Do you like Facebook? Why and Why not

@vingyan06 (2486)
Malaysia
October 8, 2009 12:17pm CST
My hub is so into Facebook lately! He must log into Facebook at least twice a day to check on all his game status. He is hook in Facebook game like Farm Town and Castle Age. I think there are more games he is playing now but I yet to check it out. Do you like Facebook? Why and why not? Do share more about your views here about Facebook. How would you choose your friends in Facebook? I like Facebook and I can get to see my friends latest status. But for myself, I hardly share my own status in Facebook. Once in a while I would like to upload some random pictures of my daughter. I just checking out my sister in law profile at Facebook. She has uploaded her Krabi trip pictures in Facebook. I like to go through some of my dear friends and closed relatives pictures at facebook. What you normally do at Facebook? Or you prefer not to have a Facebook account?
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@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
8 Oct 09
Sounds that your hubby is really addicted to Facebook, just like me, lol. But I log on only every morning for around 20 minutes of so each time. I think the appeal of Facebook is due to its uniqueness and the fact that since its existence, everybody is getting around with it. I will always love this site, but mostly for gaming purposes and networking with other gamers and some personal friends too.
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@vingyan06 (2486)
• Malaysia
4 Nov 09
Hi There, Thanks for your response. Yeah, my hub is addicted at Facebook games. But I know this is just a phase, he will get bored very fast and in fact he does not have much time to play on these games. I am wondering how you guys play games and why you need to add other gamers? I also see my hub adding people that he know from the game.
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@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
5 Nov 09
LOL... sounds like me too. Perhaps your hub would like to have a more bigger number of members, just like me too. More gamers = a more stronger team and that means awesome points after a fight (like in Mafia Wars) and stuff like that.
@kykidd (6812)
• United States
8 Oct 09
I have a Facebook account. I do find it very addicting. It seems like sometimes I want to log in and check everyone's status and make sure I reply or at least say hi. I have been in contact with people that I haven't talked to in over 20 years. It is kind of nice to be back in contact with these old friends. But then, after a while, it seems like you don't talk to them anymore. You just talk to them when they are first added to your page as a friend. And then they go about their merry way. I guess, it just goes to show why you haven't talked to them for so long in the first place. I think it is pretty convenient though. If I just want to give someone a message, then they don't even have to check their email. I can just post it right on their page. Like when my sister fixed tea and treats for me the other day. I just went right to her wall and said "Thank You". That was pretty convenient.
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@vingyan06 (2486)
• Malaysia
9 Oct 09
Hello Kykidd, Facebook is indeed a very good social net working website. That is glad when you can get to keep in touch with your old friends from Facebook. Lately I did try to search a few primary school friends at Facebook too. I am happy I can find 2 old school mates and we have added each others. We do chat a while at the first added few days. After all, we just hardly talk again. But I don't worry too much... As long as they are in my friend list, I can look for them whenever I want. Do you get to try some of the applications in Facebook, such as games, quiz and others. Facebook is very important and my 8 years old nieces also has their facebook account. They like to play games and quiz at Facebook. For my sister, she likes to upload her photos at Facebook.
@roberten (3128)
• United States
9 Oct 09
OMG! I am sooooo addicted to Restaurant City on Facebook. I only check the status of my friends ever so often and post my own status even less. My kids got me hooked. Now I wish I had more friends so I can invite them to join the game with me. Facebook ROCKS!!!!
@roberten (3128)
• United States
9 Oct 09
Thanks for the hint, I'll try it.
• United States
9 Oct 09
Hi Roberten, On the top right hand side of your home page on Facebook, there are people who would like you to accept them as friends. Go ahead and accept them. Then you can invite them to play with you. I have over 500 friends by doing that. The only problem is you get allot of stuff on your home page that you really don't want because you have no idea who those people are. Just a thought.
