Enter Apotheosis Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Deactivated my Facebook account today. Feels great.Twitter is awesome though. I deactivated my Facebook account before it was cool... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IONTOP Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Wait... First off: For everyone who has "friends" that keep posting things that piss you off... You know what I call those people? "Not Friends" Don't get pissed off at others when you either pressed "Send Friend Request" or "Confirm Friendship" People act like Facebook just randomly assigns you friends, and you have no choice. People act like it's some ****ing act of war to remove people from your friends list! NO IT'S NOT... I get friendship requests from people that I have 28 mutual friends with, I IMMEDIATELY check their timeline to see if they post anything other than ****ing Redskins nonsense... Oh I'm Dana "IlovetheRedskinsHTTRforLifeAndIDontTalkAboutAnythingOtherThanThemEVER" Smith... You know what? I'm on a message board dedicated to the Redskins, if I want Redskins information, I'll go there. If we're FB friends, it's because I actually consider you a friend. If you keep posting things that annoy me, I'll defriend you, not because I think you're a horrible person, but I just don't want to see what you post. Hell I lose friends all the time most likely, but I never check. I say some pretty ****ed up things on FB and Twitter (Trust me, there's plenty of people to vouch for me)... But it's not repetitive nonsense. I'm sick and tired of hearing people complain that FB is nothing but "Every minute what are you doing?" That's your "friends" not "Facebook" and you have an option to delete those friends from your status feed. /rant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stadium-Armory Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 FTR<, my most favorite facebook follow is far and away George Takei.. he posts a lot of really funny things. He is good anti-tailgate balm. ~Bang Fun stuff every day, even if he doesn't originate all of it him self. His blog is pretty lame, but in true Takei fashion, has an awesome name: "That Blog Is So Takei". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RansomthePasserby Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 I'm sick and tired of hearing people complain that FB is nothing but "Every minute what are you doing?" That's your "friends" not "Facebook" and you have an option to delete those friends from your status feed. /rant Seriously. And if it's someone you *can't* unfriend, there's always the "unsubscribe" option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Curious One Posted May 17, 2012 Author Share Posted May 17, 2012 I find it ironic that someone who can't stand the attention-whore nature of the tell-everyone-everything social networking trend right now....comes here and feels the need to start a thread detailing his personal feelings about said attention-whoring... Ummm...that's a completely wrong assumption. It has nothing to do with attention getting, keeping, or otherwise. I'm not old. I have nothing against technology; my wife often complains about all my gadgets. What I do have a problem with is the nature of what facebook has become, which is just another corporation in cohoots with other corporations and companies stripping our privacy away one byte at a time. Every single day, there is a news article about facebook. Advertisers advertise facebook in advertisments for other products. TV, radio, print, it's everywhere, and I'm just sick of it. Felt the need to vent. Not exactly about facebook, but related: Did you know that if someone wanted to, they could track your every move throughout the course of any given day through the use of technology. They can tell what you watch, what you buy, which credit card you used to buy it, where you go, who you talk to, which websites you visit, how much porn you watch, and how many times a week you have sex. What you had for dinner. What time you ate it. Don't make the mistake of thinking that I'm being paranoid, or that I'm angry about it. But it's true. you are being tracked right now, in the comfort of your home, at your office, or on your smart phone. They know where you are, all they have to do is look. There was a story recently about a man who tried to sue a store for sending his teenage daughter e-mails for baby products. He thought they were trying to induce her to have sex. Turned out, the store knew his daughter was pregnant before he did, because they tracked her purchases through the use of a "loyalty" card. That's just the tip of the iceberg. Having a facebook page is just laying a trail that makes you easier to follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conn Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Really? "They" can tell how many times a week I have sex? What time I ate dinner? I'd love to hear the explanations for these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IONTOP Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 It's free... If I paid for a service like this, I would expect less of an invasion... Would you pay $4/month and be assured there was no tracking of anything? YOU ARE THE PRODUCT!!! Facebook is not in the business of just being a website... It's in the business of being like other businesses, and that is MAKING MONEY... Oh, Hulu says I can watch a 1 minute commercial before the show starts to have limited interruptions? That's cool... Facebook says I can join a site to easily keep track of the current happenings of my friends for free but then sells some information to other companies so they can advertise to me? That's not cool? