Don't have a facebook .. is it worth it?

I never had a facebook page before, but was curious about starting one.

For those of you with one, is it worth it? Is it good or should I not bother? What are some reasons?

no, u can never leave, Im not joking they wont delete your profile if u wish to leave

No it's a lame way to keep in touch with ur friends. Do you have a myspace? Have you jumped on twitter yet? Those are both pretty solid but facebook is crap IMO

I play Nethack on there. It's neat to see pics of players who've made it to the hall of fame. I'm up there. But I don't think I was even close to Ascending...

facebook is ok, although the endless amount of pointless page and groups is really annoying. And I think its about time we should get to customise our profile.

Yeah its worth it and its free. Even if you don't like it in the end there's no harm in getting it and at least trying it.

If most or all of your friends are on it, sooner or later peer pressure will break you anyway so you might as well join now, my friends are basically computer illiterates troglodytes so I don't have to shame myself with social networking sites.

No it's a lame way to keep in touch with ur friends. Do you have a myspace? Have you jumped on twitter yet? Those are both pretty solid but facebook is crap IMO

SmashingX

It's really nothing special to be honest. Atfer 5 minutes you'll realize facebook and all social networking sites are a waste of time.

But, in all honesty, it is all just a bunch of stupid crap and people wanting to contact you after years of not talking

-odds are if I did not care to get in touch with you over the last 5 years, there was probably a reason...rawsavon

facebook is the devils plaything:)

Depends on your age and social status, IMO.

If I were in HS or college, then I'd definitely have a Facebook acct.And if I were single too. Facebook is definitely great networking for young people.

But for me, a 29yr old married man with a kid and a house, I have little use for Facebook. My wife has offered to set up a page for me, but I've declined. I doubt I'd use it much, if at all.

I think it is a great service. I have many friends from back home and none of us are big on making phone calls to each other. Interacting on Facebook though has kept us pretty close over the years so that when we do see each other every few months we're mostly caught up on each other's lives.

I've disabled all of the games/applications and I keep my list of friends small. I've never had an issue with Facebook and I can't help but feel a lot of the hate for it is simply because it's popular.

To the TC, I'd say try it out. It's actually pretty cool.

I like it. I've spoken to plenty of people I had lsot contact with and also it can be a easy way to socialize with some people.

geez, people that don't have one act like it's some life changing event, asking if it's worth it and all. don't worry about if it's worth it or not, if you want to make one, make one, and if you end up not liking it, delete your account, not that big of a deal.

No it's a lame way to keep in touch with ur friends. Do you have a myspace? Have you jumped on twitter yet? Those are both pretty solid but facebook is crap IMO

SmashingX

Twitter? really? haha all you do n there is tell people what you're doing...which you can already do on FB and myspace

no, u can never leave, Im not joking they wont delete your profile if u wish to leave

Nethrana465

Facebook.

[spoiler] i wouldn't recommend it [/spoiler]

I never had a facebook page before, but was curious about starting one.

For those of you with one, is it worth it? Is it good or should I not bother? What are some reasons?

juden41

Ive had one for a while and I think it's entirely worth it. It's a lot more organized than myspace in that it has networks that you join around your area. Its just another social networking website though, so if you're not into those I dont see the point.

If you dont like it, its not like you're trapped. You dont HAVE to use yours. So quit asking nerdy gamers and go find out yourself. :)

Couldn't hurt.

Depends on your age and social status, IMO.

If I were in HS or college, then I'd definitely have a Facebook acct.And if I were single too. Facebook is definitely great networking for young people.

But for me, a 29yr old married man with a kid and a house, I have little use for Facebook. My wife has offered to set up a page for me, but I've declined. I doubt I'd use it much, if at all.

LosDaddie

It's great if you are into interacting with your friends and its good to schedule events and invite people on there. I find it great to keep in touch with my friends and family who no longer live close to me.

And sometimes, such as my friend's recent engagement, its a fantastic way of telling all your friends at once - instead of calling or texting each and every one of them. Not everyone has unlimited phone plans.

Depends on how many friends you have the FB and if they use it or not. If you have lots of friends that will talk to you and comment and like your statuses then it's worth it, no friends or boring friends = boring facebook page.

If you're interested in keeping in touch and possibly meeting new people, then go for it. t3hrubikscube

I got 4 girls aged 20-27 on my facebook profile who are single and looking, also got 2 friend requests from some random girls who don't even have any mutual friends with, who upon clicking on their names reveal they are single and looking for dating.

It depends mostly on if you have a social network that actually uses it. If your friends don't use it (or use it properly), it's stupid. If they do use it then it's definately worth it.

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Depends on your age and social status, IMO.

If I were in HS or college, then I'd definitely have a Facebook acct.And if I were single too. Facebook is definitely great networking for young people.

But for me, a 29yr old married man with a kid and a house, I have little use for Facebook. My wife has offered to set up a page for me, but I've declined. I doubt I'd use it much, if at all.

Sajedene

It's great if you are into interacting with your friends and its good to schedule events and invite people on there. I find it great to keep in touch with my friends and family who no longer live close to me.

And sometimes, such as my friend's recent engagement, its a fantastic way of telling all your friends at once - instead of calling or texting each and every one of them. Not everyone has unlimited phone plans.

Exactly this.

Its worth it for me. I'm in college and I use Facebook often to keep in touch with friends, especially friends that go to different Unis/colleges. A lot of events such as get togethers/parties are organized on Facebook.

Definitely not. IMHO, Facebook is only around to force people into procrastination. And don't get me started on Farmville. Whatever happened to people talking face to face, anyway? (Or even on the phone? >.>) FashionistState

No. Read Sajedene's post or the one above yours. Facebook has many very useful features. It's all up to the person on how they use it.

[QUOTE="FashionistState"]Definitely not. IMHO, Facebook is only around to force people into procrastination. And don't get me started on Farmville. Whatever happened to people talking face to face, anyway? (Or even on the phone? >.>) howlrunner13

No. Read Sajedene's post or the one above yours. Facebook has many very useful features. It's all up to the person on how they use it.

Definitely not. IMHO, Facebook is only around to force people into procrastination. And don't get me started on Farmville. Whatever happened to people talking face to face, anyway? (Or even on the phone? >.>) FashionistState

I think it's good to have. It's a good way to keep in touch with people and keeping track of events, especially if you're organizing one. You'll also get back in touch with a lot of people you used to know in school but lost contact with which I really like about it. It might be addictive at first but after awhile it becomes more mellowed.

It's pointless, just like all social networking. If you've fallen out of contact with someone, there was probably a good reason.

Also, if you ever break the law or apply for a job, you'd better not have anything compromising on your facebook. It's also a great way to make yourself a target for identity theft. I would prefer that nobody on the internet know who I am or anything about me.

How else are you suppose to keep tabs on your ex-girlfriends?