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@cwong77 (2010)
• Malaysia
9 Oct 09
vingyan.. I have my FB on as long as I am online.. but not for the games la.. I try my very best to refrain myself from going into one.. recently there is another one name cafe world, and I have quite a number of invites, however I didn't dare to go in.. just I don't want myself to get addicted.. I will log in to update my status and my picture loaded. of course that will also be another source of where I could keep my baby's photo.
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@vingyan06 (2486)
• Malaysia
11 Oct 09
Hi Cwong, True enough, once you get expose to the games at Facebook, you will going to get addict in the games. I like to check on my friends pictures at Facebook. When comes to upload your baby's photo, do you share it with everyone or just for your friends? Lately I receive an email from a dear friend. It is an email about advising us not to post photos at Facebook. I can't remember clearly about the email but it is said that if one day Facebook has close down and what will happen to the photos you have uploaded. Most likely Facebook has the right to use our photos in Facebook?
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@vingyan06 (2486)
• Malaysia
18 Oct 09
Hi Cwong, thanks for your reply again. I don't know what album of yours is a public album in Facebook. I am not too good in guessing, LOl. Perhaps it is your cookery album since you like to cook and bake so much.. Maybe I should add you in Facebook one day, ! Will you accept me? LOL Hope you have a great week ahead! Happy Mylotting!
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@cwong77 (2010)
• Malaysia
18 Oct 09
vingyan.. all my info is only accessible via friends.. and even all my photos are close to friends only.. since you mentioned, yup, what if Facebook decided to close down? I only had 1 album which is open to PUBLIC! and you guess la, which one.. muahaha.. I think they will give us some pre-warning to download and delete all the files, just like recently when yahoo & hotmail did the closure of some of it's services.
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@ericaldo (35)
• Indonesia
9 Oct 09
Me.. - That's the photo i use at my facebook's account
Hi vingyan06,Yes! i do like Facebook but i never play the games because i don't like it. At facebook i meet my friends who never news from them. I found my friend at high scholl, elementary scholl. I enjoyed so much in facebook.Happy mylotting!
@vingyan06 (2486)
• Malaysia
9 Oct 09
Hello Ericaldo, Thanks for your response . And welcome to Mylot! Happy to see your first post at my discussion. Yeah, true enough, Facebook is a very good social net working where you can keep contact with all your old friends and school friends. A part of that, Facebook has many applications for its members. Do try some games at Facebook, you will get Hook very fast, LOL.
@mafi0831 (108)
• Philippines
9 Oct 09
i really like facebook a lot because it is complete. you can chat, check the profile of your friends, you can express yourself and there are many games you can play with. i always open my facebook account everyday. i feel relax when im on it. i keep updated regarding my friends and i can also comment on them or publish important announcement. i really like facebook and thanks to the one who made it, its fabulous.
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@Leixa003 (867)
• Philippines
9 Oct 09
You are so right. I also want to thank the creator of facebook (but of course it is for business too for them, so maybe nice business! ) I also like the fact that my friends can share videos and most of them are funny videos, news and some random ones. It is like having games, youtube, yahoo messenger and friendster in one page.
@zandi458 (28102)
• Malaysia
8 Oct 09
Not surprising when people get hooked in facebook. I am also an addict in farmtown. I am a virtual farmer and spend my time either here or in facebook at my farm.
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@vingyan06 (2486)
• Malaysia
12 Oct 09
Hello Zandi, I thought you will get bored to go farming everyday! You do actual farming and in farm town as well, don't you get boring? I have a few friends are playing Farm town games too. Some of them also get hook in Farmville as well. Other than games, what applications do you like at Facebook? Do you use Facebook to keep in touch with your friends and family?
@techgurl (451)
• Greece
8 Oct 09
I am not really that into Facebook. I do play some games occasionally, like Fashion Wars and Glamour Age. Like you I rarely update my status. Mostly I use it because it is one of the most convenient way to stay in touch with my friends as I live abroad. I chat with them, see what they are up to and share photos and videos with them. Basically, trying to stay in touch with them.
