Comments on: The value of facebook: Reuniting old friends http://targuman.org/blog/2009/01/24/the-value-of-facebook-reuniting-old-friends/ Translating my thoughts into words. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:49:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris Brady http://targuman.org/blog/2009/01/24/the-value-of-facebook-reuniting-old-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-41945 Chris Brady Sun, 25 Jan 2009 23:42:16 +0000 http://targuman.org/blog/?p=2440#comment-41945 Well, I looked for you but you must not have a picture up and there are quite a few Richard Wrights.... (Believe it or not! One even a deceased musician, apparently.) Well, I looked for you but you must not have a picture up and there are quite a few Richard Wrights…. (Believe it or not! One even a deceased musician, apparently.)

]]> By: Richard Wright http://targuman.org/blog/2009/01/24/the-value-of-facebook-reuniting-old-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-41943 Richard Wright Sun, 25 Jan 2009 23:31:27 +0000 http://targuman.org/blog/?p=2440#comment-41943 Ack! Oversight plus I was genuinely unaware that you have been on facebook (since 2005 no less). And for some bizarre reason you never have come up as "someone you might know". Will correct that asap. Ack! Oversight plus I was genuinely unaware that you have been on facebook (since 2005 no less). And for some bizarre reason you never have come up as “someone you might know”. Will correct that asap.

]]> By: Chris Brady http://targuman.org/blog/2009/01/24/the-value-of-facebook-reuniting-old-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-41929 Chris Brady Sun, 25 Jan 2009 20:33:27 +0000 http://targuman.org/blog/?p=2440#comment-41929 There are certainly too many "social media outlets" out there to keep up with, no doubt. And we keep a close eye on what our kids are doing online. For example, Izzy has a facebook account and an email address but I monitor them both. I know who her "friends" are and what email she receives. But this is what is so nice about facebook. I abhor the polls, etc. (they can be harmless fun of course) but it is such a nice and convenient way to stay in touch with friend and reconnect without a lot of heavy lifting. Heck, my mother-in-law just joined because she realized it is the surest way for her to see pictures of the grandkids! Now my dear Dr. Wright, this brings me to my criticism. If you have gotten back in touch with friends via facebook why am I not your friend on said social network? I am hurt, nay, wounded deeply! ;-) There are certainly too many “social media outlets” out there to keep up with, no doubt. And we keep a close eye on what our kids are doing online. For example, Izzy has a facebook account and an email address but I monitor them both. I know who her “friends” are and what email she receives.

But this is what is so nice about facebook. I abhor the polls, etc. (they can be harmless fun of course) but it is such a nice and convenient way to stay in touch with friend and reconnect without a lot of heavy lifting. Heck, my mother-in-law just joined because she realized it is the surest way for her to see pictures of the grandkids!

Now my dear Dr. Wright, this brings me to my criticism. If you have gotten back in touch with friends via facebook why am I not your friend on said social network? I am hurt, nay, wounded deeply! ;-)

]]> By: Richard Wright http://targuman.org/blog/2009/01/24/the-value-of-facebook-reuniting-old-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-41925 Richard Wright Sun, 25 Jan 2009 15:43:29 +0000 http://targuman.org/blog/?p=2440#comment-41925 I am not a big fan of social networking sites mainly because I feel like I/we already have a hundred different blogs, sites, emails, portals and so on to check each day. Sheesh! My wife does not care for facebook for the same reason plus she confuses it with the much more problematic MySpace. (We also try to know what our kids are doing online.) That having been said... Because of facebook I have gotten in touch with several people from high school and college. (I had been in touch with *no one* from high school and pretty much only Chris Brady and Armand Velez from college.) Even though we may not be drinking buddies or get together... it is nice to at least touch base. (Split *that* infinitive!) They can keep all the games, polls, "who shares your taste in movies", write-on-their-wall stuff - just too much to do and keep track of. But the getting-in-touch part has been surprisingly welcome. I am not a big fan of social networking sites mainly because I feel like I/we already have a hundred different blogs, sites, emails, portals and so on to check each day. Sheesh!

My wife does not care for facebook for the same reason plus she confuses it with the much more problematic MySpace. (We also try to know what our kids are doing online.)

That having been said… Because of facebook I have gotten in touch with several people from high school and college. (I had been in touch with *no one* from high school and pretty much only Chris Brady and Armand Velez from college.) Even though we may not be drinking buddies or get together… it is nice to at least touch base. (Split *that* infinitive!)

They can keep all the games, polls, “who shares your taste in movies”, write-on-their-wall stuff – just too much to do and keep track of. But the getting-in-touch part has been surprisingly welcome.

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