Can someone tell me? Seriously? This isn’t a bit.
I’m on it. I’ve found some friends from high school and college. I play Scrabble (excuse me, “Scrabulous”), but when I read an article where they talk about it being worth billions of dollars, I have to ask myself this question:
“Really??”
For what? A place to put up a few pictures and send your friends a message once in a while?
Maybe I’m just old, but I really don’t get it.
It’s basically the same thing as Myspace. Which is basically the same thing as Friendster. Do we really need all of these?
If you’re like me, you do what you’re told, subject your own will and migrate with the herd.
First, there was Friendster, then for some reason, the collective decided it was no longer cool and then it went to Myspace, which was equally stupid and annoying, but had more people on it. Then the same thing happened again with Facebook.
Really??
I don’t have anything better to do with my time?
Well, no, actually I don’t. But you should. You’ve got a job, or a family, or both. You have things to do, places to see, people to drink coffee with.
Why is this thing worth so much goddam money?
You hear alot about “the apps”. Maybe it’s the apps?
“Oh, it’s the apps!” they’ll say!
What the fuck is an “app”!?!
Does that mean “application”? I think it does, but to be honest, I’m nowhere near 100% sure of that.
I actually went and looked it up on wikipedia, which had this to say about it:
Features of the website include … pokes for sending virtual “pokes”.
That’s a feature?? That’s fucking annoying, that’s what it is! Do you like when people poke you in real life? No, of course not. In some cultures, that’s grounds for murder. But it’s supposed to be fun when you’re online? Fuck you, Facebook!
I go online to avoid physical contact with people. So what does this 4 billion dollar ass bucket do? It takes that away from me. Now any douchebag on my friend list can poke me anytime they want. They can even do much, much worse than that, it seems.
Which leads me to the real reason I hate this goddam piece of shit: Vampires.
Vampires, Werewolves, “Which Star Trek Character Are You?” quizzes. All that shit. I guess these are what they mean by “apps” and “pokes”. But again, not totally sure.
If you have ever sent me any of these things, I hate you. If you have spent $1 of real money to send me a virtual gift, you should hate yourself.
Yes, you read that correctly. If you’re unaware, on Facebook, you can buy your friend a latte! Only it’s not a real latte! It’s a picture of one! But it costs real money!
So when you look at it like that, you can see what the genius of this thing really is. It’s a giant contraption that does nothing but trick people into thinking their money is worthless, then make you feel like it’s doing you a favor by taking your worthless money off your hands for you, so that you are free to go back to drinking paint or whatever you did to damage your brain to the point that you think any of this is a good idea, let alone, fun.
I’m not done yet.
It occurs to me, as I’m writing this, that it’s all a little bit high school-cliquish. And by ‘a little bit’ I mean ‘exactly alike in every single way.’
Think about it: When did you leave Friendster? When everybody was on it and it wasn’t cool and all the cool people went to Myspace. Then that happened again.
I remember thinking the best part about Facebook is that it wasn’t all profiles for somebody’s cat or their pet rock. There weren’t random stalkers pretending to be Bill Murray. It was all real people that I knew in real life, to some capacity.
But now that’s gone too. The same people I don’t know in real life on Myspace have followed me over to Facebook. So has their page for their shitty band I’m never going to go see or listen to or even swerve to avoid with my car if I see them crossing the street with their music gear.
By my calculations, I guess it’s time for the new Facebook. But when you find it, don’t go and tell everyone else about it, just me, because I’m not sure how much longer I can do this.
79 responses so far ↓
MLp // May 13, 2008 at 11:31 am |
Did you facebook this blog?
hollywoodphony // May 13, 2008 at 11:32 am |
I didn’t have to. Facebook did it for me!
Jason // May 13, 2008 at 11:47 am |
I’m creating a new social networking site called “MyFacester.” It’s just a picture of my face, and you can give me a dollar to be able to send me a virtual punch to the face. Then I’ll probably do some “programming” (or whatever it is those web dorks do to make things do stuff) to where bruises will appear on my face, maybe some teeth will come out for $5, and perhaps you can make some blood come out of my ear for $10. This will be just like high school for me, but I’ll be making money from getting punched in the face instead of having it taken from my pockets while I’m unconscious.
I have a similar idea for a site called MyFister, but it’s still in development. That one’s also based on my high school experiences in the locker room after gym class. I spent a lot of time in high school crying and bleeding.
