Bookface.

[Pashley26]

Is it just me, or has Facebook got totally out of hand?

A week ago today I deleted my Facebook account, and it's taken that to show me how much of a massive part of my life it was. For the last six years I've ploughed every thought and all my pictures and memories into Facebook.

Anyway, deleted it and in the most retarded way ever my life has actually improved over the last week. Properly speaking to my friends rather than just texts, having time in the evenings to read, research, work on the house etc, spending more time talking to my girlfriend rather than passing time on Facebook. Socially I've done more in the last 7 days than I would usually do in a month. So is Facebook still the social tool it used to be?

Whilst I know that it's all a case of moderation we all love a nice discussion on here, so what are your thoughts on Facebook. How do you see it, and how do you see it's future.

Edited April 11, 2013 by Pashley26

[PaRtZ]

Im not surprised your life has improved for basically all those reasons you just listed. Im envious you had the will power to do it but facebook stalking friends of friends and ex girlfriends is still a bit too much of an addiction for me to let go of at the moment....

Yeah I would love to delete mine too, I just depend on it a bit too much for communication. Id be a bit worried of being omitted from social events though, as its far too easy for my friends to post a message on facebook, rather than email or text.

Infact thinking about that last thought, I remember organising rides by those 'mass-texts' that you send round everyone to see who was free. Ahhh....

[N.Wood]

Its a b*****d when you think you've found a decent girl, facebook stalk her and find out shes a fanny.

Or that could be a good thing, either way.

[Luke Dunstan]

I still think it's a fad, it'll go the same way as Myspace within a few years. That also goes for Apple.

[haydon_peter]

Read this the other day. Funnily enough I saw it because it was linked by someone on Facebook, that person was a Canadian I travelled with in NZ for a couple of weeks in 2009 and I will probably never meet her again in real life.

http://www.relevantmagazine.com/culture/tech/stop-instagramming-your-perfect-life

[TrialZonn]

I would really like to delete my account too.

The only thing that holds me back is what PaRtZ said about communication. I use the chat to talk with classmates about uni projects, but still, I catch myself pointlessly checking the news feed some times.

I found that setting another page as the starting one in your browser, or removing it from bookmarks or any type of shortcut helps a bit.

[Greetings]

I still think it's a fad, it'll go the same way as Myspace within a few years. That also goes for Apple.

Yes, definitely. Google is a fad too, that will go away and we'll be able to search the net manually, using ctrl+f and making up URL's.

On a more serious note, keeping in touch with people is not a fad, the reason other websites went down the drain was because Facebook was a much better alternative. Do you see anything on the horizon that will take over Facebook?

Whilst I know that it's all a case of moderation

Pretty much that. I use facebook frequently but mostly to find out about events or things that concern me, I rarely post myself because I assume people don't give a flying shit about my current thoughts - which is probably true. Never understood some of my friends (especially girls) posting crap like ":(((((" or that they went shopping. WHO CARES.

Anyway, I think it's a good way to keep in touch with people you rarely see or haven't seen for ages, but it was never a strong part of my social life and never will be. If anything, it's more of a superior marketing tool than it is anything else.

[Pashley26]

Interesting thoughts.

Communication was the main part of Facebook for me, easily keeping in touch with friends I wouldn't ordinarily talk to. But i just made the decision, I messaged the friends I regularly speak to my number, told them to Whatsapp me. There's only a couple of my more distant friends that will be cut off, but quite frankly you've got to be ruthless.

The only thing I have missed as such is the ease at which I can share photos from my mobile. But then again I've got Photobucket.

[JD™]

Just as a pre-sidenote, did you have to call it "Bookface" when you called it Facebook elsewhere and happen to be older than 12?

Social networking won't go away, because it's convenient. Of course, it should never replace human interaction, and it never will. If you managed to let it get that way then that's a shame, but it hasn't taught you anything about the website nor the ones that preceded it, exist alongside it, or will supersede it in the future. It's taught you that you were susceptible to convenience. Welcome to being human

I try to use Facebook less personally these days because I definitely found that my actual social life suffered, but for fairly obvious reasons I couldn't quit it now. Given that my entire life is built around knowing shit about the internet, I have to be involved, but that doesn't mean that it's something I need to rely on personally either. It's a convenient place to debate, share thoughts, discover new things, store photos etc etc. Something will replace Facebook one day, that's an inevitability and will just show how we as a society don't rely on the site itself but the premise on which it's built.

