Facebook

[lady_branwyn]

Most of my local friends are on Facebook, so I finally set up an account. I like to keep a low profile on the Internet (as much as that is possible), so most of my personal information is blank and I am using a pseudonym (though one that friends will recognize). I keep looking for LJ features that aren't there (like the ability to revise posts), and I was surprised at the lackluster writing until I remembered that most of my LJ friends are writers and most of my real life friends aren't. *grin* I am spoiled by you people over here.

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[kortirion.livejournal.com]

Facebook is deeply disappointing after Livejournal - the sound byte home for bored office workers using text speak seems to be pretty much the level. I suppose half the problem is I came to LJ first and life here was my expectation of what blogging was about.

That and I can't find my way around the thing properly despite having had an account for several years - I suppose its because I rarely go there, and I rarely go there because it's pretty much of a dispiriting experience, though thank heavens most people seem to have got over that addiction to poking/throwing cows at you/challenging you to be a pirate/vampire/mobster etc. *shakes head* I dare say it was amusing across the cubicle farm of an open plan office, but damn tedious otherwise.

Don't be seduced by the Darkside, stay here, in the Light! *g*

[lucy2905.livejournal.com]

I'm on Facebook. I like it for posting short and sweet updates that would otherwise be mundane and pointless on LJ. I save my more personal and longer ramblings for LJ. So my LJ flist gets to know me more deeply on stuff I wouldn't share with the large FB list of co-workers, old friends, family and acquaintances.

As it goes, I end up posting more often on Facebook. I guess I have more short, sweet and pointless things to share more often. :)

Anyways, we should be friends on there as well!

[roh-wyn.livejournal.com]

I think it's important to remember that Facebook is an inherently different animal. It was designed by the text generation, i.e. the twentysomethings who are comfortable communicating entirely in lolcat and Twitterspeak. As someone on my f-list once said, blogging is for old people. ;)

I think also that the emphasis of social networking has moved from displaying/generating content to driving content. So savvy Facebook-types use their status updates to provide links and drive content to other locations. Ditto for Twitter.

Non-savvy Facebook types (er, me) use it to share photos of their child with their extended family, lol.

[lindahoyland.livejournal.com]

I just use it for playing games like scrabble.Like you, most of my personal info is blank too.

[sarlania.livejournal.com]

As a member of the "younger generation" whom facebook was designed for, it really allows me to see what's my friends - especially the ones that I'm not too close too and normally won't bother texting/calling/emailing - are up too. And it's really good for organising events as well.

I've got several people on my facebook friends whom I've meet on the internet. Only 2 livejournal friends.