Ginger Ale // May 13, 2008 at 12:44 pm |
Whatever, Jason–if that is even your real name. I already invented the site. The only difference between “high school you” and this guy is that’s he’s less of a schmuck and twice as cute. If I were you, I wouldn’t try this “idea” of “yours”. I’m pretty sure you’ll see your own ass hauled into court by myself and that guy who created the “Kill Bin Laden” video game.
Eric, maybe you should look inside yourself first, in order to discover the problem with the website. Take the quiz.
Ginger Ale // May 13, 2008 at 12:47 pm |
http://www.counterfeitmini.com/main.swf
hollywoodphony // May 13, 2008 at 3:00 pm |
That was kinda fun.
bandini // May 13, 2008 at 5:53 pm |
thats not even the worst thing. they take your personal information and share it with a bunch of sleazy companies. you know all those pictures you put on facebook of your family trips the beach and the time you went camping with your best friend? right now some guy in a suit is rubbing those pictures on his balls. i know, it’s really fucked up. I couldnt take the thought of it and deleted my profile a couple weeks ago.
Mimi Bubbles // May 17, 2008 at 12:26 am |
Wow, this place is deader than my drunk dick. Speaking of drunk dick and trips to the beach, I have a pretty cool video of my last trip to California. In it I stick my dick in a crab cave hole on some beach, and humped the heck out of it about 20 times. Thanks T.G.I.Fridays for not counting my beers! I won 29 dollars on that bet, BTW. I passed out and shit myself about 2 hours later. Fuck you T.G.I.Fridays for not counting my beers! I really liked those pants, and much like my dreams and hopes for the future, they are in some unknown trash heap.
hollywoodphony // May 17, 2008 at 5:33 am |
Yeah, I’m not sure what happened around here. Nobody likes me anymore.
Mimi Bubbles // May 17, 2008 at 12:14 pm |
I still like you Eric! Not as much as I like my new girlfriend throwin’ on a pair of 4 inch stiletto heels and stepping on my sack though. But nothings as great as that shit (maybe poo parties), so don’t feel bad! You’re alright!
Jan Brady // May 17, 2008 at 6:09 pm |
W’sup foos!?
Well Eric I think you’ve about covered the whole Facebook debacle. Good to see I’m not the only one going silently mad online, LOL! *plucks out an eyelash and stares at it dully*
Pit-Pat // May 17, 2008 at 8:41 pm |
I just haven’t been around because I’ve been working on my MySpace page. I have a great new friend mamed Tom. Right now, he is chipper, and is watching Raging Bull.
Speaking of raging, thanx for the pix, bandini.
RJ // May 18, 2008 at 8:13 am |
LMAO
Naomi // May 18, 2008 at 12:22 pm |
Jesus f’n Christ. I’m glad I’m not the only one. I’m suddenly being scoffed at when I mention My Space like the ugly girl with a period stain in Jr. High. “you should really get on FaceBook, it’s so much less childish” WHAT?! I’ve been givin plants as pets and I think someone sold me on the black internet market this morning to a vampire chat room/ Matt Groenig fan site. I hate this fucking place. It’s not as user friendly as my space and where’s my damn song choice? How the hell can I let you know who I am with out a song to express my coolness?! STOP POKING ME!! I hate you all. Sophisticated my ass. Just because everyyone can see you have “friends” in other countries does not make this any different than My space, you fucking elitest losers. anyway….I’m sure I have more pics to upload that no one cares about…check it.
Ty // May 18, 2008 at 9:44 pm |
I used Facebook during my freshman year of college to get laid. Girls in your dorm or on your floor would friend you, based on probably no merit at all, and then when you saw them in the elevator, or in line in the cafeteria, or in the hallway, you would have a pretense for introducing yourself. I’d say it contributed at least 30-40% of the sex I had that year.
Now that I’m a senior its only use is for event invitations, for which it is pretty useful. Other than those two purposes, I agree wholeheartedly with the article.
J // May 18, 2008 at 11:59 pm |
look at the bigger picture…… not just your shitty photos or your stupid friends….
