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Chat => General => Topic started by: chocadmin on August 05, 2008, 09:36:36 am

Title: Social Networks
Post by: chocadmin on August 05, 2008, 09:36:36 am

My work colleagues all seem to be on facebook so I wondered whether anyone here used it or any of the other social networking systems.

Title: Re: Social Networks
Post by: oldspice on August 05, 2008, 10:24:31 am

I don't think there are any that really appeal to someone of my age. As my kids and my students seem to be on them constantly, I feel they are not really for me.

I did join another Forum, associated with 'Yours' magazine and found the opposite. On almost every thread people went on and on about how terrible the Archbishop was to consider Sharia Law and how there were too many immigrants and how rude young people are and what's the best stair lift and how they 'made do' in the war and does anyone have the sheet music for 'They'll Always be an England'.  It's hard to be middle aged - I'm too old for the younguns and too young for the oldies.

Title: Re: Social Networks
Post by: Forth Bridges on August 05, 2008, 11:02:46 am

Facebook
Bebo

I have those two, nothing on them, there also friend Reunited: once nothing on that either

I know a tone of people that have the, and one of my mates have found out that he used to date Miss Scotland!!!

Title: Re: Social Networks
Post by: smurfboy on August 05, 2008, 02:04:30 pm

I have Facebook and mySpace profiles, but I never use mySpace anymore - it's just full of people promoting their shitty bands. I like Facebook because it helps me stay in touch with people; plus I get to see if people I hated at school have aged horribly/gone fat (and a pleasing number of them have!) ;)

Title: Re: Social Networks
Post by: paulham on August 05, 2008, 05:21:16 pm

Not one.

Title: Re: Social Networks
Post by: goldencup on August 05, 2008, 06:53:01 pm

I have Facebook but don't use it that much.  Go on Oldspice - of course you're not too old!

Title: Re: Social Networks
Post by: chocadmin on August 05, 2008, 07:52:38 pm

interesting, 3 of you have mentioned facebook but only 1 vote for it so far.... too embarrassed perhaps? ;)

Title: Re: Social Networks
Post by: goldencup on August 06, 2008, 08:21:18 am

Whoops - didn't even notice the poll!!!  Have voted now - me, embarrassed?  Never!

Title: Re: Social Networks
Post by: chocadmin on August 06, 2008, 12:45:07 pm

One of my colleagues has created me a facebook account, although i was going to create one today anyway. So I've set it up and bit more and am having a play around - who knows I might even write a facebook app to get some data from chocolate review :)

Title: Re: Social Networks
Post by: bounty hunter on August 06, 2008, 07:36:47 pm

The London underground is fall of people desparately trying to avoid other people.  The same people then spend hours on the computer talking to people they will probably never meet.

Title: Re: Social Networks
Post by: paulham on August 06, 2008, 08:04:32 pm

Not like here.

Title: Re: Social Networks
Post by: smurfboy on August 07, 2008, 02:12:06 pm

People on the underground are usually in a rush to get somewhere. It's hardly an environment conducive to idle chatter.

Title: Re: Social Networks
Post by: chocadmin on August 07, 2008, 03:25:19 pm

Isn't the capital full of thugs, murderers, terrorists and generally anti-social people? Not like the internet, it's full of nice friendly people - perfectly safe in here :P
BTW would anyone like to help a nice person transfer a few million dollars of oil money out of their oppressive country......

Title: Re: Social Networks
Post by: smurfboy on August 08, 2008, 01:52:15 pm

I would, but the nice Nigerian man hasn't given me back my account details yet.

Title: Re: Social Networks
Post by: lorri on August 09, 2008, 06:11:52 pm

Quote from: smurfboy on August 08, 2008, 01:52:15 pm

I would, but the nice Nigerian man hasn't given me back my account details yet.

Thank you  smurfy, that really made me laugh  :-)