Comments on: Spending Time on Facebook

By: Blaine Bettinger

Blaine Bettinger — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:03:03 +0000

I love FB; it’s allowed me to reconnect with old friends and connect with new ones. And I’m intrigued by the idea of using it to explore genealogy.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:57:58 +0000

Facebook, for me, has been a great gift concerning my genealogy research. I reached out (“cold-messaged”) one woman in Slovenia who I had a strong suspicion was a distant cousin. Turns out, she isn’t, but (who would have guessed it) her mother was acquainted with the person who *is* my cousin.

From this new contact, I’ve been able to break down a series of brick walls.

Whatever people say about FB, I will never be anything but grateful for it!

Seriously, I am thinking about writing an article, “How to use Facebook to advance your genealogical research.”

By: arm loan modificatio

arm loan modificatio — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 03:26:35 +0000

Most of the people, I would say 80%, are wating their valuable time in FB just doing nothing. But it does not say that FB is something that someone should not use. Social networks like FB have to be used effectively. For bloggers it can be a source of traffic and a place where you can build a good community around your blog. A creative person can do wonders using these kind of social networks.

By: Jane

Jane — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 02:27:34 +0000

I love all these new ways to connect. Sure, you don’t want them to take the place of personal contact – but they are bringing us all closer!

By: Colleen

Colleen — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:19:46 +0000

I just wrote about this on my blog – between Twitter, IM’s, Facebook and MySpace, how much time is “virtually” connecting and giving up time actually connecting face-to-face? And, as the last commenter said, are we so interested in what everyone ELSE is doing that we are living vicariously through their postings?

I want to have “real experiences – not “virtual” ones

Colleen’s last blog post..Hey?…My life…? Are you out there???..YouHoo!

By: Charles Iliya Krempeaux

Charles Iliya Krempeaux — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 01:11:23 +0000

But what are they doing on there?

Are they just using Facebook as an alternative to e-mail?

Or are they using it to “stalk” their friends activities.

Are they using it as a form of public instant messaging?

Or what?

By: Jean-Yves

Jean-Yves — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:37:11 +0000

It’s 17 minutes/day/user. Not so huge!

The French are watching TV for 3h25min/day.