Facebook is worth so much money because of its pay per click advertising capabilities. A company looking to sell you shit on the internet can target specific demographics, like lets say females 20 -25 in the dallas area that are single. I type that demographic in, create an ad, and they click on it can come to my sight and buy a ton of my products. You can’t target people like that on tv, the tv does not know who is watching it, and advertisers pay a shitload for ad spots on tv.
finding your target market for a product is worth big dollars. that is why google is worth a shitload. But facebook has taken it further and can nail you for any ad campaign.
Without pay per click advertising and its huge user base, facebook is worth a pile of snot. It truly is a pile of crap and every one of us is kicking ourselves in the ass for not thinking of it first.
start thinking past yourselves…. you are not that important alone, but in huge groups you are worth a fortune.
Col // May 19, 2008 at 1:26 am |
I was starting to worry for a while that maybe I was out of touch as I have the same issues with Facebook.
It’s funny that all the people who are my friends on Facebook and are constantly poking me or whatever, are the same people who used to send those annoying quiz emails with such fansinating questions like “like time you cried”
We’re becoming a society of people who talk and act as if we have a life, but we’re too busy doing all that to actually have one. “O look at the photos I took from that dull night out we had because we are all too busy taking photo’s to have a good time”
mojojojo // May 19, 2008 at 1:30 am |
stop whining bitch, just leave facebook if you hate it so much.
speakum // May 19, 2008 at 3:56 am |
Do you know why facebook is valued at such a high $$?
Because you joined. And with you, I mean some xxx million people.
Because you gave them personal details about your life and (almost) everything else.
This it what makes facebook a paradise for data mining, personal ad targeting and profiling.
toru // May 19, 2008 at 4:32 am |
> I don’t have anything better to do with my time? Well, no, actually I don’t.
I think you answered your own question.
Scott Baio // May 19, 2008 at 4:44 am |
I don’t appreciate your comment, speakum. I come from a long line of data miners, like my father and his father before him. It’s a thankless and exhausting existence, and some of my first memories are watching my father emerge from his subterranean mine shaft after a long day of attacking a rich data depositembedded deep beneath the earth’s surface. I remember the defeated and indescribably weary look in his eyes as he would emerge form the hole, his face stained black with data. It’s a hard life, and sometimes it can turn tragic.
In 1987, my father was working at this country’s largest data mine in Hootertown, West Virginia. On February 2nd, as they were digging in an older section of the mine for a large vein of valuable email data, the ceiling collapsed around them. My father and twelve other data miners were trapped underneath tons of earth, DOBs, ZIP codes, and email addys. Workers on the surface tried for over two weeks to reach the trapped miners, all the while knowing that the chance of survival for 13 men trapped in a tight space for two weeks was very limited. After 14 days of excruciating suspense, the families received word from the rescuers: the lifeless bodies of 13 miners had been found.
It was a devastating day for my family and the families of so many others in the Hootertown community. As details emerged from the dark depths of the data mine, we were informed that the men had actually survived for several days. It was with deep sorrow that my mother received a note that had been found in my father’s pocket protector, scrawled in his hand with what appeared to be a fragment of a Social Security number. The note read, “It’s not painful. Like going to sleep. I’ll be with God now. Love you all. Would you like to subscribe to this note? Please enter your Name, DOB, email address, and zip code.”
So yes, speakum, to answer your question, Facebook is a murderer. Data mining kills.
likehoney // May 19, 2008 at 6:48 am |
face who?
Hilko // May 19, 2008 at 6:50 am |
While I share many of your irritations and frustrations, Facebook does have merit for many of us, especially the ‘international’ crowd. In a way, the argument against facebook can be levelled at ANY kind of communication medium. I remember the days when people didn’t see what this ‘chat thing’ was all about (hell, people still think so, and I agree in part). There probably was a time where people didn’t see the use of email or even phones.
In a way, facebook is just email, photo sharing, blogging, social networking, and now even chat, combined. That includes all the shit of these things, but the advantages as well.
To give you an example. I went on a study trip a few weeks ago. We exchanged facebook accounts, then afterwards ‘friended’ each other. Within a few days all the photos made were put up, aggregated, and tagged. We discussed some of the events through chat, message boards and wall posts. We used personal messages for, well, the more personal stuff between people who became friends during the trip.
Another example. While they’re not too much into facebook in this country, some of my local friends put up their events on facebook. It’s a great way to be notified when and where they’ll give a concert, or when they’re throwing a party. And it’s better than mail, because of some added features. Friends share interesting articles or videos, and their blog posts.
