We can't live without Facebook

I use it to keep informed about what my family (son and five adult grandchildren) are doing. The message system is better than email.
 
jaysay said:
Ya but is it the fifth most important thing in your life Margaret?;)
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Family are the most important thing in my life, so I do get peace of mind knowing they are thriving and enjoying living.

It is a better way than frequent phone calls and visits to keep up to date.
 
I have never logged on to facebook and have no intention of doing so.
I have lived 73 without out it and don't think I am missing much.

I have had a couple of invitations to join from family members but declined via email and keep in touch by phone, it's much more personal to hear a voice.

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Gremlin said:
I have never logged on to facebook and have no intention of doing so.
I have lived 73 without out it and don't think I am missing much.

I have had a couple of invitations to join from family members but declined via email and keep in touch by phone, it's much more personal to hear a voice.

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I agree that having a phone call is more personal but when one grandaughter has spent the last 4 months working in Ibiza, and a grandson spends two summers working in USA, it isn't practical to expect them to phone.

Besides that, what they say on Facebook to their friends gives a better indication of how they are living than a phone call to gran ever would ;)
 
I use facebook but could live without it.

We have a closed group on there for family members where we all post our family photographs going back to the 1900's and share information and I think it is a great resource for that and also one for a residents association I am involved with and it's good to keep up to date with what is happening.

However I spend most of my entire working hours telling students to get on with work and get of facebook and it seems that it is the most important thing in the world to them and if they didn't check in every few minutes the world would probably end.
 
I only use it rarely,to acess friends abroad, that aint from around here, i couldn't careless if it vanished tomorrow.:rolleyes:
 
MargaretR said:
I agree that having a phone call is more personal but when one grandaughter has spent the last 4 months working in Ibiza, and a grandson spends two summers working in USA, it isn't practical to expect them to phone.

Besides that, what they say on Facebook to their friends gives a better indication of how they are living than a phone call to gran ever would ;)
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I didn't realize that you could see all the "conversations" people were having, I understand what you are saying Margaret. It is not in real time though is it?

I have friends and relations abroad and we use Skype if we don't phone.
 
I love Facebook!

As Margaret says it´s such a brilliant way to keep up to date with the family. I don´t see my lot often and phone calls are expensive to Tenerife.

My son has spent some time in Australia with his family and it was lovely being able to see their photos.

I´d hate to live without it!
 
I could live without Facebook; however, it is a good way to keep in touch with friends and family abroad and sharing photographs. Accyweb is more lively, although it does have more than its fair share of numpties!
 
The notion of 'living without' something is misleading.
We could all 'live without' modern gadgets, but if they make living easier use them.
After all the basics of survival are -
..a roof over your head
..a warm bed
..a full stomach
anything extra is 'jam on the bread' :)
 
MargaretR said:
The notion of 'living without' something is misleading.
We could all 'live without' modern gadgets, but if they make living easier use them.
After all the basics of survival are -
..a roof over your head
..a warm bed
..a full stomach
anything extra is 'jam on the bread' :)
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Especially strawberry jam!
 
Don't do the bookface/I'mspaced, thing at all, no interest whatsoever, it's enough getting involved with the loonies on here. :D (I include myself in that generalisation before anyone gets the hump :))
 
I don't do facebook(and don't ever plan to)....and I am perturbed that many advertising campaigns/competions/petitions think that we all subscribe to this pernicious site.
Like you son.........I spend my time on here.
I have family dotted around the world, but rely on e-mails to keep me up to date with the doings in their lives.......and that is good enough for me.
If facebook disappeared tomorrow it would not make one iota of difference to my life.
 
MargaretR said:
The notion of 'living without' something is misleading.
We could all 'live without' modern gadgets, but if they make living easier use them.
After all the basics of survival are -
..a roof over your head
..a warm bed
..a full stomach
anything extra is 'jam on the bread' :)
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That wasn't the point of putting this link on Margaret, if you've seen the list, of which Facebook is at number five, it just shows what lots of people think about modern day living, I quite agree its an Ideal way of keeping in contact with oversees relatives, but as for anything else. I can never get my head round anybody coming on Facebook and say, "that takes the biscuit" nothing more, well I suppose others then have to say what takes the biscuit:eek::eek: why bother. If I went in general discussion on here and made a statement like that would I get some unholy stick and the mods would move it to anything goes twosix:rolleyes:
 
Douglas Adams, summed it up nicely in The Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy with this
"The history of every major galactic civilisation has passed through three distinct and recognisable phases: those of survival, inquiry, and sophistication. Otherwise known as the ‘How’, ‘Why’, and ‘Where’ phases. For instance, the first phase is characterised by the question: “How can we eat?” The second by the question: “Why do we eat?” And the third by the question: “Where should we have lunch?"
 
did you know we have an esteemed member on here who signed a contract with the devil on here .... and is now trying to get out of it cos hes got new glasses ... and can now read aforementioned contract ....:D:D:D:D
 
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