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enter Apotheosis Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Did you know that if someone wanted to, they could track your every move throughout the course of any given day through the use of technology. They can tell what you watch, what you buy, which credit card you used to buy it, where you go, who you talk to, which websites you visit, how much porn you watch, and how many times a week you have sex. What you had for dinner. What time you ate it. Did you know that they could do this without the use of any technology whatsoever? Don't get me wrong, I agree that there is way too much private information floating out there in easily accessible places but there's a point where you just have to accept that you can't stay entirely off the grid and still be a normal person. You just have to take steps to protect yourself as best you can and rest a little easier knowing that the volume of information is so immense that your personal odds of being a target are fairly remote. The internet is not too different from existence in the physical world in that respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 The same thing happens with Google. Deal with it Plus, if they want to monitor me, go ahead. I have nothing to hide. They'll just see 2 forums and a bunch of World of Warcraft google searches :geek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 I really like FB a lot. It was great for promotion and such, before I moved and now it's a great way to keep in touch and not feel so far away. Facebook is great. I love that I can log into other websites with it now too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 the little F button can't transmit anything unless you click it. Untrue. At least according to the article I'd read on slash dot about it. (Note. I'm going to try to paraphrase an article that I'm pulling out of memory, and to describe something technical. Something that you probably know more about, because of your web design experience, than I do.) The little f button on nfl.coms web page isn't on nfl.com's server. It's on fecebook's server. The nfl.com's web pace simply contains instructions to "insert f button here". Because the button is on facebook's server, then, when you go to nfl.com, your browser has to contact Facebook to download the button. Because the button us on facebook's server, the button can (and does) tell your computer to send Facebook the contents of your Facebook cookies. Thus telling Facebook your user name (if you have logged on to Facebook and not cleared cookies). And the facebook server doesn't just face 1f button. It has an f button for every web page that has an f button on it. So the request, from your browser, isn't just "please send me a copy of the f button", it's "please send me he f button that goes on the nfl.com's web page that contains the summaries of the latest news on the Redskins". If you have ever logged into Facebook, and you so much as visit a web page with an f on it, then Facebook knows you did it. They know when, and how often. Even if it can recognize you, the answer is simple,, log out of facebook when you leave, and you won't be recognized until you log back in. Untrue. (If I remember the article correctly.). When you log out of Facebook, you still have the cookie. The cookie says you've logged out. But it still says who you used to be, when you were logged in. (And, if you log out, and cear the cookie, then when you visit nfl.com, Facebook will give you a cookie, that gives you a serial number, so to speak. If you LATER log in to Facebook, then Facebook knows which pages you visited before you logged in). FTR<, my most favorite facebook follow is far and away George Takei.. he posts a lot of really funny things. He is good anti-tailgate balm. ~Bang Me, too. I've probably posted 30 things from his page into RTT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 I think I'm the only person I know of that doesn't have a facebook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosher Ham Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 I think I'm the only person I know of that doesn't have a facebook. In your age bracket that is a rarity. I don't have one nor does my wife. We don't need them for any reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 In your age bracket that is a rarity. I don't have one nor does my wife. We don't need them for any reason. Same here on the "We don't need them for any reason" line. I'm not the most social person in the world, and come off shy as well, but for people that do get to know me I'm probably the easiest guy to get along with. I just don't feel the need to share or view what everyone is doing/thinking. If I want to talk to you, I'll text or call you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingGibbs Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Don't have a FB account and don't want one. I'll use my wife's account to see what everyone is up to. Personally, I think a lot of guys on FB should have their mancard's revoked