And sure, it shouldn’t be a replacement for ‘normal’ friendships. But it can augment it, in the same way mail and chat can sometimes be a much better medium than the phone, sms or face-to-face contact. face to face contact isn’t always possible, or even desirable, and email, while adequate in most cases, is very primitive.
So, in my opinion facebook has it’s place. Just like chat and other ‘tools’, it is misused, especially now that it’s still a new thing. But it has its purpose for many people. If you hate chat, email, photo sharing, and the like, facebook is probably not your thing. But for a large group of people it’s a wonderful tool; a great central communication hub for different purposes.
(that said, much can be criticised, particularly on the application and privacy front. I’m just trying to show that there IS a point to facebook for many.)
el hefe // May 19, 2008 at 6:59 am |
Of course, before Friendster there was Make Out Club, and before Make Out Club there was tribes.net, and before that, well you get the point.
neednewbed.com // May 19, 2008 at 7:10 am |
the point of facebook is to make money for facebook, it really is that simple. Just because some people use it and find it somewhat useful, is just what help spread around the mystique of facebook and provides free advertising.
blowed upt // May 19, 2008 at 7:17 am |
It’s worth 4 billion dollars because like Myspace or Friendster or any other similar site it is an ad delivery system. The more people sign up, the more pages are created. The more pages that are created, the more ads they can put up. They don’t give a lick about you connecting with friends, they just want the eyeball views. That’s of course not dissimilar from television. They don’t care about the show, they care about selling soap, That’s the reason Facebook is worth so much.
Of course, the bubble will eventually burst and a lot of people will end up unemployed, but the big guys will make off like robber barons. The web 2.0 burst is coming. Zuckerberg, Rose, et. al.
James Lai // May 19, 2008 at 7:23 am |
No one has quite touched on what makes facebook successful, and where it’s origins are. It’s really quite simple.
What makes facebook powerful are, simply, groups. Originally marketed towards the college crowd, this web application allowed people to specifically join groups, largely and originally designed around which school and year you graduated in. This allowed old friends to reconnect. If you are familiar with AIM, MSN or any other typical IM tool, you’ll note there is absolutely no way to find old friends from school you’ve lost touch with.
Of course from there things exploded. It turns out listing the number of “friends” you have listed is quite addicting to many. This leads to those whom want to see their friends number increase to tell other “non-facebook” using friends to use it and that they “should add me when you get on”. The social networking component was largely derived from essentially the shallow.
Anyhow, the quickly summarize, the original concept for facebook was to essentially provide a – wait for it – “yearbook” of sorts which allowed you to reconnect, but of course by providing modern pictures of your once classmates to verify who they are. From there various features are naturally added, and you have the beast of a website with little direction or point that we have to day which you have identified.
devolute // May 19, 2008 at 7:40 am |
Completely spot on.
I’m posting this to my facebook profile. OH. THE. IRONY.
Taylor Blue // May 19, 2008 at 7:44 am |
I used to be crazy about Facebook…I love to see the popular girls from highschool all fat and unpopular…and it’s cheaper than paying for a subscription to Classmates.com.
Matt That // May 19, 2008 at 8:24 am |
Thanks for the article, it was interesting. I’ll return to your blog. It provides me with an interesting perspective on things. Also, in preface, readers, I have not looked at a single comment to this post. So, forgive me if this has been said…
Facebook is worth billions of dollars because people like yourself, who haven’t the shortest clue about why they are there, show up. This is the nature of nature. Capture at the water hole, if you will. And, because whether or not you’re committed to capitalism and commerce, the 1,000s of ads they splash in front of you lead to ad revenue.
By the way, Yes, “app” is application and you’re old.
Enjoy,
Matt
Another Guy // May 19, 2008 at 8:37 am |
“By my calculations, I guess it’s time for the new Facebook. But when you find it, don’t go and tell everyone else about it, just me, because I’m not sure how much longer I can do this”
It is linkedin.com
Just wait until you graduate college, get a job, and then all the dummies from your new company will be “linking” you every day. Sheesh.
George // May 19, 2008 at 8:57 am |
I’m a douchebag!