@vingyan06 (2486)
• Malaysia
6 Nov 09
Hi Techgurl! Thanks for your response! Yeah, Facebook is a very good social net working website that that is where we can meet our friends, chat with them. For those who like to share their photo, they can upload tons of photo at Facebook. Some of my friends like to update their status. I sometimes will give comments to their update! It is fun !
@ayenacsi (910)
• Philippines
8 Oct 09
I made a facebook account cause my sister has been bugging me for a while to be her neighbor in farmtown, she had me plow and harvest on her farm. We got to chat as well and find what each one is up to in their lives. And it seems fortunate cause a lot of my old friends too found me and had me play other games as well. So for now, I am hooked on facebook games.
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@vingyan06 (2486)
• Malaysia
9 Oct 09
Hello Ayenacsi, Thanks for your response! You should thanks to your sister for bugging you to get a Facebook account! LOL. I can see many of my friends are busy with their farms in Farmtown, . For me, I only tried Pet Society before. In fact I don;t like to play online games. But my little niece keep bugging me to play Pet Society so that I can send gifts to her pet.
@Leixa003 (867)
• Philippines
9 Oct 09
I am into Facebook. Before I just have a Friendster account but when I discovered facebook and created an account, I seldom log in into my friendster account. I log in everyday in facebook to play games especiallly Resturant City. Before I just play Mafia, Street Racing, then Vampire Wars then Yoville then Sorority then Farmville and Farmtown but after I played Resturant City, I always open my account then set it up and leave the computer (with the Resturant city playing) and eat dinner since I came from the office. Now a days I also take time to play Cafe World (some friends wants neighbors). I like facebook because you can see your friends status and updates just by logging into your account. You can even chat with them which is really cool. I had chatted already with long lost friends and old classmates which is refreshing. I also like the feature of picture tagging because you get to see you photos uploaded by other without the effort of grabbing them. There is also the Facebook accounts of celebrities in which you can become a fan and be updated with their latest news. I am current a fan of Roger Federer
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@Iriene88 (5343)
• Malaysia
9 Oct 09
Dear vingyan, Your hubby enjoyed games at Facebook. That's cool! I only joined facebook just to see friends especially my Secondary school classmates updates! Their 'walls to walls' messages. I hardly update my Facebook as I spend most of my time at Blogging and myLotting But I find many Bloggers has shifted from blogging to Facebook especially my nephews and nieces. They said it is much more convenient and mor features Cheers, have a great weekend with your family!
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@vingyan06 (2486)
• Malaysia
9 Oct 09
Hello Iriene, Yeah, My hub enjoying playing Facebook Games. In fact, this is the most enjoyable application at Facebook. For me, I also added some of my blogger friends at Facebook. So I can get to know them better. I only add friends that I know, which includes blogging friends, school friends and relatives too. Have you try any games in Facebook? Lately I get to see a friend of my brother is making real money from one of the Facebook game.
@shia88 (4571)
• Malaysia
9 Oct 09
Hi Vingyan, I do have a facebook account and lately I am addicted to facebook too. I am not addicted to facebook games actually, I am more on browsing through my friends pictures and also their status. AT least I know what is going on with my friends since we are not in the same town. I got to know about facebook website from one of my forum 's friend,that was about 2 years ago. When I first joined facebook, I am not active and seldom login too. Only once awhile, I will upload some picture of my son and myself,at least to keep it updated. I can say that I like facebook account. It is the place whereby I can find back all my old mates which have been lost in contact for more than 10 years. I managed to find some old primary and high school classmates. So happy that I can keep in touch with them again and have chance to chat with each other. I will always support Facebook !!!
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@getbrowser (1708)
• China
8 Oct 09
I have a Facebook account. From where I stand, I prefer to have a account there. You know, all my friends and classmates are there and I can keep touch with them just via Facebook. I just need to leave a message there when I need some help. Yes, sometimes, it is really a waste of time for some people may be addicted to the webgames of Facebook. So, try do something else when you want to log into Facebook. Happy myLotting.
