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Graham Ritchie
Film God
Posts: 4001
From: New Zealand
Registered: Feb 2006
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posted April 01, 2018 03:49 AM
True Winbert, but you dont have to accept that request, also Facebook has Privacy settings you use, as to who can see your postings.
Although you get many friend requests ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif) I generally ignore them unless it is someone I know in real life, or someone who has the same interests. In the end its up to you, how you use it and of course be carefull as to what you do post.
There might be some downsides but in general its been a very positive experence. Just today I posted a photo I took of the moon last night, only to get a reply from my niece in the north of Scotland, saying that we might be thousands of miles apart but her family were themseves looking at the moon as well, as up in the highlands it was looking spectacular.
Also some very interesting Pages, one of which included a photo of a garage near Glasgow I once worked at back in 1972-73. After I made a comment on it, another person came on and he remembered me, when he was there as an apprentice. He new I had immigrated to NZ in 1973 and wondered how I had got on, as according to him I was one of the good guys he had worked with...It was a delight to then share some correspondence of the past and that was through Facebook.
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Bill Brandenstein
Phenomenal Film Handler
Posts: 1632
From: California
Registered: Aug 2007
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posted April 02, 2018 09:57 PM
I've been very careful what I put on Facebook and send or accept friend requests only from people that I have knowledge of - friends, relatives, former classmates, people from my church, etc.
And the rest I ignore. Sure, it may be a shallow sort of relationship, but at least it's made it possible for me to stay in touch at least a little bit with people I'd otherwise have zero contact with or knowledge of. And there are some very encouraging and uplifting posts that people put out there, and anyone who is regularly abusive or repugnant gets blocked.
So what about the data mining? Well, if you think Google is any better, I've got news for you. You need to know how to turn off features you don't need and stay signed out of Google accounts when you're browsing casually, etc.
Of course, your mileage may vary, but FB has gets 7/10 stars from me.
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Lyle Almond
Junior
Posts: 10
From: Seattle, WA, USA
Registered: Jan 2018
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posted April 12, 2018 12:31 PM
I finally pulled the plug on FB (after much hand-wringing) while running the Mark Zuckerberg hearing on C-SPAN. The fact that FB harvested millions of users' FB activity for their profit gave me a taste of what it must have been like to be African-American during the slavery era, where my identity has become a product for sale to benefit someone else. I've never felt good about FB; it made me feel like I was at some sweaty fern bar. That feeling was confirmed when I saw The Social Media and learned that FB had its origin in an infantile move by Zuckerberg to damage his ex-girlfriend's reputation. Out of those ashes, FB emerged as a behemoth that I've finally freed myself from. As well as LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter...put another way, I've yet to see a filmmaker of any stature with a social media presence. For this reason, I'm dependent more than ever on forums like this to keep me informed.
[ April 12, 2018, 01:41 PM: Message edited by: Lyle Almond ]
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Osi Osgood
Film God
Posts: 10204
From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted April 12, 2018 12:56 PM
The one thing that gives me a "pause" on facebook is that, in the fine print, facebook has the right to use anything you put up there, which includes pictures of family/friends ect, without you're permission ...
... so, I rarely put up anything that I
a. don't want seen, (well though people do it all the time, it's pretty darned stupid).
b. no pics of kids/wife.
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"All these moments will be lost in time, just like ... tears, in the rain. "
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its a great way to keep in touch with people and places around the world, its really up to you how you use it ![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
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