We can't live without Facebook
 

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It would appear that having access to Facebook is the 5th most important thing in our lives, in fact looking at the list one has to wonder which planet some people actually live on. I have a Facebook account, but it wouldn't bother me if I didn't access it again, I'd be much more concerned if Accy Web disappeared

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I use it to keep informed about what my family (son and five adult grandchildren) are doing. The message system is better than email.

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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.

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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 ;)

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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.

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I only use it rarely,to acess friends abroad, that aint from around here, i couldn't careless if it vanished tomorrow.:rolleyes:

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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.

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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!

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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!

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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!

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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 :))

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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.

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Yeh ive noticed.:rolleyes:

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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:

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Your quick on you cashy:rolleyes:

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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?"

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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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he,s now seen the light Jen,,,xx
:alright:

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http://www.jokingaround.co.uk/images...s%20Bottle.jpg

Should have got some earlier.

Apparently the contract's water tight.

http://images.paraorkut.com/img/pics...devil-8533.gif

:rolleyes:

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Suits you, er well the horns and fork I mean:D

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Just decided this aft. that Facebook is a wonderful thing and that it's creator is a genius.:thankya:
My youngest was on today and saw that his brother, who's in India, was on chat - he called me and my other half up (it was lunchtime) and there was Ricky live over Facebook video chat -a new option i think.
So we got to "see" him for the first time in 3 weeks and he looked in great shape. It's one thing to speak on the phone -they tell you they're OK but maybe they're not -but it was such good video and sound it was like being in the same room!:)
My feet still haven't touched the ground yet...and I am all in favour of Facebook being an everyday essential.

:D:hothothot:D

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Its great if you use it right can be dangerous if you don't

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You can do that lots of ways, Skype being one. Skype also lets you Skype out so when I was in tenerife I was using my mobile phone on wifi (you can use a PC as well) to make skype calls to UK landlines for about 1p a minute I think it was.

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'Fraid I ain't got Skpe and none of my family have either -it would be a good thing though as we are scattered all over the Globe!

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My parents have a place in Tenerife and lots of the Brits over there use it, they find it more reliable than MSN and others for voice and video chat.

I was in a English pub near there place chatting on my mobile using Skype on the pubs free wifi to a uk landlane for about 20 minutes, the cost was just over 20p and call quality was just the same if I had been on a land line

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Snap -my parents have retired to Tenerife too. They moved 7 yrs ago to a little place called Callao Salvaje, on the coast below Adeje, it's next to Playa Paraiso and about 10 mins from Las Americas and Los Cristianos -nice to get across for winter holidays!
Wii have to look into the Skype thing properly...

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I sound like a sales rep but if you have a compatible three phone you get free skype to skype calls on three. They can call me on skype to my mobile from tenerife with me in the UK for free.

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My Daughter uses it and she lives in China

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I use it, i like to be able to keep in touch with my dad in ireland and see pics of my brothers and he gets to see my little ones. ive got family in america and china, plus the ones in bradford and tys family down south, its easier than ringing or emailing them all phots and them sendong them back


I also got back in touch with an old friend on facebook.....and married him in april ;-)

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See Ema just how dangerous facebook is:D:D:D

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I have friends and family scattered all over the globe, but I do not need facebook to keep in touch......photo's go on Flickr, you can decide who actually sees them......all other communciation is by e-mail.

I do not like facebook, and feel that my choices suit my needs.

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Well, I'll be seeing and speaking to my son, Ricky, tomorrow morning at 11 again -can't wait. It's much cheaper than using the phone to India. Although apart from this I've never really used Facebook all that much...

Nice to hear a +ve story though like Emamum's -the wonders of technology!:D

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Just been on to my mum, she's out in New Zealand at the mo. visiting my sister. She wondered if it was possible for us to do a 3 way video link on Facebook tomorrow with my son. It would be 11am for us, 11pm for them - anyone know if this is possible? Please advise!

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You can decide who sees them on facebook, can be only yourself, just 1 person or a few you select.

Its more friendly than email because other family members can chip in and feel part of the chat, you can also lock down who can see your posts to just friends and no one else and just have a few family members as friends.

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As a family we are scattered over many time zones, so facebook doesn't make a practical difference.......and anyway even as a family we sometimes bitch about one another :) .....No, I just don't like or trust facebook.

My e-mails are friendly anyway.:D:D

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In fact, I would go so far as to say I loathe Facebook!

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To be honest I haven't been on facebook for weeks now

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I have just had to upgrade my Yahoo Mail........and there it is sitting like a bloated poison toad.......a button that links to Facbook.
I asked if there was any damn way I could remove it.........No, of course there isn't.
Don't be silly, this insidious entity wants to be part of everything we do in life.
I'm just surprised there isn't a facebook button on my bedroom ceiling!

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could she not get any further away from yeh?:D:D

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Why do you loathe it, what experiences of it do you have to make you feel so strong if you have never tried it?

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I haven't tried it........but I have seen the damage it can do........and my daughter used to use it. What I have seen of it, appears shallow....facebook 'friends' you are never likely to meet........the chatter.......NO. Not for me thank you very much.
It is insidious. Lots of advertisers want you to 'like them' on it........competitions appear exclusively on it...so if you aren't on it, then you cannot enter.
Petitions are on it, so again, if you aren't on you are excluded.
Just my opinions, of course. Give me Accyweb any day of the week.

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Welcome home cashy, missed your costic wit:D

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Never could understand why anybody would want to tell the world and his wife what they're doing every minute of the day, "I'm just having a coffee" wow:rolleyes: