Facebook - a penny for your thoughts.......

[J OGorman]

Just reading the Celtic forum re the Facebook page alluding to getting Neil Lennon shot after 100, 000 hits. Personally I wouldnt go near the thing. Does it offer society much other than giving complete tools a voice and a platform for spreading tripe? A vehicle for bullys, stalkers, folk stealing others identities etc... For all Facebook's policing policy and assurances, surely the beast is now too big to be marshaled effectively and quickly?

As with most social platforms on the internet, anonymity and the use of dynamic IPs render almost impossible for ought to be done to anyone acting the biscuit

Each to their own I suppose, but if I needy need keep in contact with my close friends (which number around 20)..I'll phone them or send an email

[bailestil]

Does it offer society much other than giving complete tools a voice and a platform for spreading tripe? A vehicle for bullys, stalkers, folk stealing others identities etc...

And you post this on gaaboard.com

[J OGorman]

Does it offer society much other than giving complete tools a voice and a platform for spreading tripe? A vehicle for bullys, stalkers, folk stealing others identities etc...

And you post this on gaaboard.com

slight difference, the vast majority of folk registering with this board do so as GAA players, supporters etc with the intention of discussing all things GAA and non GAA responsibly

[gallsman]

Managed to avoid it until June this year until I needed to keep in tyouch with a lovely lady. Have since been a tiny bit too addicted for my liking.

There's an abslolutely brilliant South Park episode about it.

[Minder]

I tried it for a few months as I thought I was missing out on something but knocked it on the head a while back. As J O'Gorman said some people seem to think it is a platform for them and we need to hear every view they have or we need to read about every movement they make. I have a small group of friends, believe it or not, so I just ring them if I want to speak to them. I think the breaking point for me was when someone posted on her wall "I hate liars" to which a few people came on and said "whats up", "are you ok" etc, she then replied "I don't want to talk about it"

Go figure.

[ONeill]

I dip in and out of it regularly. I come from a large family (13) and they're spread all over the place. It's a great way to keep in touch instantly and I've now seen nephews and nieces I haven't met yet. I know Skype can do the same but this is always there to view the content at any time. It also got me back into contact with very old friends I'd long forgotton and would probably have never met again without it.

Twitter is no.1 for me in terms of social media. I subscribe to (follow) every news outlet that interests me and it's just a matter of flicking through headlines and following through on those which catch my eye. Also a fantastic outlet for rolling news. Say if you're in a traffic jam, you just have to search the road or area and there's a good chance some have tweeted what has happened. It was of great use during the airport chaos. The GAA is slowly coming on board with instant updates on games around the country.

[ziggysego]

Facebook said it did not comment on individual cases, but said a team of experts had been called in to review the page.

They said that the page was removed on Tuesday morning and there could have been several reasons behind its removal.

They said it was reviewed on Monday and they did not see fit to remove it but it was reviewed again on Tuesday and had since been taken down.

[Goats Do Shave]

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[ONeill]

I tried it for a few months as I thought I was missing out on something but knocked it on the head a while back. As J O'Gorman said some people seem to think it is a platform for them and we need to hear every view they have or we need to read about every movement they make. I have a small group of friends, believe it or not, so I just ring them if I want to speak to them. I think the breaking point for me was when someone posted on her wall "I hate liars" to which a few people came on and said "whats up", "are you ok" etc, she then replied "I don't want to talk about it"

Go figure.

That's what is called misuse on your part. Social media is an excellent development if you use it for reasons that are important to you. An example is the one you relate. If you're willing to read that status update and follow it through, and it irks you....go figure again. You are in control of what you want to read.

[Minder]

I tried it for a few months as I thought I was missing out on something but knocked it on the head a while back. As J O'Gorman said some people seem to think it is a platform for them and we need to hear every view they have or we need to read about every movement they make. I have a small group of friends, believe it or not, so I just ring them if I want to speak to them. I think the breaking point for me was when someone posted on her wall "I hate liars" to which a few people came on and said "whats up", "are you ok" etc, she then replied "I don't want to talk about it"

Go figure.

That's what is called misuse on your part. Social media is an excellent development if you use it for reasons that are important to you. An example is the one you relate. If you're willing to read that status update and follow it through, and it irks you....go figure again. You are in control of what you want to read.

It got to the stage I was "hiding" more and more people that "irked" me so I deactivated my account.

[Tony Baloney]

I tried it for a few months as I thought I was missing out on something but knocked it on the head a while back. As J O'Gorman said some people seem to think it is a platform for them and we need to hear every view they have or we need to read about every movement they make. I have a small group of friends, believe it or not, so I just ring them if I want to speak to them. I think the breaking point for me was when someone posted on her wall "I hate liars" to which a few people came on and said "whats up", "are you ok" etc, she then replied "I don't want to talk about it"

Go figure.