Andrew M. // May 19, 2008 at 9:15 am |
We assume: Facebook = $$$$ = $^4 (Money * Money * Money * Money = Lots of Money)
Basic Facts:
1: Advertising Ability = $
2: Usage Statistics = $
3: Demographic Targeting = $
4: People seeing adds via a “trustworthy” site offer name recognition = $
Facebook can advertise things
Facebook can gather usage statistics
Facebook can offer demographic targeting
Facebook helps products associate Facebook with other product names for recognition
Therefore:
Facebook = Basic Facts 1, 2, 3, 4 all at once = $$$$ = $^4
Facebook = Lots of money
Ginger Ale // May 19, 2008 at 9:50 am |
Hey Eric…. POKE!
Jace // May 19, 2008 at 10:00 am |
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It’s basically the same thing as Myspace.
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Maybe I’m just old, but I really don’t get it.
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What the fuck is an “app”!?!
Does that mean “application”? I think it does, but to be honest, I’m
nowhere near 100% sure of that.
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I don’t have anything better to do with my time?
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If you’re like me, you do what you’re told.
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You said it, not me.
Jace // May 19, 2008 at 10:01 am |
“It’s basically the same thing as Myspace.”
Uh, no, you stupid fuck. It’s actually not.
“Maybe I’m just old, but I really don’t get it.”
Inability to grasp concepts has nothing to do with age.
“What the fuck is an “app”!?!
Does that mean “application”? I think it does, but to be honest, I’m
nowhere near 100% sure of that.”
If you don’t know, I ain’t gonna tell you. Contact your AOL administrator.
“I don’t have anything better to do with my time?”
No, you needed to use that valuable hour and a half to blow this rant
outta your ass.
“If you’re like me, you do what you’re told.”
You said it, not me.
hollywoodphony // May 19, 2008 at 10:14 am |
Jace: it hardly took me an hour and a half and unlike your masterpiece, I got it right the first time.
Scott Baio // May 19, 2008 at 10:15 am |
“If you don’t know, I ain’t gonna tell you.” – Jace
Ooooooo! Burn! That was the sweetest put down this side of the second grade! You just got busted and disgusted, Eric!
Weren’t you going to give up on Digg because of morons like this? How’s that going for you?
hollywoodphony // May 19, 2008 at 10:16 am |
These aren’t from digg! They’re from reddit!
claysol13 // May 19, 2008 at 10:32 am |
Its a mega advertising site, once its sold. Just like myspace. The real site is Imeem.com
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Ginger Ale // May 19, 2008 at 10:44 am |
Are you saying I shouldn’t expect to get poked here, on “The Phony”?
pjbottoms // May 19, 2008 at 10:46 am |
I joined Facebook a couple of months ago and for once I was glad to be in my 40’s. There aren’t many people who graduated in the 80’s on Facebook, so it’s much easier to manage a so called “profile.” There is no way I can keep up with all the virtual giving, receiving, poking, sending virtual bumper stickers etc. I don’t have (or want to have) enough people who are used to communicating this way. Also, I tutor college students and I can’t believe how uninhibited they are with sharing personal information. They tell me there is no privacy anymore. I sort of feel like a senior citizen using a cell phone, but I don’t mind. I’ve been asked to be a vampire and to serve a squire, but the craziest thing I’ve done to date is throw a sheep at someone.
PJ
pjbottoms.wordpress.com
Pit-Pat // May 19, 2008 at 2:13 pm |
Scott,
I hear you both loudly and clearly. My father worked day and night in the data mills processing all the information mined by your brave father and grandfather. He worked and sweat long hard hours in order to provide me with the opportunity to go to a good school, and to eventualy become a civil litigation attorney, which in turn provided me with the opportunity to sue those mine owners on behalf of your family. Now I have a nice house, and the evil mine has been shut down, and the mill converted into a Cracker Barrel(tm), where citizens of both Americas may find adequate sustenance and subpar gift items.
That is why today I am announcing my support for the candidacy of Senator Barack Obama.
rootydebeers // May 19, 2008 at 2:17 pm |
Pants the newbies!!!
notebook // May 19, 2008 at 3:17 pm |
Facebook really really sucks, and the people that are a part of it too.. a dumb idea for dumb users.
thescoopblog // May 19, 2008 at 4:16 pm |
I am also not a huge fan of facebook and I have myspace too… I just like myspace better for keeping up with my friends updates and blogs- without having to call or actually talk to them..
I only use facebook for the puzzlebee app, that one is fun for putting photo puzzles on your blog!
