Just Deleted Facebook.....
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Boobs and motorbikes together, ooooohhhhhhh!
fb ain't that clever, if it's not added them together and shown me an ad!
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I deleted my Facebook some time ago, because it was just an absolutely massive waste of time. I clung on to it for years on the basis that I liked to keep in touch with some people across the world with it, but the minute I found out you could still use messenger even with a deactivated account, it went. I am so much happier now that I don't have to read all the rubbish that everyone puts on there.
I don't think it is good for business (used it for my cosmetics company advertising at one point and the ROI was woeful), and Instagram is significantly better for everything I want to use it for.
Haven't used Twitter for years.
I don't think it is good for business (used it for my cosmetics company advertising at one point and the ROI was woeful), and Instagram is significantly better for everything I want to use it for.
Haven't used Twitter for years.
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Sorry, but social media users have no one to blame but themselves.
If it wasn't abundantly clear to people that YOU and your information were being sold, then you don't understand why these sites exist.
Facebook has always been about control and $$$ and has very little to do with "connecting the world".
I told people 20 years ago that Facebook was stupid and a waste of time (and a great way to lose all of your information) and people laughed.
Kind of funny that people are finally waking up to this reality.
The Internet is a great place to find knowledge and share ideas, but when it becomes an obsession with how many people "like" you it's destructive. And when you put your entire life online like so many Facebook users do, then you get what you deserve.
Welcome back to the physical world - we missed you!!
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Caledonian TV
Well to be fair they would... It wasn't launched for another six years and they probably had no idea what you were talking about!
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Caledonian TV
I've had very little to do with Facebook...
I've never thought it 'healthy' as a concept nor much use for legitimate interaction. Worse than that, it provides a platform for any crook or nutjob who wants one; and just doesn't respect the law. I do have a 'parked' page - put there after I had to take legal action to get Facebook to close down a fake account some nutjob had set up in my name; they actually suggested that the 'only way to prevent a recurrence' was for me to 'claim' my own identity!
Twitter - never saw the effing point! - And again, it's a platform I've had to get lawyers involved in taking down a fake account under the name of an old (now defunct) brand I had...
I've given LinkedIn 'a chance' twice. Gave it up the first time because I found the number of SPAM requests annoying. And, I found that they were happy to provide the most obvious fantasists and general nutjobs with a platform. Let it lie for about two years, went back... Same story and this time I was being force-fed political messages that even ABP culdn't filter out! So that was IT!
...What people do forget (and I often remind them of) is that so-called 'social media' really pre-dates the internet itself; it was one of the very first practical uses found for a home personal computer and a modem! and none of the issues it throws up are really new!
Glad to see more and more grown-ups coming in from the playground!
I've never thought it 'healthy' as a concept nor much use for legitimate interaction. Worse than that, it provides a platform for any crook or nutjob who wants one; and just doesn't respect the law. I do have a 'parked' page - put there after I had to take legal action to get Facebook to close down a fake account some nutjob had set up in my name; they actually suggested that the 'only way to prevent a recurrence' was for me to 'claim' my own identity!
Twitter - never saw the effing point! - And again, it's a platform I've had to get lawyers involved in taking down a fake account under the name of an old (now defunct) brand I had...
I've given LinkedIn 'a chance' twice. Gave it up the first time because I found the number of SPAM requests annoying. And, I found that they were happy to provide the most obvious fantasists and general nutjobs with a platform. Let it lie for about two years, went back... Same story and this time I was being force-fed political messages that even ABP culdn't filter out! So that was IT!
...What people do forget (and I often remind them of
) is that so-called 'social media' really pre-dates the internet itself; it was one of the very first practical uses found for a home personal computer and a modem! and none of the issues it throws up are really new! Glad to see more and more grown-ups coming in from the playground!
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...What people do forget (and I often remind them of
Except...
Except that back in the mid 1990s, the Internet - and the people on it - were "cool".
In the early days of the WWW, people were: curious, open-minded, friendly, polite, mature, and used the WWW as a way to exchange ideas and meet people OFFLINE.
