After being harassed by hubby, for years..., I finally decided to give Facebook a try. This was not my first time so I have a couple of sorry profiles that remain abandoned. So many people loved Facebook but I just did not get it...It was a boring, a waste of time, and only encouraged people to be self indulgent... Are you so important that you have to announce to the world that you are now drinking coffee and will soon be taking a shower so that you can walk your dog? That's what I use to think about Facebook and I did not want any part of it...
But for the sake of encouraging my true love blogging, I mean my husband, I decided to give it a try. This time took and now I'm hooked... Now that I have more narcissism practice under my belt, ...via Love, Lust and Life..., I don't mind updating my status to let the world know that I have updated the blog or that I like this photograph. I had no idea that through the application you are able able to customize Facebook and focus on the things that you like to do. Now I take a lot of joy watching my number friends and fans grow. Facebook a great way to get more blog followers and introduces me to a lot of cool info, pictures and links because of my friends updated status.
And if that was not enough I just joined Friend Feed....I must warn you that Friend Feed is equally as addictive as Facebook, but I would still recommend giving it. Friend Feed has many application that keep you connected to Twitter and Facebook so that you can...(clears throat in order to sound convincing)...spend less time on the social networks...When I stumbled upon the site and I had no clue but because of my Twitter experience I found it easy to catch on and it was love at first site (lol, get it!?!...site not sight never mind!). Since I am technologically challenged I copied Wikipedia's definition to explain what Friend Feed is all about:
FriendFeed is a real-time feed aggregator that consolidates the updates from social media and social networking websites, social bookmarking websites, blogs and micro-blogging updates, as well as any other type of RSS/ Atom feed. It is possible to use this stream of information to create customized feeds to share, as well as originate new posts-discussions, (and comment) with friends.[1] The goal of FriendFeed according to their website is to make content on the Web more relevant and useful by using existing social network as a tool for discovering interesting information. Users can be an individual, business or organization. Bloggers writing about FriendFeed have said that this service addresses the shortcomings of social media services which exclusively facilitate tracking of their own members' social media activities on that particular social media service, whereas FriendFeed provides the facility to track these activities (such as posting on blogs, Twitter and Flickr) across a broad range of different social networks.
So if you become a Facebook friend, a Love, Lust and Life fan, a Twitter follower or a Friend Feed subscriber please contact me and let me now so that I can return the favor.
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That pic was kinda cool. This post was fun to read. It took me a while to like facebook, but once I found the right people, and started blogging, I really enjoyed it.
The picture is one part cool, one part creepy...but I used it because I love literal interpretations...Thank you for visiting, please come again : )
I'm liking FB more and more now myself!
It's pretty cool. You have become an expert at it.
I'm still getting started.
Thanks for friending me and following my blog on there. BTW I have cute kitties on a post and doggies you might like.
Your welcome AB...and yes I'm a sucker for kitties and doggies.
I love facebook as well. For someone who lives 5000miles away from home its a life savor!
facebook is soooo addicting, i'm currently glued to it ;(
Well said about fb network...I enjoyed the article...totally secong all you've mentioned :))
Will certainly add you :))
best
-nivi
@ChicTip.com - I went to school in a neighboring state and missed my family...You get a lot of respect from me living 5,000 miles away...Wow!...Now that I understand the appeal of FB I want my family to sign up immediately.
@love- You got that right. I was warned about the addiction potential before I joined but I did not believe that there was a slight chance of getting hooked so I took no precautions. Bad thing is that I'm addicted but I'm fine with it, just want to add in some disciple to make sure that it is a tool and not a distraction.
@Nivedita- Thank you so much I will definitely look for you then...and I'm so glad you stopped by so i can remember to visit your fabulous blog.
I enjoy facebook. I use it mostly to keep up with my good friends that I lost touch with. I haven't tried Friend Feed...but I always wondered about it.
Thanks for stopping by my blog today!
Ditto : )
Thank you! It is hard - because its so far away the visits are rare as well. But thank god for Facebook and Skype.
I'll say Amen to that: D
Love the picture!
Kate x
Funny pictures, that's the new face of facebook because so many people are addicted to it, including me. It's just pure fun and no business when I check my page. Mostly I'm just playing their games, like carrying a Diaper Bag on the pet society game.
Hey 3L, good to see you in good spirits. I'm also on FB now, good way to stay in touch with long lost friends. I also have a page for the b&q blog, I need to go there more often.Take care.
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