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Andrew Welch
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1 year ago
in Facebook As a Stalker’s Paradise? on AllFacebook
Raphael has a good thought, one that I think Facebook ought to run with. Frankly, though, Facebook provides excellent privacy controls, and it is not their responsibility if a user fails to manage those settings and properly implement his or her privacy controls. It is quite easy to allow no one but one's own friends to view their information, and even to make your profile non-searchable to any non-friends (I have several friends who do just that).
Simply receiving unwelcome messages does not constitute a violation of a privacy covenant on the part of Facebook; such is akin to suing a city because someone makes an inappropriate comment to you on a public sidewalk... and you actually respond.
Simply receiving unwelcome messages does not constitute a violation of a privacy covenant on the part of Facebook; such is akin to suing a city because someone makes an inappropriate comment to you on a public sidewalk... and you actually respond.
1 year ago
in Is Facebook a Waste of Time? on AllFacebook
I have this argument with folks on a regular basis (particularly around the question: "Should Facebook be blocked in offices and classrooms?") The truth is that, yes, Facebook is a major time wasting culprit. But the fact is that, if you eliminate Facebook from the menu, Internet users prone to wasting time will simply waste it elsewhere (news reading, blogging, shopping, fantasy sports, the list goes on so name your flavor).
I take a few proactive steps in managing my Facebook account that serve the dual role of reducing wasted time and presenting a clean and desirable "online identity":
~Only join FB groups that offer some professional or constructive utility, or that have a sentimental value. This keeps me away from "If 1,000,000 people join this groups" and helps me stay focused on my life, my work, and my friends.
~Avoid games and "glamor" third party apps. Facebook is distracting enough as it is. Games may be a fun diversion, but they distract from the real purpose of the site, which is to help you cultivate and nurture meaningful connections. The same goes for the "glamor" apps; why spend time decorating my profile or rating my friends when I can actually have real conversations with them about their photos, upcoming events... in a word, their lives.
~Steer serious message traffic to my email. This one is pretty simple; if you have to hop on Facebook to deal with serious productive email, you probably are going to be diverted by the latest Free Gift you've been sent.
Everything said, yeah, I waste time on Facebook. But, at the very least, I try to make that "wasted time" productive in the sense that it focuses on people I care about, both personally and professionally. There is more value in that than you may realize.
I take a few proactive steps in managing my Facebook account that serve the dual role of reducing wasted time and presenting a clean and desirable "online identity":
~Only join FB groups that offer some professional or constructive utility, or that have a sentimental value. This keeps me away from "If 1,000,000 people join this groups" and helps me stay focused on my life, my work, and my friends.
~Avoid games and "glamor" third party apps. Facebook is distracting enough as it is. Games may be a fun diversion, but they distract from the real purpose of the site, which is to help you cultivate and nurture meaningful connections. The same goes for the "glamor" apps; why spend time decorating my profile or rating my friends when I can actually have real conversations with them about their photos, upcoming events... in a word, their lives.
~Steer serious message traffic to my email. This one is pretty simple; if you have to hop on Facebook to deal with serious productive email, you probably are going to be diverted by the latest Free Gift you've been sent.
Everything said, yeah, I waste time on Facebook. But, at the very least, I try to make that "wasted time" productive in the sense that it focuses on people I care about, both personally and professionally. There is more value in that than you may realize.