[Luke Dunstan]

Yes, definitely. Google is a fad too, that will go away and we'll be able to search the net manually, using ctrl+f and making up URL's.

On a more serious note, keeping in touch with people is not a fad, the reason other websites went down the drain was because Facebook was a much better alternative. Do you see anything on the horizon that will take over Facebook?

Ah, sarcasm. How very clever of you.

Nothing on the horizon at the moment, but people have already started jumping ship because they've realised that using Facebook can easily ruin social lives,instead of phoning or popping around to see a friend you just send them a lazy comment.

Not just Facebook, but social media will start to decline before long. It won't die out but it'll be used much less.

[Pashley26]

I got fed up with constant streams of abused animals, pictures of rapists, videos of people whipping themselves, all that shite.

No matter how many people I deleted somebody was always posting that turd.

[FamilyBiker]

never used facebook,never will be using it.

for me its like loading your personality up...

[JD™]

never used facebook,never will be using it.

for me its like loading your personality up...

Wouldn't take you long then... Probably worth giving it a go to see whether you had more of one when you downloaded it again.

EDIT: In the interests of full disclosure, I then got this PM:

thats very nice of you!sure i did something that bothered you that much that youre right with insulting me,like speeding up your frame building process with mailing marino or something...

wont happen again,sorry!

To which I give the usual FamilyBiker response of "You clearly don't get it when I am joking." even though I wasn't.

Edited April 11, 2013 by JD™

[BradJohnson]

Its a b*****d when you think you've found a decent girl, facebook stalk her and find out shes a fanny.

Or that could be a good thing, either way.

Just get some Iron Bru into your system.

http://www.youtube.com/user/irnbru?v=ibuLgsVcQUY

Edit: I can't get the video to embed?

Edited April 11, 2013 by BradJohnson

[arw_86]

I def think it has effected me, I use social networks far too much and out of habit I just load it on my phone and nothing has changed, and then I realise its because it was only 5 minutes since I last checked. I also call or see people less and find it alot easier to do sweet f.a. I think if i cut down or cut it out I would be more inclined to be pro active in meeting friends and heading out etc. FB is awesome for a few things, but I believe its doing too much all at once. I think I would prefer a simplified version.

Think anyone would use or benefit from some sort of limitation software? So you can set it to only allow you access for 1hr a day...or any set time. Every time you go on to have a lil browse you eat up some of your time. May make you more efficient and less likely to just be on FB for FB'S sake.....I see Facebook as the new looking in the fridge for no reason.

Also just had a random thought, some sort of social media for only your closest real friends, maybe 20? cuts out the random crap of the people you dont really talk to and don't really care what they say. Makes you a bit more ruthless.

These are just thoughts for discussion by the way, I'm not necessarily saying they are good ideas.

Edited April 11, 2013 by arw_86

[CurtisRider]

I pretty much only use it for a group thing where I can keep up to date with the trainee teachers on my course, more of a tool/support/bitching network thing than anything I guess. Unfortunately FB and forums take up way too much of my free time, it's very sad

[Tom Booth]

Jardo, thought about deleting our tf account too? See how life is then?

I use Facebook for about 20mins every other day really, chuck the odd picture and brain fart on there to keep talking with folk and that's about it really. I think some people throw there entire day/life on there for approval of what they're doing?

LOOK AT MY 8MONTH OLD BABY TODDLING ALONG oh my god ISN'T IT ADDORABLE LOLZ SHE FELL OVER!AMIRITE?

That shit gets tiresome, I generally delete those people from life.

[bikeperson45]

I mainly use Facebook for stalking these days. I got fed up of everyone posting stuff so they're either hidden or deleted, my newsfeed is pretty much 20 people and some band stuff. And I never liked writing things out in public so I only use the messaging thing, and having my photos up I never liked either.

[anzo]

It's the advertising that pisses me off now - I don't mind advertising as long as it meets what I'm interested in. Currently I'm seeing adverts for 'secrets to getting ripped' and 'WWE Raw'.

For those that have met me, I'm sure you'll confirm I'm not at all interested in 'getting ripped' or big men in Lycra.

I keep threatening to close my account for the reasons named in previous posts - it has the potential to make your life boring. It's tuned less into about what people are up to and more into 'like this if you agree' or 'this is why you'll never understand the love of a mum, mothers love their kids more than you can possibly know and unless you're a mum you're f**k all'.

If I plan social events, I text people or ring them. I can count on a handful of people that I want to be there and that I know will be there...why would I want to keep in touch with someone I went to school with and have spoken a sentence to since?