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• India
9 Oct 09
hahaha i'm also kinda addicted to facebook. before i using start mylot i was used to log in facebook almost 10 hours in every day. now i'm kinda addicted on mylot community too. i thought facebook one of great social networking web site. i can be connect with many friends and family member. not only that i got few good friend through facebook. but now i like to use mylot. there is two opportunity. i can build my friend worldwide also can get little earning. lol.
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@vingyan06 (2486)
• Malaysia
11 Oct 09
Hi Raiyandhaka, Thanks for your response. Using Facebook for 10 hours everyday! You are a big fan of Facebook. I admit Facebook is a very nice social net working website very many interesting features and applications. Now my niece and nephew like to use the JIB JAB application at Facebook. They put a picture of them selves in those funny video , star in dance, athletic events and movie trailer video. Those video comes with all kind of theme, from, Disco, Monster Mash, Jowls and many more.
• United States
8 Oct 09
I have a Facebook account, but I hardly use it. The only reason why I have it is to talk to a few friends that I have not seen since high school....thirteen years ago. We have mostly all moved to other states, and it is too hard to keep in contact with each other. We never have time to pick up the phone (we all have different schedules), so it is easier to just drop a line on Facebook. Other than that, I don't have any friends that I don't already know. I don't really see the point in it.
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@Mac6999 (705)
• India
8 Oct 09
I have a facebook account and I normally log in once or twice a day. It can get addictive especially some of the games and the quizzes. I use to play those games, but these days I have reduced playing them. These days I only use it to chat with friends and see what they are upto. I dont really upload pictures and only change my status after a long time. Its a good site to spend some free time on.
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@jugsjugs (12967)
8 Oct 09
My husband is into farm town as well as mafia wars,he is always on facebook doing them.I go on face book on my phone only if i have to leave a message for someone or just to find out where we are all drinking if we are going out.I also chat to a few friends of a weekend.
@vingyan06 (2486)
• Malaysia
11 Oct 09
Hi Jugsjugs and star,No doubt most of the games available in Facebook are attractive. More ever it is FREE to play. And what make it interesting is these games are mostly like a social net working games. Not only adults but school children are addicted at Facebook too. I see a lot of children now have their Facebook accounts, some created by the parents some create by themselves.
• Mexico
9 Oct 09
yes games on facebook are the most addictive part of facebook, i love to play on my farm and i was else addicted to pet society last year. I log in to facebook at least twice a day just to play
@submerryn (1304)
• Malaysia
9 Oct 09
vingyan, I have a FB account. I was once addicted to the games in there. It is definitely unhealthy. It made me uneasy if I needed to go away for the weekend or if I cant go online for a day for the fear of losing my ranking or points or whatever that I've work so much for. Finally, I have the right sense of mind to terminate all my games and now, life is so much more relax!
@vingyan06 (2486)
• Malaysia
12 Oct 09
Hi Submerryn, Thanks for your response. No doubt there are many interesting games in Facebook. Not only adults but kids too get hook at the games in there. Lately I get to know a friend of my brother is making real money from one of the Facebook's game. It is all about the poker game in FB. This guy is making real money by winning the poker chips and then sell to his friends. Do you believe he has earned $20,000 from selling poker chips?
@calai618 (1773)
• Philippines
25 Oct 09
I did find it very addicting to the point that i can't finish all my pending computer works because all i do is check on every game that i have on facebook. I was so sick of the situation but i still could not find a reason or a way to stop it until last month. when i learned about mylot, i realized there are a lot of other opportunities around the internet where you can enjoy, learn, check on your friends and family which also rewards you for doing so.. I am glad I stopped being addicted to facebook and i am now a mylot addict. i dont mind though because i know i am not wasting my time in here :D
@celineml (126)
• Malaysia
27 Oct 09
me also got facebook account at this faw month.at facebook can saw many friend picture.Facebook also can play games like barn buddy,happy aquarium,animal ranch,farm pals,las vegas slots this i got play.sometime no time login to play.bcs me is working mom.me also got upload picture like my daughter and online shop picture at facebook.normally me in facebook is saw my games and saw friend picture got new thing or not lo.