Facebook question
 

Don't know if this is the right forum...my apologies. With conflict, I joined FB recently. I limit my friends and posts. I have a cartoon photo of myself.

Here are some (probably have a few more) questions:

1. Why would someone have over 1,000 friends? So, in other words, why would someone have such a huge number of friends? How is this possible? Do some people just make/create friends with anyone? What is your best guess as to why this would occur?:confused:

2. FB on the side of of my profile is suggesting that I am friends with folks from my email list. Also, with students in my classes at the university I attend. I kinda understand the second item (school classmates because I listed where I attend school), but I did NOT know they could get into my email list. Is this possible? Are they tracking me????? Has anyone else had this or something like this happen to them?:(



Thank you.

Yes, they have software to compare people. Anything you put in your profile they use to link to others!

My husband has FB and he put Army veteran in and everyone who has been in the Army shows up there! Same with his graduation from college.... he's never heard of any of them!

I don't trust Facebook! I don't have one for myself. ( I use his).
We have maximum security on it too.

There are too many intrusions there to keep any semblance of privacy.

And as far as I am concerned, it is mostly "me, me, me"... Look what I like--- see how popular I am....etc.

There are some legit people there, but I have seen so many superficial things, that I find it depressing. If people define themselves this way, I don't understand how they find time to create a real self for themselves.

Facebook has been hacked more than once. For this reason be careful putting up any personal data that can lead to your identity being stolen. We do not use any of the photo posting offers. We have only a very small group of close friends and relatives on there.

I too have noticed it as a PR campaign of sorts. Some have items in it that are really pushing the limits in terms of truthfulness. And due my interest in psychology, I wonder why someone would almost "gather" friends like they are collecting stamps.

In terms of tracking my email...

Just looked all around. I/"It" had my email typed in a section that allowed them to search my email account! I don't recall typing it in there! Anyway, I deleted it! Perhaps the problem is solved. It seems way too invasive to me. This software that might "compare" people...also very concerning.

Thank you Mrs. D.

Check your options. You can block that option.

We have never had an email connection ever.

I get a kick out of people I know that have 1,000 or more friends. Hello, how can you keep track of so many let alone stay in touch with them?! I limit the applications I use because that is another way that your information gets out there. I find it interesting when advertisements pop up mentioning my age, town, etc. I have little info about myself and no info about my family, including any pictures of them.

There are privacy settings that you can use to limit what is seen by people other than your friends. I know from someone trying to find me via my email address that they couldn't since I have that set to be viewed only by my friends.

I generally ignore friend suggestions unless they come directly from other people on my friend list. Those show up in the same place friend and other requests are. I've also limited the apps I use.

There's been a virus going around that once it infects an account it will message other accounts with supposed you tube videos. I delete those out of my FB inbox without even opening them.

10 Privacy Settings Every Facebook User Should Know
http://www.allfacebook.com/2009/02/facebook-privacy/

Why Facebook is Wrong: Privacy Is Still Important
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives...ut_privacy.php

Facebook issues listed {and other social websites}
http://cyberinsecure.com/?s=facebook



more info & links here-
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&c...acebook+issues

I think FB uses your cookies to find your location.

I find certain websites that use Google ads for example, always give my ads for my state and location. FB does the same.

To me it is nothing more than a data mining operation.

We had to laugh because one of my husband's friends from work was talked into joining FB by her daughter. While at first she was pleased to re-connect with some old acquaintances she made in France and Belgium from her old college days, her page became cluttered with "insane" ramblings from someone she went to high school with-- and she had to "hide" that person.
Also her mother became problematic...so now she has hidden her too! :rolleyes:

VL, a huge number of people "friend" (the newly popular verbification of a noun) hundreds of strangers to build up game 'teams'. They can part the strangers out into a separate list that limits their access to the 'real' user's information & photos.

A growing number of people maintain two accounts or identities where their actual connections remain with their true identities and their pseudonym has almost all strangers for game friends.


BINGO! Knowing what my marketing research firm charged for basic demographic data compilation, these "social networking" sites are a major boon for many, many industries.

Simply by joining alone, you automatically donate viable demographic data to what has to be a massive collection & categorization system.

In research, fundamental sorting questions are among the most important factors for sellers to define their target markets. By entering your location (deliberately or inadvertently via IP address), gender, age (via high school info), and accepting certain friend invites, you are handing advertisers powerful data that was once profoundly expensive!

