MySwag.org The Off-road Camper Trailer Forum
General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Brett on April 10, 2010, 01:28:20 PM
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Well some of us use facebook so I decided to make a MySwag.org group. So if your a facebook user come a say hello.
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=107946962576296 (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=107946962576296)
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nice work mate, been wondering when that was going to happen
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I have joined the MySwag facebook group! I have also added some of my Trackabout photos!
the Nurse
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Great work Brett, Looking to seeing you all in 2 places now
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Great idea. Allows those whohave facebook to ut names to faces of Myswag members. I'm joining now.
Steve
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Face book hey? Does that mean I gotta make all you lot my friends?? ??? I'm on it but don't know much about it.
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I found you the other night snow.
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I have joined but will warn that I do not use my real name in there.
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I found you the other night snow.
How'd ya do that? ???
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I've joined too ;D
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How'd ya do that? ???
I'm a sneaky little bugger!!!!! I found your name somewhere and looked on facebook whilst I was bored the other night.
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Woo Hoo! 24 Facebook Swaggers!
the Nurse
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Woo Hoo! 24 Facebook Swaggers!
the Nurse
Scary hey ;D
BTW, happy birthday Nurse. :cup:
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Scary hey ;D
BTW, happy birthday Nurse. :cup:
Thanks Snow! xx
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I am sure the number on facebook will sky rocket soon enough..
Happy Birthday Nurse.
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Happy Birthday Nurse.
Thank you Annie. My birthday was listed on the Calender for yesterday as an "event"!
the Nurse
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35 Facebook fans now....numbers are going up :cup:
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If any body wanst to scare themselves & see my mug any cop shop or post office I am the good looking one ,third from the left on any page .
:cheers:
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I'm no 48 - wish that was my age! ;D
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think i was no 25, I am Tim if noone has gathered as yet
onwards and upwards for the future tech of myswag
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well member #52 here, wish i could say that was double my age....
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Dunno what # but we are there, Paul n Sue
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57 swaggers and counting!
the Nurse
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Well I just became number 58
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I've joined as well. How many do you think we can get on the face book site??
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62 swaggers are on facebook!
the Nurse
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62 swaggers are on facebook!
the Nurse
You must be flicking between your Facebook page and Myswag page hey Nurse? Yes, I too have a sad life!?!? Should be out in the shed with Adrian repacking the trailer for the Fraser Island trip. Better run before I get busted. ;D
Karen
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Kaz... guilty of flicking between pages! I was nominated yesterday by singo-26 to be the official welcomer on the facebook site.... can't let the team down!
Good luck with packing for Fraser, wish I was going with you all, but can't affored to be away for that long.... JT did offer to drive me, so I could camp in my little tent!
the Nurse
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I were only stirring as you hed welcomed everyone till then.
Steve
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Singo-26!
I know you were only kidding... but I'm on a roll now! ;D
the Nurse
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And your doing it well. Anyway your smiling face is much better than mine, I'd only scare people away
Steve
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Singo-26!
I know you were only kidding... but I'm on a roll now! ;D
the Nurse
And 2 :-* for everyone that joins!
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And 2 :-* for everyone that joins!
I'm French.... can't you tell.... !!!
I'm just giving them a kiss on each cheek! 8)
the Nurse
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Joined,
See if you can find who I am.
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Joined,
See if you can find who I am.
I am not sure, which one you are Toy80ST....there is too many who have joined now, that have not introduced themselves.... :'(
the Nurse
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I am not sure, which one you are Toy80ST....there is too many who have joined now, that have not introduced themselves.... :'(
the Nurse
Nurse. I didn't introduce my self as well as we are Steve and Viv on here and Steve and viv on there..Makes it easy. Should I give a spiel on FB? ;D
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I see Newcastleknight has joined the facebook crew!
the Nurse
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Nurse. I didn't introduce my self as well as we are Steve and Viv on here and Steve and viv on there..Makes it easy. Should I give a spiel on FB? ;D
I saw you join yesterday, and welcomed you! 8)
I have just found an article in the MySwag magazine (oops sorry Broady... the Campertrailer touring mag)... great work!
the Nurse
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certainly getting the numbers up there, looks good. just have to remember to check there, you dont see updates on the news feed from groups like this.
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Ben...
I saw you joined yesterday too, but I didn't know which 'Ben' you were, for you official welcome!
the Nurse
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Joined,
See if you can find who I am.
Did I get it right. I'll have to get up your way one day and check out the amazing creation.
Steve
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74 members now! and well done to Tammy for making the facebook group as friendly as this forum - good job! :cheers:
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I didn't create the Facebook page, Brett did!