Ryan // May 19, 2008 at 5:47 pm |
What is the point of social networks? They never put out.
Scott Baio // May 19, 2008 at 8:03 pm |
I tried having sex with a social networking site one time. My dick kept getting caught in the floppy drive. Now all I have is a floppy dick.
Thanks, mylinkedinspacebook!
jorgipogi // May 19, 2008 at 9:17 pm |
that is funny baio. Don’t forget about Vimeo.
peacebetweenus // May 19, 2008 at 9:19 pm |
I agree with you man.
Big corporations try to cash in on the latest Web trend, but nothing lasts forever. Nobody clicks on facebook ads and i have no idea how they’re worth so much or why anybody wants to buy it.
The same can be said for Google’s stupid purchase of YouTube for $1.65 billion.
jasmincormier // May 19, 2008 at 9:24 pm |
some cheese with your whine?
saraharista // May 19, 2008 at 9:28 pm |
hahaa gods you’re fking hilarious. i agree completely. and I’LL BE BACK.
Carrie Burrows // May 19, 2008 at 9:33 pm |
Beautifully put.
A.Ho // May 19, 2008 at 9:36 pm |
I like the photo tagging feature though….. it’s a nice thing for such social networking sites…. social networking sties are also good for people like me when my friends move around the world a lot…. it’s good to keep in touch with them other than just by emails (it’s more personal with pictures and fun gifts), also, when I’m talking to one of my friends via walls and stuff, other friends who saw our conversations can join in (which encourages friends to keep in touch)
Not to mention it keeps people from certain groups/businesses/communities together. There are a lot of people who hate it, but it has its undeniable perks and that’s why it’s worth that much money
kimtblogger // May 19, 2008 at 9:41 pm |
good on you… very funny! I have heard the same said about blogging. Why the hell blog who cares. You don’t have to follow the herd just deactivate your profile. Be strong… do it!
Cyndee // May 19, 2008 at 9:41 pm |
That was hilarious… and sadly true!
Alex // May 19, 2008 at 9:43 pm |
Here you go.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rxpfO90mg8
Get it all out. You´ll feel better.
JessK8 // May 19, 2008 at 9:48 pm |
hahah
such an eloquent/dead on observation!
Arthur and Amy // May 19, 2008 at 9:55 pm |
Great blog and great post!
I gave in to Facebook. My Space is a complete mess, and pretty much has zero value as a social networking tool: it’s a jumble of loosely connected and randomly designed home pages, every other one of which seems like the front for a faceless child predator.
Facebook members use their full names. The nature of Facebook makes it pretty tough to have a faked profile (if you don’t start your network with people you know RL, you’ll never get anywhere, and nobody will interact with you). The pages follow a uniform template that provides boundaries. It has a sense of sincerity and accountability for how you conduct yourself within the system; it’s cleanly constructed and designed with uniformity of style. It’s actually a fully functional and streamlined social network.
The goofy “apps” are more often than not, dumb. But you don’t need to take part. My page is completely free of that junk. But you know, it’s OK to enjoy silly things sometimes. Aggravating about it is as much wasted brain power as enjoying it.
And yeah, I totally agree: if you spend a penny doing anything on Facebook, you’re a nut.
Alex // May 19, 2008 at 10:08 pm |
Arthur and Amy, I don’t like the idea of having to use a full name on social networking sites because of targeted advertisement and data mining. People used to be paid for demographics information and opinions on products, now we just give it away for free. And what do we get in return? Facebook.
Arthur and Amy // May 19, 2008 at 11:56 pm |
Alex, that’s a good point I hadn’t considered. I guess that is kind of unavoidable if you want to take part in any kind of online social network. They can mine me for demographics, really. That is kind of defeatist, I know; but the cost/benefit doesn’t seem so severe. The drawback is being a cog in an exploitative machine, sigh. Very true.
I hardly even use it. Although today someone made me a member of their virtual pirate ship. I declined: I prefer ninjas.
hollywoodphony // May 19, 2008 at 11:57 pm |
Wow, you guys must be wordpress dashboard people. The level of discourse has definitely gone up.
Arthur and Amy // May 19, 2008 at 11:58 pm |
P.S. The “Ass” drawn over Facebook is priceless.
Alex // May 20, 2008 at 12:23 am |
Yeah, I came in on the dashboard but I read some other stuff and I’ll probably be checking back. Pobrecita Consuela.
