was mention above, but the thing that sh1ts me the most, when your sitting around with your friends, if it's not their very annoying kids interrupting the adult conversation, it's half way through a good convo, they pick up their phone and start swiping their phone to see what thei friend had for desert.
When we are in any social gathering, we leave our phone turned off.
Post by: MattNQ on October 02, 2017, 07:22:50 AM
As much as the endless drivel of people's opinions often annoys me, it has its uses.
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Post by: Troopy_03 on October 02, 2017, 10:18:08 AM
It does come in handy when buying a vehicle for example. Most users are not aware of their personal security settings so it's piss easy to see their profile.
A good one is, if there is a 4wd advertised on the local buy swap sell FB page, you can check out old mates profile and see how the 4wd was used. Especially when "it's never been off road" and there he is standing on the roof in a river, and he has a 100 likes.
Social media has its place, just like beer and footy, I use it as a tool to keep in contact with mates and family, something to read on the crapper, but that's about it.
I know of a couple of job sites that have banned smart phones on their job sites. They will only allow the non-smart phones. To many staff disappear to the ablutions to knock one out whilst watching Youporn or updating their FB status of how much of a cnt their boss is, all on company time.
It was mention above, but the thing that sh1ts me the most, when your sitting around with your friends, if it's not their very annoying kids interrupting the adult conversation, it's half way through a good convo, they pick up their phone and start swiping their phone to see what thei friend had for desert.
When we are in any social gathering, we leave our phone turned off.
Yep, last place I worked they were banned, and it was a formal warning if you got sprung with your phone. Except I was allowed to have mine cos when the boss stormed over, because he saw me looking at my phone while wiring up a truck, I showed him that I had all my schematics on the phone (which I had drawn up anyway) because all the laminated paper copies had been destroyed by the yobbos. The look on the young fellas faces, that used to always be on facebook on their's, was priceless. ;D
Post by: Paddler Ed on October 02, 2017, 11:38:24 AM
I now use it to keep in touch with a few different people from various bits of my life (childhood, university, work) that otherwise would be unlikely to cross. I'm still active on forums, with regular visits and posts on about 4 and loiter on another 2 or 3. However, I've also found a number of useful Facebook Groups.
From those groups I've managed to buy:
-4 rims for the 4Runner
-Sofa
-Fridge
-Chair
-Bed frame (which turned out to be from a friend of the wife's)
-Bike (x2)
-Bull bar for the 4Runner
-A shed wall (don't ask... it's now taking up space in the yard because we then got a free kennel from a friend)
I've also sold:
-3x sofas
-1x set of rims and tyres
-another set of tyres
With work, I admin on 2 different company pages as well, so I end up on there quite often for that. It's also useful for an aggregation service for some industry specific information that I've got before others have in the past as well; the more that some companies (or govt bodies) use it, the more you need to be on there. I end up checking both LinkedIn and Facebook daily for that information, and then end up sharing it around amongst the people I work with.
Post by: lino6 on October 03, 2017, 02:17:04 PM
Post by: speewa158 on October 03, 2017, 07:38:23 PM
Can you confirm you have been told today ??? lf not please consider yourself told on behalf of all known to you & the dog as well . ::)
Post by: lino6 on October 03, 2017, 08:06:35 PM
Lino6
Can you confirm you have been told today ??? lf not please consider yourself told on behalf of all known to you & the dog as well . ::)
Command confirmed
Post by: speewa158 on October 04, 2017, 06:52:09 AM
;D
Post by: boobook on October 04, 2017, 07:28:29 AM
Post by: trinityalyce on October 05, 2017, 09:36:52 AM
I'm sure that if Myswag made it very easy for people to post pictures of themselves, it would be as popular as Facebook.
Maybe that's why I'm on here and not on Facespace. ;D
Post by: Bird on October 05, 2017, 10:15:18 AM
I'm sure that if Myswag made it very easy for people to post pictures of themselves, it would be as popular as Facebook.cant be much easier than 2 clicks.