I am just the nominated welcomer (thanks singo-26! :-* ) while Brett is missing in action! And its fun.... welcoming everyone! And finally putting faces to names, after the years of playing on here!
the Nurse
(PS. Blackcat, I am trying to 'friendly'... don't need the reputation of being Nurse Nasty... ;D )
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I am just the nominated welcomer (thanks singo-26! :-* ) while Brett is missing in action! And its fun.... welcoming everyone! And finally putting faces to names, after the years of playing on here!
I think it is great...keep up the great work :D
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and happy birthday too - hope that you had a great day!
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Oh yeah. Happy B'day. Good job on the welcoming.
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and happy birthday too - hope that you had a great day!
Thank you! I had a fantastic birthday night, and its still going!
the Nurse
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RichardW has joined the Facebook crew!
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Dorey76 - I haven't seen you sign up for Facebook yet!
the Nurse
PS> You have now!
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you certainly are doing a great job Nurse, well done
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you certainly are doing a great job Nurse, well done
thanks Tim! :cheers:
the Nurse
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I saw you join yesterday, and welcomed you! 8)
I have just found an article in the MySwag magazine (oops sorry Broady... the Campertrailer touring mag)... great work!
the Nurse
What article. We have submitted one on crossing the Simpson with your camper but we thought that was in this issue, maybe they don't want it, to hard for most to travel the Simmo and the SA Parks try to discourage you :-[ . We did send a quick note for the rack sack and there was a pic of us in that ???
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What article. We have submitted one on crossing the Simpson with your camper but we thought that was in this issue, maybe they don't want it, to hard for most to travel the Simmo and the SA Parks try to discourage you :-[ . We did send a quick note for the rack sack and there was a pic of us in that ???
CTT Issue 5, page 126. Few of your pics, including crossing the Simo!
the Nurse
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Dorey76
How is your Trackabout going? I saw it set up in CTT mag, with the rest of the MySwag crew at Crowdy....
the Nurse
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It's going great guns, absolutely love it, hopefully we'll be taking it on another big trek soon when we move to the Territory.
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Now 88 members: "Two Fat Ladies" (and I don't even play Bingo! ;D)
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Did I get it right. I'll have to get up your way one day and check out the amazing creation.
Steve
Yep you got it in one. I only joined FB because of my recent 20 year shcool reunion. I was severely addicted to it for a while looking in on it every 20 minutes throughout the day and even getting up in the middle of the night and having a look. I have since divorced myself from the PC a bit. But now this site has me a little more than I want. but that is controlable.
You are welcome to come and have a look at the camper, sometime after ANZAC day as I am pretty busy for the next few weeks.
Cheers Paul
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Bumpty Bump!!!
Welcoming duties are bit light tonight.... : (
95 swaggers and counting....
the Nurse
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Bumpty Bump!!!
Welcoming duties are bit light tonight.... : (
95 swaggers and counting....
the Nurse
I thought you'd welcome the break Tammy. You've gotta work and sleep sometime. :D
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Kaz... aren't you supposed to be packing? or are you multitasking like me? ;D
the Nurse
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Kaz... aren't you supposed to be packing? or are you multitasking like me? ;D
the Nurse
No, got the night off. Adrian is away working so I have free reign on the computer tonight. Oh sh!t, I'd better go and feed the kids!
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Yep you got it in one. I only joined FB because of my recent 20 year shcool reunion. I was severely addicted to it for a while looking in on it every 20 minutes throughout the day and even getting up in the middle of the night and having a look. I have since divorced myself from the PC a bit. But now this site has me a little more than I want. but that is controlable.
You are welcome to come and have a look at the camper, sometime after ANZAC day as I am pretty busy for the next few weeks.
Cheers Paul
Sweet I'll message you when I've got some time to head over that way
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Just had a quick look and we have 100 myswaggers on facebook!
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Add me as a Friend if you like.
I just added a link so you can check out my photo's!
Meow!
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Add me as a Friend and check out my photo's!
done Kit-e-kat (aka Miz Kitty)!
the Nurse
PS. Farcanal has joined the Facebook revolution! Woo hoo!
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Got Judy to get onto the Face Book / Myswag collaboration. Mind you, her pic was taken a long long time ago >:D.
Ohh........ her user name on here is Tadpole if anyone was trying to match things up. :cheers: Bevan.
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Got Judy to get onto the Face Book / Myswag collaboration. Mind you, her pic was taken a long long time ago >:D.
Ohh........ her user name on here is Tadpole if anyone was trying to match things up. :cheers: Bevan.
Oops! I welcome her on facebook as Mrs Bullfrog... do you think she will forgive me?
the Nurse
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Sweet I'll message you when I've got some time to head over that way
Sh!t better clean the shed up. Was a shambles last time Gunna Do came over.
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Sh!t better clean the shed up. Was a shambles last time Gunna Do came over.
You had better hide all your tools and beer too!
the Nurse
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Sorry, but I can't see the attraction in this facebook thing.......my Daughter is on it 24/7 and I can't see the fun in telling everybody what you have done in the last 1/2 hr ( including having a crap )....