because they express waaaaayyyy too much emotions on FB. They can be worse then the ladies. Twitter? Don't follow it unless I log on here and follow the twitter thread. I don't need "news" ten seconds earlier then CNN or SC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 I'm rarely in Facebook. Once or twice a month. Use it to find friends and catch up, but that's about it. It gets pretty boring after a while and I don't play those stupid games. I hate logging on and seeing the alerts for the 21 questions game. "See who said you once farted in a pool." Bleh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 I had almost a 1,000 friends and when I went through the list, I really do know them all. Now that I'm down here, I'm getting comfortable and I'm sick of people living through me. I'm also assimilating into my new life, so I'm cutting the fat. Over 100 friends gone and a bunch of stuff unliked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forehead Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Oh I'm Dana "IlovetheRedskinsHTTRforLifeAndIDontTalkAboutAnythingOtherThanThemEVER" Smith... You know what? I'm on a message board dedicated to the Redskins, if I want Redskins information, I'll go there. If we're FB friends, it's because I actually consider you a friend. If you keep posting things that annoy me, I'll defriend you, not because I think you're a horrible person, but I just don't want to see what you post. I completely agree here. I got friend requests from four or five different people following the (First Name) Redskins something or other (Last Name) convention. Had no idea who they were but figured they were ES folks. They lasted about a week or two at best with their nonstop stream of nonsense. I come to this board to read 24 hour a day Redskins drivel, I don't need more of it. Joining the ES Facebook group was also a mistake. Really? "They" can tell how many times a week I have sex? "They" don't need to. We already know the answer is zero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 You are aware that Twitter gets news before ESPN and CNNTwitter is basically the way to get news now, you are outdated and getting news late if you are getting it through TV. It's not "Breaking News' when CNN butts in, it's been broken via Twitter several minutes before. Not all of us feel the need to hear news the instant it happens. I'm fine with hearing news an hour or a day later. I get along just fine not knowing "as soon as it happens." I think there is a false sense of urgency in our society that these things create. Probably why I hate those cell phone ads "That was so 36 seconds ago!" Stupid. I don't have facebook or twitter and have never sent a text and I live quite a happy and fulfilling life. Imagine that. Now get off my lawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD_washingtonredskins Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 You are aware that Twitter gets news before ESPN and CNNTwitter is basically the way to get news now, you are outdated and getting news late if you are getting it through TV. It's not "Breaking News' when CNN butts in, it's been broken via Twitter several minutes before. I'm not against social media at all. I have FB and Twitter accounts. But how often is it really necessary that you read about something with no details minutes before it breaks on a legitimate news site or station? I guess if were under attack, that would be helpful. Otherwise, was there any value in reading a few characters alluding to the Redskins drafting RG3 120 seconds before ESPN updated its site? I'm not picking on you...I just know that I don't use Twitter to know things seconds before others. I find it a nice way to pool 50 sources into 1 stream. I read it on my phone a couple times per day and get a nice sports/weather/news cross-section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Don't have a FB account and don't want one. I'll use my wife's account to see what everyone is up to. Personally, I think a lot of guys on FB should have their mancard's revoked because they express waaaaayyyy too much emotions on FB. They can be worse then the ladies.Twitter? Don't follow it unless I log on here and follow the twitter thread. I don't need "news" ten seconds earlier then CNN or SC. But do you need it 5 or 10 minutes earlier? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afkidd Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 I gotta admit, I finally joined twitter this past weekend, and its pretty cool. My productivity at work has suffered lol same, i like to think i'm talking with fletch and griffin, but they never respond to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingGibbs Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 But do you need it 5 or 10 minutes earlier? Only if I lived in Tornado Alley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.C.O.L.B. Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Follow a brotha, hit the link in my sig. I'll follow back. lol Already following you man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Yeah, I like Twitter and FB and all, but I'm not going to friend or follow any Redskins. They won't tweet back at you anyway, they must get thousands of comments per day. Damn I don't even follow RG3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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