That's what is called misuse on your part. Social media is an excellent development if you use it for reasons that are important to you. An example is the one you relate. If you're willing to read that status update and follow it through, and it irks you....go figure again. You are in control of what you want to read.

Why do these people (usually weemin) seek attention by these stupid posts. I have no interest in what my work colleagues are doing and I don't crave hundreds of "friends" but it is great for keeping in touch with old workmates etc scattered at the four corners.

[ziggysego]

To me, Facebook and other social networking sites, are a way meeting and interacting with other people. Due to my disability, I wouldn't have as many outlets as other people and I'm a lot more self-conscience face-to-face than I would be, behind these sites and the "ziggy" character.

[AFS]

Saw this very accurate piece on F365.

A Guide to the Twattery of Facebook Status Changes

Any status change, however apparently innocent or innocuous, is, at its heart, an attention seeking, self important and pathetic attempt to assign meaning to one's life and should be treated with utter contempt. However, before deciding on whether the person should be deleted from your friend list, it is worth noting that each change falls into certain categories, varying in levels of twatishness.

1.) The 'I am doing something that nobody should give a toss about' status

e.g. 'Mark is eating a delicious curry'

Whilst this falls into the only 'mildly annoying' category, it should still be treated with contempt for the reason that the person assumes that anyone should actually give a sh*t that they are eating a curry, or about to get their hair cut, or about to jump out of the first floor window balls first because the chefs spunked into their food and gave them herpes. However, it is not grossly offensive because rather than displaying obnoxious levels of self-importance, it is more of a slightly depressing and pathetic muted death-yelp for attention.

2.) The 'I lead a more exciting, fulfilling, and sociable life than you' status

e.g 'Rob is at Milan airport after a stressful week of work and looking forward to hitting the bars in Camden this weekend'

Whilst on first appearances this type of status may appear to fit into category one, it is the deliberate subtle implications of such a change that elevate it to supertwatishness. Your friend is not simply stating that he is tired and looking forward to relaxing – he is forcing you to acknowledge that he has some kind of successful and important job and that to top it off, yes – he actually has a f**king awesome social life aswell. Treat with utter scorn.

3.) The 'I am an attention seeking drama queen and my emotional life is of great importance to everyone' status

e.g 'Kelly is wondering whether she has made the right decision and hopes she will finally find some happiness'

Such status changes are perhaps the most despicable out of all categories. First, because of the sensationalist tone, rather than hint that they would quite like some tosser to care, they actually demand a response. Rather than ignore them like the majority of subtle attention seeks, the close friends of this person must reply with a tone of caring inquisition. Instead of just thinking 'I wouldn't give a crap if you were vomiting with anxiety about the meaningless of your sorry existence' and cracking open the porn, the friend is forced to make up some sh*t and pretend they are losing sleep over the whole pathetic charade.

4.) The 'My love life needs to be visible to half the internet' status

e.g. 'Julia is thinking why bother with men'

Firstly, f**k off – its noboby's business but your own. Secondly, there are things you are not telling us in your stupid little soundbite – like the fact that getting drunk, acting like a slag, and getting your tits out to a passer by on the way home probably didn't help matters did it? But frame it on Facebook for 200 people to see and whilst he adopts the image of a sh*t on a shoe, you come across as a beacon of holiness. How would you like it if he changed his status to 'is still trying wash her puke off my best shirt'? Exactly, so shut your face.

5.) The 'something completely random, obscure, and incomprehensible' status

e.g 'Brian is spinning his balls at the speed of light!'

Similar to category 3 offence in that it annoyingly demands a response, but differs in the sense that the arrogance derives from the fact that it assumes that their friends can be f**ked to inquire about the randomness, or worse pander to their ego by bothering to decode it. If you find yourself responding in a similarly obscure and witty manner, then all hope is lost.

[illdecide]

I'm on facebook but all i use it for is to play poker on...what really annoys me is the sh ite people post on like "i just ate my dinner there and it was tasty" like so f**k who cares and other crop like "just home from work here, glad to get the feet up" Jesus H Christ go and get a life, tell me something important FFS. I can take kids doing this but adults there is just no excuse.

On the Neil Lennon issue Facebook should have taken this down as soon as they were notified of it, the abuse this man takes and gets is unacceptable and some people have said he asks for it with his behaviour but what is the fella meant to do when he gets abused just bend over and take it up the ass, we would all retaliate if we were in that position. The simple fact of the matter is he's an Irish Catholic at Celtic and that's enough for those bigots (Irish and Scottish) to give him a hard time.

How long he will stick at Celtic is anyones guess but with the personal abuse and the weekly cheating from bigoted ref's cheating his team i doubt he'll stay in Shitland but longer (I'll give 18 months and he'll be gone to manage a club in England)

[FL/MAYO]

Its great for some of us older boys that lost contact with friends prior to the internet age. Friends that I knew in New York 20 years ago have reconnected. If you use it for fun its fine but some people post some unbelievable information about themselves on it.