The only reason marketing researchers want to confirm your name and other identity data is for verification purposes. Real firms have a supervision staff whose job it is to go back and verify a percentage of respondents' information.

So, when the VAST majority of users plug in their true information, the system can almost instantly generate a huge bank of very valuable consumer data.

I signed up for an account awhile back, and never used it. I've tried to delete the acct but, it wouldn't let me. So, I just ignored all their e-mails, friends lists..etc...and now, I don't hear from them at all. :cool:

I hope that's the end of them, although I have noticed a bit more junk mail from strangers, since getting in contact with them.:mad:

Hi. You don't have to delete it. Just go to your profile settings and on the bottom there should be an option that allows you to SUSPEND your account. It's the same as deleting. No one can access you anymore once you do that.

But as soon as you sign in again, it will re-activate your account.

so suspend away!!

Mel

Many months ago I signed up and tried to delete it and was unable to as well. So, I just abandoned it. Once in a great while, once person would post. Eventually, she stopped. She called me and convinced me to start up again. She is one of my friends with 1,000 + friends. The interesting thing about her is that she is what I think to be a very together person, etc. She is from a very small town. She also has a job that puts in touch with a lot of people and is active in a large mainstream religious group (has a relative who is a minister, etc.) and knows people from all over the country. It still seems like a LOT of people, but it is somewhat plausible. FB has provided a way to get in touch with all these folks easily. The other person I know with 1,000 + friends, as near as I can tell, is "friending" (LOL!) people at a rapid fire rate. Perhaps this person is interested in some sort of game, etc. I did notice that when this person hit a certain number, my friend lowed down a bit. It's all been enlightening. Many thanks for the info.

Ah...facebook...I'm an addict!:o lol
No, I don't have 1,000 plus 'friends', I have just over 100, about half of them I know in one way or another, and the rest are friends of friends. But I don't bother adding those who are just searching for 'friends', and I have no friends in common with them.
I'm mostly addicted to the games there, and I'm involved in a few support groups.
I always said I wasn't going to join facebook, but a few friends talked me into it eventually...and now, almost 2 years later, I'm still there! lol
:o
~Jaime~

The thing that I most enjoy about FaceBook is being able to chat in real time. There are friends & relatives that I wouldn't actually pick up a phone to call, but if I see them already online sometimes I'll pop in to say hi.

Earlier tonight I said hello to a friend in Colorado and we made plans for her to come and spend the weekend with me in May. (Coincidentally, she was the first person I ever met with MS, back before I was dxd.)

And yes, FB does keep tabs on your whereabouts. When I first returned from a trip to Israel, all the ads were written in Farsi!!! :)

Twink - you said it just right. Being able to just say hi to a friend on FB is great. I use it a lot with other moms. We're all so busy with our kids but if we have a minute and we're online we can just say hey to each other. It's much easier than trying to have a conversation on the phone and sometimes it's just too late at night to call them. Just a few days ago I reconnected with a bunch of high school friends and it's been great. Without FB we never would have found each other like this.

Since joining Facebook, I notice much more spam. I first used an alias, almost really my first name and maiden name but FB knew my "real" stuff. I never open or click on anything. Friends try to send me bouquets or virtual presents. I accept nothing. If they really want to give me something, send real stuff!!

I agree that the games are nice. (they do cheat however to get you to play for real IMO)

But we have never received any spam or increase of it. I guess by keeping our security totally up, it has blocked that.

We have always been rather quiet socially, so I find FB rather intrusive personally. For people with high social needs, it appears to be
useful. I just don't like the data mining aspects at all! This is how the "free lunch" is given... that young entrepreneur is selling your data.

just posted today....
 

This was just posted today, about FB and virus risk:

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread117036.html

Law Enforcement uses Facebook a lot. More than most people would think. They've caught several elusive people by following their Facebook page. Seems the urge to talk about themselves outweighed the need to be invisible! :rolleyes: And people say criminals aren't dumb! :cool:

Thanks for the virus warning...I'm going to email my kids to let them know.
I am on Facebook too. I like to go to the NMSS page...there's a discussion board page that has questions where I can get info on lots of MS stuff.

It's also a way to keep up with the nieces/nephews, etc. They don't seem to like to use the phone:rolleyes: Me either...