Netty Gritty // May 20, 2008 at 9:15 am |
awesome post. you said everything i always wanted to say about facebook, but couldn’t formulate the words well enough.
Ginger Ale // May 20, 2008 at 10:07 am |
Geez, can’t we get a “Back To The Top” button in here?!
hollywoodphony // May 20, 2008 at 10:09 am |
Ok, sorry it’s not “high tech” and all, but it does the job.
Back to the top.
nannygoats // May 20, 2008 at 10:21 am |
Funny post! I was just passing through somewhere, setting up a gravatar thingy and the next thing you know I ended up here, via the wordpress dashboard maybe, and stopped by to say hello and that I enjoyed your writing.
- Margaret
http://www.nannygoatsinpanties.com
PharoahSanders // May 21, 2008 at 11:15 pm |
like you said, it’s a mega-advert for …well, nothing. Not yet, anyway. Microsoft is currently trying to buy Facebook, though. And, when they do… it will be equally as stupid and controlling.
At least on myspace, you can f*** around with your friends’ page by posting photos etc. Facebook doesn’t allow that monkeybidness. Facebook is the Bob Jones of ’social-networks’.
gnbardsley // May 25, 2008 at 8:11 am |
Loved your entry. I’ve been feeling this way since it came out. You’ve said what I’ve been thinking about it for a LONG time.
hollywoodphony // May 27, 2008 at 8:22 pm |
gnbardsley,
will you add me on there? I need more friends.
Marcelo // June 2, 2008 at 4:53 pm |
well..I’m latin and believe or not Facebook is very popular even here in Bolivia, not only facebook, but hi5, metroflog, sonico, and all that kind of sh$t…I receive daily invitation for joining them and it’s just stupid…may be interesting at certain time, when u don’t have anything to do, not even listening to music, but there are ppl who become crazy about it, they collect all the “apps” and the one who invited the higher number of unknown ppl is supposed to be relly “friendly” and “cool”..please!!!
After all it is just another way companies found to take money away from us (by both: keeping you visiting the web daily or making u send a 3$ gift to someone)
All these my friends proves that technology development must imply social development…another way it becomes a complete mess….cya!!!! xD
hollywoodphony // June 3, 2008 at 7:18 am |
Marcelo,
Someone tried to get me to join hi5 and I figured it was just a scam. It must be more popular overseas. I think that people are just jerks and the more hate you let into your heart, the better off we’ll all be.
upyourface // June 27, 2008 at 3:30 am |
Gosh, I just noticed there are a lot of comments posted here. This thing must have been somehow linked to some site where faggots hang out.
Anyjizz, I just wanted to insert an actual quote here. I don’t know it’s Germaine, or even Tito, but I will post it anyway, because I am drunk.
Plus my CD changer just started skipping on the gayest Chicago song ever made. No foolin’. Hold on while I go and whack it.
Thanks for your patience. Oh, I forgot about the CD. Just a second. There.
OK, here’s the quote:
“If I could do that, why would I need this cheese grater, Einstein?”
Do you guys think that makes me sound insane? I think it does. If not, please tell me how I can do better.
Thanks, and please send money,
Doug Robertson // July 19, 2008 at 11:31 pm |
Thank god someone else still has a brain. Poke this, whatever the fuck that means. We’re all getting dumber than shit.
Jeremy Wilson // September 22, 2008 at 12:02 pm |
Hey Eric, just saw your post on my old WWWAC archived messages and came here. Funny post. If nothing else, I hope releasing that anger was therapeutic. I see your points too. I just honestly enjoy Facebook and it saved me the time and trouble of my high school class reunion and the ripoff artists at classmates.com. -Jeremy
hollywoodphony // September 22, 2008 at 12:07 pm |
Jeremy,
Yeah, I agree. If all Facebook does is put that classmates.com bullshit out of business, it’s ok with me.
YOURE RIGHT // November 2, 2008 at 6:49 am |
YOU ARE SO FRIGGIN RIGHT – I TOTALLY AGREE – BUNCH OF LOSERS WITH TOO MUCH TIME ON THEIR HANDS!
.. // March 8, 2009 at 3:17 am |
Just to have contact with your friends, this is an easy way to see what your friends are up to, your old high school buddies or your friends from another counties, the ones you maybe can’t call…