(I made friends from around the world via the WWW, but we had enough sense to take things offline and write letters and call each other, though sadly we never met. Australia, UK, South Africa, Canada, Japan, Russia, etc.)
Starting in the early 2000s, the Internet became the #1 drug dealer in the world...
It was were people came to give their egos a boost with a shot of dopamine when they saw another stranger "liked" them.
So junior-high...
And now look at how the most powerful man in the world behaves...
(Nobody does STUPID like America!!)
Not quick enough!
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Its good in a way, allows me to communicate with people I've never met who share the same problems. We do discuss (and dissect) research, suggest things that some have found useful, keep in touch with old friends and so on.
And ongoing family sagas that I don't get told over the phone. Its better than Corrie sometimes.
There are those who obsess about social media, who cannot do things without it and who build their life around it. Perhaps by personalities who would do that with celeb magazines or boy bands or whatever in times gone by.
Also very handy last week to know our local curate, her kids have chickenpox. So we can avoid going near the curate for a couple of weeks. What we would otherwise not know until seeing her face to face.
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This is the wonderfully cr@p, unedited notification I got from Facebook on cancellation
Hi Colin,<BR><BR>We have received a request to permanently delete your account. Your account has been deactivated from the site and will be permanently deleted within 14 days. <BR><BR>If you did not request to permanently delete your account, please login to Facebook to cancel this request:<BR><BR>https://www.facebook.com/login.php<BR><BR><BR>Thanks,<BR>The Facebook Team
Looks like terrible 20th century spam. They really don't care do they?
Hi Colin,<BR><BR>We have received a request to permanently delete your account. Your account has been deactivated from the site and will be permanently deleted within 14 days. <BR><BR>If you did not request to permanently delete your account, please login to Facebook to cancel this request:<BR><BR>https://www.facebook.com/login.php<BR><BR><BR>Thanks,<BR>The Facebook Team
Looks like terrible 20th century spam. They really don't care do they?
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@ Texas Larry , the many truths u speak
SO sad, so true,lol
The dial up days were indeed a special time for a special breed, sadly missed
... working on forward looking radar for smart phone carriers, that will be 50% of humanity under 35 lol ... I live on a world infested with one armed digital zombies
@ OP ... how's the song go, back to life, back to reality
SO sad, so true,lol
The dial up days were indeed a special time for a special breed, sadly missed
... working on forward looking radar for smart phone carriers, that will be 50% of humanity under 35 lol ... I live on a world infested with one armed digital zombies
@ OP ... how's the song go, back to life, back to reality
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Have Facebook made it easier to cancel your account, a couple of years or so ago when i dumped mine i found out that every time you looked and tried to login (during the 14 day period) to make sure it has gone they automatically reinstated your account, if you have your settings to automatically log you in, just clicking on a link going to Facebook reactivated your account.
Many people get a lot out of Facebook connecting to shared interest groups, as these people probably don't know you personally you can always just make up a fake profile. Making their DATA collection pointless.
Many people get a lot out of Facebook connecting to shared interest groups, as these people probably don't know you personally you can always just make up a fake profile. Making their DATA collection pointless.
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Mine was magically reactivated recently when I logged in to Spotify! The accounts must have been linked. Had to go back on and deactivate again.
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I am obsoletely baffled by some of the c&&p that gets put on here lately
Facebook before it was invented " I knew all about in the 90S"
Social Media was busy in the 90 ! It took 5 minutes to load the date and time dog !
And there is matey going on !
One thing is for sure they wont be selling our data here they wont be able to give it away based on all waffle that goes on
"Sir I have a better idea I can sell you the profile of facebook users but I have these nutters on a business forum that I could do a deal on " "This is the deal of the week !"
Its going to sell big !
Facebook before it was invented " I knew all about in the 90S"
Social Media was busy in the 90 ! It took 5 minutes to load the date and time dog !
And there is matey going on !
One thing is for sure they wont be selling our data here they wont be able to give it away based on all waffle that goes on
"Sir I have a better idea I can sell you the profile of facebook users but I have these nutters on a business forum that I could do a deal on "
"This is the deal of the week !"Its going to sell big !