Although if I need to know what my daughters getting up to all I have to do is talk to one of her facebook friends.....they know more than us about her !!!!
Maybe this should have been in the what pi$$es you off thread ????? ;D ;D
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Sorry, but I can't see the attraction in this facebook thing.......my Daughter is on it 24/7 and I can't see the fun in telling everybody what you have done in the last 1/2 hr ( including having a crap )....
I'm with you gronk... I have resisted the facebook temptation that everyone seems drawn to.... So I guess I will have to miss out on that section of myswag experience... maybe similar to Bevo (bullfrog) I will pass over to the missus to attach herself to it with her facebook thingameejigger....
Can I have my facebook greeting via this thread instead mrs davo's nurse ??? ;D
Cheers, :cheers:
Ketsi
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Can I have my facebook greeting via this thread instead mrs davo's nurse ??? ;D
Cheers, :cheers:
Ketsi
Welcome Ketsi! xx the Nurse
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I'm also resisting the call to the whole Facebook scene. Between this forum and a couple of others, I seem to lose enough time during the day tapping away on the keyboard.
From someone who doesn't know much about Facebook, how does it differ from a forum? Is it a little more personal or selective or interactive? Please don't paint it up too good, as I can't afford the time.
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I find it confusing to say the least and I see it as an excuse to get one on one training from Mrs Snow >:D
Look at it like your standing in a room packed with Myswaggers and anything you say can be heard by them. That is Facebook. :cheers:
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I find it confusing to say the least and I see it as an excuse to get one on one training from Mrs Snow >:D
Look at it like your standing in a room packed with Myswaggers and anything you say can be heard by them. That is Facebook. :cheers:
Very well put Snow !!
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Facebook is designed to remove human interaction , my daughter has over 100 friends on facebook and how many have i actually meat ? about 5 , it is evil & unhealthy physically and mentally , then you go to bbq and parties and all people talk about ( the people that occasionally remove their bum from the chair in front of their computer ) is facebook . Also there are those twisted people that make up fake profiles by using some one else's photos and identities . Hop on a train and what is every one doing , yep looking on facebook on their mobiles . There is a thing called the outdoors , and the only time I am in doors in front of puter is during working hours .
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Maybe instead of finding new ways to have imaginary friends we should organise more Myswag do's and meet friends for reel. Think about it.. you get all the benefits of face book but your in the bush around a camp fire. You also get the benefit of body language and context so you take what people are saying the right way.
Just call me old fashioned
Darren
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Maybe instead of finding new ways to have imaginary friends we should organise more Myswag do's and meet friends for reel. Think about it.. you get all the benefits of face book but your in the bush around a camp fire. You also get the benefit of body language and context so you take what people are saying the right way.
Just call me old fashioned
Darren
This is true and I am a believer in what you say. Your not old fasioned by any means.
The thing I like about facebook is. Facebook is a good way of staying in touch with people who are a long way away from you and the only reason I got into it anyway. I find that I am keeping in touch with people far more these days than I ever have. Mainly those I don't get the time to go and see or live too far away. I was chasing a mate up for a long time through people I knew and so on but the last anyone had ever heard from him was that he was in the US somewhere. His parents had moved on from where he grew up and no one knew what happened to them. I found him on Facebook and we have picked up where we left off. He suffered depression and was having a hard time of it and just did a runner. My parents also moved on so he could not find me either. We have also tracked down my wifes father who she has not seen in nearly 40 years. It has its good points but you can get consumed in it and a lot do.
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Those who complain about Facebook/Twitter/myspace etc don't really understand the technology. If anything they encourage interaction, not discourage it.
Like TOY80ST, I use Facebook to catch up with people who are difficult to keep in touch with. Some of the people on there I haven't spoken to in decades. It is a brilliant bit of technology, and should be embraced, not shunned.
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Those who complain about Facebook/Twitter/myspace etc don't really understand the technology. If anything they encourage interaction, not discourage it.
Like TOY80ST, I use Facebook to catch up with people who are difficult to keep in touch with. Some of the people on there I haven't spoken to in decades. It is a brilliant bit of technology, and should be embraced, not shunned.
I was saying I couldn't see what people saw in facebook.....but obviously some have found good things with it ( and good luck to them )
My daughter uses it to "talk" to mostly friends, but also to people she doesn't know from a bar of soap !!
But, the young ones especially, tell everybody EVERYTHING about their whole life, which I think is a bit over the top.....
I notice a fair few young ones these days seem to be lacking social skills, obviously not being helped by computer games and things like facebook.....
Have you noticed how quick young kids take to making friends when out camping.......this is the interaction a lot of them need.....not a computer screen !!!
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I find it good simply because of my job I have mates all over the country and the world plus my brother lives in Canada so it's very easy to keep in touch and share photos of what we have all been up to. But some people do get carried away with it.
