Facebook users raise your hands!

So perhaps all you advanced thinkers can help me out here.

I can do exactly what Ray described by writing emails to whoever I want and when I want something private I just send an email to only the person(s) I wish to share that with.

So as to not beat a dead horse, nobody has yet explained what it does that email does not do. I send and receive emails sharing information or receiving information, I do it on a global basis or to individuals. I send emails to friends and receive emails from friends.

There has got to be something really good to have so many people all caught up in this stuff, so share it with me guys. So far your explainations haven't included anything I cannot do with a phone or email. Apart from spreading personal information around so somebody can mine that information for commercial purposes. Have I got it?

My email account will only allow me to attach 5 pictues at a time... and they better be re-sized or it will take a while to send them.

I use Facebook primarily so that family and friends can see pictures from our travels as I can up-load dozens at a time and no need to re-size.

Other than that, nothing much that I can't accomplish with regular email.

Jon,

You are missing the point. You can post it once on Facebook and all your "friends" get it at once. It would be like ten people e-mailing you the same bus question and instead of you answering it individually, you just post it on this forum or on "Sheepbook" or whatever forum you wanted to use.

It's really for kids and instead of them texting their little fingers off constantly, they just broadcast in the clear (post on Facebook) and the whole world knows what they are doing at any given moment.

It's how they talk to each other and I think it will sorely effect their social skills at some point in their life because they won't have figured out how to talk or act around people (or the opposite sex). They don't like awkward situations.

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So as to not beat a dead horse, nobody has yet explained what it does that email does not do. I send and receive emails sharing information or receiving information, I do it on a global basis or to individuals. I send emails to friends and receive emails from friends.

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I think it's all about immediacy, and ease of doing it. Obviously, you could also hand write, and USPS post letters to your friends, and they would get the same info that was in an email. It's just email was easier, faster and cheaper.

Now, it's even easier and faster, in that you write on your wall once, and all of your friends now know about it instantly. It's similar to the POG forum in one way, that you can leave a post here, and everyone that logs in can read your post, if they find it. The FB spans larger amounts of people, and they don't have to go searching for messages from you. If they are your friend, your messages pop up on their wall when you post.



Since my earlier message, I've did a bit of looking around. I've located "pages" for Millennium, Marathon and Liberty coaches. You can be a "fan" of these pages, and get their info posted to your wall. In the Millennium photo section there was a complete POG OKC photo album. Liberty had several rallies posted, but didn't mention the POG rally. They did mention rallies with the P. Prouds, however.

One thing that is kinda cool, is that photos can be posted, and you can "tag" them. By that it means, point at a person in the picture, and "tag" it by associating the person in the picture with a FB member. For example, I found Paul Horner had tagged one of the pictures in the Millennium album. When photos are tagged, other users can see who is in the picture by hovering over the names that are tagged in the picture.

Anyway, for a trial I've become a "fan" of the Millennium page and the Marathon page. We'll see if any important information goes by my wall now.


Still learning about it.

Yes, I will agree, you can do much of what FB provides with email. I think the messages that are posted on these walls however, wouldn't generally warrant a full email. Sometimes they are just a quick thought or comment or idea. Nothing that you would take the time to figure out a bunch of people to write an email to.

I can't say that it's all that important to me at this point, but I'm trying to give it a fair shake. I'd also love to find those old Army buddies someday?

Facebook's primary value to me right now is as a "social community" that allows me the potential to find or even "happen upon" people that I've lost track of and haven't been in contact with in years (no matter where we are geographically). Recently, I've reconnected with childhood friends, long lost family, high school classmates, musician friends that I gigged with back in the '70's & '80's and some of my original "kids" from a not for profit youth organization that I founded and directed 30 years ago! And as others have noted - I can communicate "stream of consciousness" style on the spur of the moment by simply typing a short (or long) blurb on my "wall". At that point, my ramblings will show on the walls of my friends for anyone (of my friends) who is interested to read and reply if they are so moved.

But you know, it's like one of my old bosses used to tell me - "There are only two types of people in the world - those who divide people into two types, and those who don't." I guess I divide people into two types and Jon doesn't! :rolleyes: That's not a bad thing - it just is what it is. Of course, the two types of people to me are Prevost owners and non-Prevost owners. :p I'll bet you guys thought I was going to say "Facebook users and non-Facebook users", huh?

At the end of the day - we're each unique - just like everybody else, so Facebook, no Facebook - can't we all just get along? :D

Seriously, I apologize for opening this can of sheep... I didn't mean to begin a deep techno-social debate - I just wanted to find other POG'ers who also use Facebook. :eek:

In reference to what Jerry said; this is how young adults and teenagers communicate. It is very foreign to those of us that actually spent a lot of time learning how to communicate with others face to face and eye to eye.

If you are interested in knowing what your kids, or in many cases, your grandkids are doing and thinking, this is a must for you, even if you never post a single entry.

We don't post often, but we check regularly to see what kids, friends, and family are up to. We are "JennyandTony Conder".

For all who have posted your Facebook user names, I have looked you up and sent requests to be added as a friend. Also, if you receive friend requests from Cynthia Medsker Parks, that's another POG member, parksincpp. Cyndi doesn't post on POG often because she's a liitle shy about being able to keep up with the banter amongst the more prolific posters. I'm trying to get her out of her shell to post on POG more - so when she does post, be gentle! :p

I am on Facebook...kinda like being in a phone book, hun? I may make it onto my homepage 1 or 2 times a week. Between my Email, POGS, PProuds,and a couple other websites, well, enough is enough. Do what you like, do what you want, and work with that in mind. Michael...rahangman...Rodger Hang

Its an OK way of getting back in touch with family members I haven't seen in years. But, I can't keep up. They want you to carry on a conversation , and share. Once a year is enough for me.
I spend all day on the phone, cell phone, blackberry, e-mail, and come home to my family in the evening, and then spend some time on POG and watch a show or the news.
Where's the time for twitter, facebook, etc. Its a little intrusive and demanding .
My kids seem to like it and singles appear to use it for staying in touch with other singles.

Thanks for the kind words Michael.

I think facebook is a great place to stay in touch and get to know better long lost friends and family. Alot of you have said it's only for young people and singles. Not true. Everyone likes to know that you show some kind of interest in them and their lives. Even your family. Several times I've heard I can't believe Grandma or Grandpa is on Facebook, and that they figured out how to post pictures, etc. You can look at it as a communication tool to bridge the gap between generations. How many family dinners have you been to when the young have nothing to talk about with the older generation? And vice versa. Yes some of the stuff might be boring and mundane but you also just might learn something about your friends and family that you didn't know. And who knows they might actually find YOU interesting. And then when you see them face to face you will have a real conversation about things that interest both of you.

Come on if you can post on POG you can post on Facebook. It's not something you have to look at everyday. You read it, comment, don't comment, log off. Or stay on it , play games, look for people, post pictures, look for stuff that your interested in.

I found info all on the future for Volvo buses that I didn't know about. In case some of you didn't know Prevost is owned by Volvo.

I also found out that my little 3 year old nephew has H1N1. I wouldn't have known because his parents didn't have time to email or phone everyone because they are busy taking care of him.

That's my take on it.

Cyndie


PS..........What is the deal with Farmville?? Please explain it to me. Almost all of my friends do it.