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From a purely commercial perspective, Facebook is a tool, just like any other.
Used right, advertising spend on Facebook can have a far higher ROI than pretty much any other advertising medium, at the moment. Obviously it depends hugely on your industry and your target market. We do a lot of facebook advertising and it's hugely successful for us.
Saying it doesn't work for you is probably just admitting you aren't/don't know how to use it right. Bit like buying a hammer then complaining that hammers don't work because you keep hitting your thumb.
From a personal perspective, I see no advantage and I haven't posted anything at all on my personal profile for many years. Can be quite interesting to see what other people consider worth broadcasting (very, very rarely of any actual interest to anyone).
Again, from a business perspective, it's a useful tool for keeping low key tabs on your competitors, a lot of whom, in my industry anyway, seem more than happy to share what I would consider sensitive information
Used right, advertising spend on Facebook can have a far higher ROI than pretty much any other advertising medium, at the moment. Obviously it depends hugely on your industry and your target market. We do a lot of facebook advertising and it's hugely successful for us.
Saying it doesn't work for you is probably just admitting you aren't/don't know how to use it right. Bit like buying a hammer then complaining that hammers don't work because you keep hitting your thumb.
From a personal perspective, I see no advantage and I haven't posted anything at all on my personal profile for many years. Can be quite interesting to see what other people consider worth broadcasting (very, very rarely of any actual interest to anyone).
Again, from a business perspective, it's a useful tool for keeping low key tabs on your competitors, a lot of whom, in my industry anyway, seem more than happy to share what I would consider sensitive information
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Caledonian TV
From a commercial perspective - like any other medium - it's down to where your target audience are. - You'll find that hitting a screw with a hammer might well drive it... Just, most probably, in the wrong direction and ultimately to destruction.
Social media platforms have come in and gone out with the tide over the years. - It's what they do!
Social media platforms have come in and gone out with the tide over the years. - It's what they do!
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Of course, there's no one advertising platform that suits all advertisers all of the time (no point advertising in Saga magazine if you sell baby clothes). And similarly, social media platforms do come and go, exactly the same as any other advertising medium (magazines come and go too).
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Aye! Amazingly though, that's not a made up story! There really were/are loonies promoting this nonsense, terrorising a number of families in the area and ruining the career of a bit-part actor they placed at the centre of it... Not to mention the damage they've done to various kids that were caught up in the fairy tale! One of them (an American) did many months in jail and there's another coming up for trial soon; just been remanded!
...This is what happens when you let a very large number of monkeys loose on extremely sophisticated electronic typewriters!
...This is what happens when you let a very large number of monkeys loose on extremely sophisticated electronic typewriters!
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Yes I understand some parents have them these days.
Seems strange to me that parents will want their kids to get something but go ape over other chances to get infected.
Wash your hands they tell the kids. And will they take the kids anywhere near cholera? No.
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I deleted my Personal Facebook years ago.. Well, When I got married I deleted it. I don't want anyone knowing my personal life.. Too many haters out there.. You never really know who is actually happy for you hence my personal life I don't share with anyone.. Family over everything.. In the end, it's only family that matters
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Have any other sci fi fans been watching The Orville which to the unknowing is like Star Trek with humour.
In a recent episode they arrived at a planet where every citizen wore a badge with a thumbs up and thumbs down and every aspect of planetary life including government and legal process was done by members of the public pressing either the thumbs up or thiumbs down button.
It was a thinly disguised skit of government by Facebook
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That, and the fact that platforms designed to facilitate computing for the chronically uneducated and drug-addled hadn't been invented. - I know of one (for instance) who often sends emails with the message in the 'subject' field; then wonders why she 'can't get through' to folk!
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I still have a FB account as i find it a useful research tool from time to time. But I haven't posted on it for over 2 years and don't follow anything/any 'friends'. Linkedin I still find useful professionally ( it has helped me stay in touch informally with a few people and has been useful in this way in generating business). Twitter I use for news, though some of the guff on it surprises me. But I wouldn't use the latter for business - I don't know how, for starters.
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