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I like Facebook! It allows me to keep in touch with family and friends who are spread across Australia, and they can see what I am up to, or holiday snaps, with me having to repeat the same story time and time again down the phone!
I have met some great new friends on Facebook! I was chatting to Symon the electrical guru for hours the other night on line, and the other week Deb and I was gasbagging on the phone, about upcoming trips etc, while Brett was picking up the new V8 ute... so I wouldn't say, Facebook isn't allowing people to make new friends. It is probably making it alittle easier to cut through the ice, so when you meet up in person, you can pickup where you left off... like old buddies!
So please don't hold my Facebook love (addiction) against me!
the Nurse
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So please don't hold my Facebook love (addiction) against me!
the Nurse
I don't!
I enjoy Facebook...being at home with 3 little ones makes it hard to get out with my girlfriends. I have family in Aust, USA and England and love showing them my photos and letting them know what they are up to.
Another reason to start Facebook was that my kids will be on one day and I needed to know what it was all about (They will have a friend limit though!)
My 77 year old Nana has just got on as well and she loves it. She can keep up with all her grandkids and great grandies. Gives her something to do as she loves scrabble!
It is a very useful tool on the Internet...
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Facebook allowed me to locate and contact my half sister after 35 years. Yes, scary thought, there is someone else out there slightly like me. >:D
Karen
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I just don't get facebook. If I want to talk to someone I call them. Or if I know they are busy at work or similar, I'll email them.
I am not hip shizzit yo dawg. 8)
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Has any one stop and thought by joining the myswag group through facebook makes it easier for the thieves out there to track down the location of where to place their next purchase ?
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Has any one stop and thought by joining the myswag group through facebook makes it easier for the thieves out there to track down the location of where to place their next purchase ?
Do you wear a tin foil hat outside? me leaving the house a theives could steal my stuff... not all of us live in fear you know. appears some still do.
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I prefer an armadillo hat... ;D
Darren
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Do you wear a tin foil hat outside? me leaving the house a thieves could steal my stuff... not all of us live in fear you know. appears some still do.
Do you leave the keys in the ignition of the car whilst the car is un attended ? It is not called fear it is called common sense . I know of some one that posted on their wall on facebook that they were going over seas for x amount of time and whilst gone their house got broken into , was it that posting that hindered some one to take and or brake what was not theirs , who knows ? But why make it easier ?
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in my 2 work places (I have 2 jobs), both has banned Facebook. You should heard the uproar when it was banned. But 1 company did some statistics and found productivity increased after it was banned. Not sure the numbers or how they worked that out.
In any social networking there are pro & cons. As long as we are aware of the risks and then its up to the individual to make the decision to jump in or not.
If there are somethings you dont want to be made public then dont publish it. My friend lost his marriage and his life through that. Now its not the fault of Facebook, its the fault of the person using it and abusing it.
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Do you leave the keys in the ignition of the car whilst the car is un attended ?
Yes :-[, have done several times inmy driveway, you know listening to the radio on a sunday tinkering in the shed/driveway having a few ales, when the sun has gone down and maybe a few more ales than one remembers, shut the garage door, shut the car door and forget the keys until you go looking for them in the morning ??? :-[
Facebook is a funny thing and lots dont understand how it really works. If you set it up right then you choose who you allow in your friends list and you choose who sees your information. Some people allow all to see others put their friends into lists so you can let 1/2 see your private stuff and others see everything.
Does it consume people, some it can be deadly but so can forums. At a mates for a bbq a group of 4 families watching the footy and having a bbq, end of the footy my mate left us all sitting there so he could go stir up his facebook friends and no amount of coaxing was going to move him so I told him he was a rude p***k and left. My other mates did the same about half hour later.
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Has any one stop and thought by joining the myswag group through facebook makes it easier for the thieves out there to track down the location of where to place their next purchase ?
Fishfinder has a vaild point here....... I can not locate it at the Moment, but there is a site out there called 'PLEASE ROB ME' which apparently trawls through Facebook and Twitter and posts when people are logging in from a remote location (not their home IP). Scared me when I first saw it. Certianly food for thought...........
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Hmmm, I've had friends say that they can't find me on FaceBook, the reason, I don't use my real name.
Also Google can be a great tool, and it can be a tool that others use for evil.
I have my own web site, Google contacted me asking if I wanted to pay for them to point searches in my direction.
I refused. I found that if I Google my site name a few times, by default would point to my site.
Hmmm, sometimes you just have to be smarter than the average bear LOL
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Well some of us use facebook so I decided to make a MySwag.org group. So if your a facebook user come a say hello.
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=107946962576296 (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=107946962576296)
Good job Brett, that was awesome. I’m on facebook too and I’ve joined the group on facebook. I guess from the beginning you make that group until now you have many members of that group.