What Is Facebook to You?

@mythociate (21437)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
January 15, 2013 8:15am CST
To me, it's a 'neighborhood for auld lang syne'---a place where old friends from high-school & college can get caught up with each other, though life takes them to places far-distant. What is it to you?
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11 responses
• United States
3 Feb 13
An invasion of privacy. A place where there are cliches and bullies. A way for the sad and sick to borther others.
• United States
4 Feb 13
If I were sad I would Email my friends. If I were sick , I would sleep. If I were bored I would watch t.v. or play video games. There is no need for Facebook.
@mythociate (21437)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
4 Feb 13
But what if your friends weren't friendly enough to share their addresses with you, but random strangers are more-often-than-not friendly?
@mythociate (21437)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
3 Feb 13
But 'drummers gots to drum!' What would YOU do if if you were sad & sick & bored
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@Matpunk85 (1066)
• Italy
15 Jan 13
Facebook to me is mainly the place where I found my girlfriend. Adding the right groups it also become a place where to find informations, news and events.
@mythociate (21437)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
15 Jan 13
What would you have had to do to find your girlfriend if Facebook weren't here?
• United States
15 Jan 13
Wow..you actually found someone to be with on facebook?? That's cool..I hope you two are happy and now that you have each other, don't let facebook come in between you two..that's so sweet!!
@mythociate (21437)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
3 Feb 13
MissBlack, you should've started your reply with "Matpunk85?" because for a second there (as this IS my started-discussion) I was going to reply TO YOU with "No I did not! "
@barehugs (8973)
• Canada
15 Jan 13
I've been trying to find a reason for Facebook, but have failed miserably. Is there legitimate reason here, other than to spend your money and your life uselessly? Who needs to gossip, brag, or complain online, who wants to listen? And what purpose does it serve, other than a post for braggarts and a general human waste of time?
@mythociate (21437)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
15 Jan 13
If those are the kinds of friends you generate, YOU (apparently). The old saying 'you only get out of it what you put into it' also applies on Facebook.
@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
15 Jan 13
Same thing, but more for distant family members
@mythociate (21437)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
15 Jan 13
Well, old high-school buddies turn into long-lost brothers & sisters over the years!
@Pegasus72 (1898)
16 Jan 13
Facebook is many things to me, a place where I can share my thoughts with others, stay in touch with friends and family every day, and even find long lost family or friends that I might not have been able to without the internet. It is just a wonderful place to stay in touch with people, although there is drama from time to time it is very little to the good things that are there. Also you get to play some really neat games, and get special offers from great companies.
@mythociate (21437)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
16 Jan 13
But are the companies your friends? Do they ever get YOUR special offers?
@MissBlack (356)
• United States
15 Jan 13
To me, its a place where self-absorbed people sit and post every waking minute of their super boring, non-eventful lives. I saw so many pointless posts that I suspended my account three times in one year..now, I only go to talk to relatives in other states..
@mythociate (21437)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
15 Jan 13
That's another thing I hate about wireless-devices (the reason WHY most people can post about their meaningless stuff they do): back when you had to be 'at your computer' to be "Facebooking," you could only post MAJOR stuff you were doing. Now, people can treat it like 'brain's memory-storage 2.0'
• United States
15 Jan 13
case in point..I was literally just there a few minutes ago..an associate of mine posted something like this.. I was at the bus stop waiting for the bus and this guy came up to me and asked me if the bus came yet... Ten minutes later: I got to work and found out there was no more coffee so I have to go get some... Ten minutes later: It was so crowded at Dunkin Donuts. I am still on line waiting... That is probably still going on right now while I am here posting. I don't know what is more stupid..the actual post or the fact that other people are hitting 'like' while she is giving people a play by play of her life by the minute...
@mythociate (21437)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
15 Jan 13
"This too shall pass."
@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
15 Jan 13
For me, it is a place to come and reacquaint yourselves after yrs. gone by, a place to help promote a Business idea and plan, and a place to come and make New friends. To me a place it should not be is a place to come share some Gossip, and air your dirty laundry for all the world to see.
@youless (112178)
• Guangzhou, China
6 Mar 13
I am not very active in Facebook. Since it has been blocked in my country, so most of my friends can't access to it. I can still access to Facebook since I use a VPN software. I don't have many real friends in my Facebook account and this is why it is not so interesting for me. Usually at present Facebook is an account for me to do some online earning tasks.
@MandaLee (3758)
• United States
15 Jan 13
Hi Mythociate, Facebook is a place where I can stay in touch with friends and family. I also use Facebook as a ministry. I post Bible verses on Facebook and share the Gospel.
@mythociate (21437)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
15 Jan 13
I hate it when people post Bible-quotes as if that is the full extent of what they learn from it (it's not! The Bible is worth NOTHING if you can't apply it to your life now!)
@dlr297 (5409)
• United States
15 Jan 13
Facebook started out for me to keep in contact with friends, and my children, (we have 8) because they live so far away..this way i get pictures of them and all my grand children instantly. Then i started playing some of the games.
• United States
15 Jan 13
Facebook is a networking tool to me. I don't really delve into the social aspect of facebook unless thats where I need to go in order to contact a person. Just gives me a chance to expand the people I can bring to my site.