Comments on: Facebook “Friend”

By: MIN

MIN — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 13:02:47 +0000

Thank you Joanne for sharing your thoughts on Facebook and social networking. I too used to accept requests from friends of friends on Facebook but now I’ve drawn a line. I will only seek out friends who I know in the real world and add them or accept someone who I actually know; people who I have actually met in my lifetime. I do not believe in adding someone just to beef up my friend list to 1000-odd. I have pictures of my two young children (6 and 2) on Facebook which I want to share with friends who I don’t see often (because they are overseas), but I wouldn’t want their pictures falling into the wrong hands.
Enjoying your blog whenever i get to read it by the way. All the best!

By: hann's mummy

hann's mummy — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 01:41:35 +0000

Joanne, mine is a “private FB profile”.
actually, it’s not exactly private. just that I set it to most stuff only can be seen/ read by “friends”, that’s the most “private” you can set on facebook.

and yes, Louis, I don’t want you to know me if I don’t know you in the 1st place.
for people like us (the privies), Facebook IS a forum to network and socialise WITH the people we already know but are not so often in touch with.
The point of having Facebook is to connect / reconnect with people we know.

oh yes! we are afraid of being duped. we are even more afraid that our family/ (real) friends got duped cos strangers get detailed info from our facebook a/c.

By: hann's mummy

hann's mummy — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 01:27:53 +0000

girl, you can “unfriend” those you don’t know personally.

By: joannepeh

joannepeh — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:20:51 +0000

Hi Louis,

I’m sure they have their reasons for having a Facebook private account. Actually, it’s a good way to load your photos online and never run out of storage space. Also, anytime you want to refer to it, say you’re at another computer terminal, you can always access it.

I don’t know for sure, anyone who has a private FB profile who has insights, please share.

Joanne

By: louis

louis — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:03:52 +0000

If we are to be cautious on Facebook (which is supposed to be a forum to network and socialise), then what’s the point of having Facebook in the first place.

I’ve noticed that there are members on Facebook who turned on their privacy settings. Then whats the point of putting up their profile if only to bury their heads in the sand. Might as well just sleep at home.

If they are so afraid of being duped, then don’t put up any profile. Its just as good as telling others I don’t want you to know me!!!!

Silly isn’t it?

By: joey

joey — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 15:03:48 +0000

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By: LoggerHeads with SuAnn

LoggerHeads with SuAnn — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 13:23:34 +0000

I could never understand why there are ppl who actually try to add someone else whom are strangers. The net seemed to open up the world so much that the way we behave changed so drastically – strangers can now be declared “friends” and everyone justs “adds” everyone else.

Like you, I had creased to add people with whom I do not know of. Even if they are friends of friends. And I do delete away friends I do not know of, which I had previously added, now and then when I decided I need to review and clear up my friends list.

-LoggerHeads

By: joannepeh

joannepeh — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 07:35:33 +0000

Hi Danielle,

To be honest, the cameras these days are very competitive and quite similar. It all boils down to what serves your needs better, so you got to find out what your needs are first.

By: Daniel Wong

Daniel Wong — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 06:54:43 +0000

Great post. Keep on being a good role model to young girls. You go girl

By: ApplePies

ApplePies — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 02:25:31 +0000

Did you know that you can delete away the “friends” in your facebook account? All you need is to login to facebook using a pc and you can do the deletion.

This helps me when i need to organise my fb acct. Hope this will help you too.