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chungking34

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66. I find most social networking sites to be overrated IMO

Sun Dec 29, 2013, 12:08 AM

Dec 2013

They're home to lots of spam and trolls. Plus many sites these days require you to verify your account by providing your cell phone info - a real invasion of my privacy.

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Facebook is 'dead and buried', replaced by simpler networks, study finds [View all] SecularMotion Dec 2013 OP

These days Facebook is mostly for things like new moms posting placenta pics. Nye Bevan Dec 2013 #1

The problem with enabling sharing... Jester Messiah Dec 2013 #80

Facebook themselves have been emphasizing this message... Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #2

Well - if FB wants to target us older people, I'm all for it. ConcernedCanuk Dec 2013 #6

A fad, basically. nt bemildred Dec 2013 #3

That was what I thought when the kids started wearing their pants around their knees. bluedigger Dec 2013 #13

Something I wish would become uncool. bitchkitty Dec 2013 #62

I guess... Sometimes though I want to look at the brighter side of things. Xyzse Dec 2013 #72

LOL n/t bitchkitty Dec 2013 #74

Yeah, just like the internet... former9thward Dec 2013 #20

The Internet is not a fad, but there are lots of fads on the internet. bemildred Dec 2013 #21

Well FB is not one of them. former9thward Dec 2013 #24

Right. nt bemildred Dec 2013 #26

I'm older and I love FB.. 4dsc Dec 2013 #4

LOL.... Plucketeer Dec 2013 #11

I love their liberal news feeds too. 4dsc Dec 2013 #5

I agree davidpdx Dec 2013 #50

Only one thing to see on facebook anymore Garion_55 Dec 2013 #7

What more do you need? Ed Suspicious Dec 2013 #9

And what may I ask is wrong with cat pictures ? dipsydoodle Dec 2013 #17

Yeah davidpdx Dec 2013 #49

I still use it to play Pot Farm Viva_La_Revolution Dec 2013 #8

Never done it, Never will. SoapBox Dec 2013 #10

What? Young people don't want to do the things their parents and grandparents are doing? progressoid Dec 2013 #12

I'm enjoying my FB experience much more than I thought I would. KG Dec 2013 #14

Snapchat Downplays Phone Number Matching Hack, Says It’s Added New Counter-Measures Lint Head Dec 2013 #15

I have no idea what the "teenagers" are doing madville Dec 2013 #16

Social networking without all those complicated words and thoughts. Codeine Dec 2013 #18

Stopped using it as soon as it became clear they had no respect for privacy of users. It's dead on point Dec 2013 #19

I notice mostly tweens, teens and older people. Older teens, young adults do not use it much uppityperson Dec 2013 #22

I know lots of young adults on Facebook daleo Dec 2013 #33

Not soon enough for me. n/t loudsue Dec 2013 #23

Facebook is anything but dead. klook Dec 2013 #25

Just because it's the only game in town doesn't mean it's a good game seabeckind Dec 2013 #27

I agree, those that say it is dead are a little quick to dismiss it davidpdx Dec 2013 #55

Maybe, if 'young people' were the be all and end all, elleng Dec 2013 #28

FB has experienced mission creep seabeckind Dec 2013 #29

Excellent! DeSwiss Dec 2013 #34

facebook is dead? madrchsod Dec 2013 #30

Facebook is well entrenched with older cohorts daleo Dec 2013 #31

If teenagers don't like it... AlbertCat Dec 2013 #32

No. It means FB doesn't meet their requirements. seabeckind Dec 2013 #38

I will really be surprised.. sendero Dec 2013 #35

If I had the mentality of a teenager, I'd think Facebook sucked too TekGryphon Dec 2013 #36

Until it doesn't. seabeckind Dec 2013 #39

Until a meteor kills us all? Then what? TekGryphon Dec 2013 #40

Slippery slope? No. Reality. seabeckind Dec 2013 #42

If you needed tech advice, all you had to do was ask. TekGryphon Dec 2013 #43

You keep propping up these strawmen seabeckind Dec 2013 #45

Ok, great. TekGryphon Dec 2013 #54

that one is a lost cause Skittles Dec 2013 #56

If you're as bad at Facebook as you are at reading comprehension, I can understand your frustration TekGryphon Dec 2013 #58

I admire people who refuse to be sucked into the facebook borg Skittles Dec 2013 #59

There's many reasons not to use Facebook. TekGryphon Dec 2013 #65

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Dec 2013 #68

Um, that is what LinkedIn is for LOL snooper2 Dec 2013 #76

I maintain a LinkedIn account. LinkedIn is the definition of dead. TekGryphon Dec 2013 #78

I guess none of the folks you follow have a job snooper2 Dec 2013 #79

Who said I'm looking for a job? Who said Facebook is for job searching? TekGryphon Dec 2013 #81

facebook is for people whose mask has become the face. not sharing the real you pitohui Dec 2013 #37

You should probably learn how to use Facebook TekGryphon Dec 2013 #41

actually you should, you're going to get a nasty surprise one of these days pitohui Dec 2013 #51

This "old guy" is an Information Systems Administrator w/ ... TekGryphon Dec 2013 #57

Has it occurred to you ... GeorgeGist Dec 2013 #69

Oh, yes. I don't even deny it. TekGryphon Dec 2013 #71

I never really understood why people want everyone to know their business. YOHABLO Dec 2013 #44

Hotel California seabeckind Dec 2013 #46

So funny you say that, because I posted that too a couple of years ago when a friend tried to DesertDiamond Dec 2013 #48

facebook is in the process of busting/deleting aliases pitohui Dec 2013 #52

I think you've hit the reason for its decline in the young seabeckind Dec 2013 #70

I would wager that close to half of the accounts on FB are fake names. MADem Dec 2013 #77

I feel deep gratitude for FB for reconnecting me with old friends and for the new ones I've made. DesertDiamond Dec 2013 #47

I agree! mia Dec 2013 #61

Yes! DavidDvorkin Dec 2013 #63

Good riddence NoOneMan Dec 2013 #53

Because staying in touch with older family members is such an adult thing Lifelong Dem Dec 2013 #60

Ain't nobody's business if I do use Facebook Blue Owl Dec 2013 #64

I find most social networking sites to be overrated IMO chungking34 Dec 2013 #66

You've Got Mail! DontTreadOnMe Dec 2013 #67

Corporate overseers in america use FB workinclasszero Dec 2013 #73

Jeep, guns, and motorcycle groups ileus Dec 2013 #75

Myspace is coming back!! Capt. Obvious Dec 2013 #82