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Vanitissimo | 23 May 2012 | Me

Posted on 05/22/2012 11:52:50 PM PDT by real saxophonist

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To: Mad Dawgg
Not in proportion to their use.
41 posted on 05/28/2012 4:27:08 AM PDT by fortheDeclaration (Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
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To: fortheDeclaration

“It’s only purpose is social.”

And FreeRepublic is...?


42 posted on 05/28/2012 4:46:14 AM PDT by ctdonath2 (Cloud storage? Dropbox rocks! Sign up at http://db.tt/nQqWGd3 for 2GB free (and I get more too).)
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To: fortheDeclaration
"Not in proportion to their use."

Prove it.

Also Facebook is way more than you anti-facebook/twitter snobs make it out to be.

Example: The Tea Party movement was organized on Facebook and Twitter and because of such it grew huge and powerful. Why? because it gives everyday people the power to organize and send a message to literally hundreds of millions of people and allows them to bypass the chokehold the MSM has on radio/tv.

Entrepreneurs are using these platforms tp get there products/services direct to customers who show interest in such things instead of the outdated mode of blindly throwing expensive commercials on TV and Radio they can target their message to an audience who actually wants to hear their message.

Independent Writers and Musicians use these platforms to promote their wares to people who show interest in their respective genres and by doing so on Facebook and Twitter they break the stranglehold the liberals have on Literature and Music through their control of Big Media. And now the independent Movie Makers are starting to do the same bypassing theaters and going direct to video and Internet with some really astonishing good work and mostly you will find such is way more profamily/conservative values than Hollyweird ever produced.

Oh and the bit about video games? Colleges and the military use them to teach complicated procedures and to simulate real life stressful situations to teach.

In fact the Air Force went all in on using video game type training tools when one young recruit blew away his colleagues in real flight training. How did he mange it? by playing flight simulator video games for most of his youth. BTW the Army recruiting centers are now built around video games. They have a host of terminals youngsters can use to immerse themselves in real life Combat situations to see which job in the Army they are interested in. They even have video game simulators on their recruiting pages.

Further Businesses are using video games to train employees and the Medical profession as well.

So when you see a kid sitting in front of his TV/computer and clicking away on his controller/keyboard he is in fact becoming proficient at interfacing with the training tools of the 21st century.

43 posted on 05/28/2012 5:12:05 AM PDT by Mad Dawgg (If you're going to deny my 1st Amendment rights then I must proceed to the 2nd one...)
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To: Future Snake Eater; real saxophonist

Yep. And now since you broke the contract with them they can charge as much $$ for your data as they can get to anyone that will pay.


44 posted on 05/28/2012 5:14:52 AM PDT by Delta 21 (Oh Crap !! Did I say that out loud ??!??)
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To: Mad Dawgg
yep, Facebook, Twitter and Video Games are what light bulbs used to be. You know the WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE because of light bulbs. Now for some its FB, Twitter, etc. oy vey!

Technology, including social media, serves a useful purpose. In reality, FreeRepublic is a social network. Go figure!

I am on FB and Twitter. Got my parents on FB and it wasn't long before my dad got connected with men he flew with in Vietnam. Best of all, a man who flew out of his based, in a different squadron but during the same time period, lives a few miles away. Finding him and meeting him added a lot to both heroes lives.

Yep, you really must stay away from the evil Facebook. /s

45 posted on 05/28/2012 5:26:35 AM PDT by LuvFreeRepublic ( (#withNewt))
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To: Mad Dawgg
I don't need to prove anything, the fact that the market undervalued it showed that it didn't have much of a use value.

FB is a social tool, it has very little use in other areas.

The Teaparty could have found other venues.

There is nothing about FB that is not irreplaceable and that goes for twitter as well.

Internet websites and blogs broke the MSM monopoly on the news, not FB.

46 posted on 05/28/2012 2:59:24 PM PDT by fortheDeclaration (Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
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To: ctdonath2
If you don't know the difference you really do have a problem.

FR discusses news, FB is about social interaction.

47 posted on 05/28/2012 3:01:18 PM PDT by fortheDeclaration (Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
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To: Mad Dawgg
The Facebook spending spree may be continuing as a new report says the social networking giant

Headline from a FR article.

FB is about social networking.

If it ended tomorrow there would be little loss of anything important, likewise for video games.

But this society has become so pleasure mad, just the thought that one of their 'toys' might be considered just that, a useless toy, ends them into a hissy fit.

48 posted on 05/28/2012 3:08:12 PM PDT by fortheDeclaration (Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
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To: LuvFreeRepublic
And that is what it is, a social function.

Comparing it to the light bulb is simply utter nonsense.

49 posted on 05/28/2012 3:11:50 PM PDT by fortheDeclaration (Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
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To: real saxophonist

Out of curiosity I started a FB account, and then I found out just how much it tracks you.

Thats a big no-no for OPSEC, that is should a person actually need to use that.

Problem is as good as FB is and could be its also a perfect touchy-feely tool for those with an agenda. Like a socialistic agenda. So I too feel perfectly comfortable deactivating the account, and its not easy, even just getting the info to eradicate FB is difficult.

Sorry charlie to those that that think FB is the social utopia of the future, I think its already been compromise to become a intel gathering tool.


50 posted on 05/28/2012 3:14:01 PM PDT by Eye of Unk (Liberals need not reply.)
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To: fortheDeclaration

Sorry the light bulb thingy was over your head.


51 posted on 05/28/2012 3:29:27 PM PDT by LuvFreeRepublic ( (#withNewt))
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To: fortheDeclaration
"The Teaparty could have found other venues."

I see Explain how then. While you are fumbling for some BS answer I'll explain the real reason why.

We've had the world wide web for over 20 years yet nothing as powerful as the Tea Party emerged before Facebook and Twitter. And the reason is simple. Facebook and Twitter are akin to anyone having the power of an entire Primetime TV network.

See Facebook and Twitter are not webpages someone has to find by searching. They are platforms that form a true network. Not one that broadcasts only one direction either but a network that broadcasts in multi-directions.

Zuckerberg and company built a College Social Network BUT it was morphed into one of the most powerful information sharing platforms history has ever witnessed.

When the Tea Party movement started it was a few individuals using these platforms to share info and like a snowball rolling downhill it grew exponentially and efficiently because of the way these platforms are designed. The only platform that came close to doing such before is MySpace and it was buggy beyond belief and still didn't have the power of how individuals link up like Twitter and FB.

Obama won the election because he used these platforms to organize young voters.

"Internet websites and blogs broke the MSM monopoly on the news, not FB."

And this statement proves you have no clue on the difference between webpages/blogs and FB/twitter. See Webpages/blog still must be run through a search engine to spread the message to new people. And those SE's are controlled by outside entities who decide how these pages get ranked. And they are still in essence a one way communication unless you setup chatroom/BB's and such BUT even then its not networked with other webpages/blogs.

See FB/Twitter are like internets within the internet and once you hookup you have the same info sharing power as everyone else. This is the difference. You don't need someone to rank your site and hope you don't end up on page ten of a search instead your info you share can spread across the platform instantly by individuals hitting the share and like buttons.

This is the difference and it is so subtle yet powerful. Will something come along and replace these platforms? of course but I guarantee they will do so by doing what FB and Twitter does now but better. Facebook twitter doesn't work like that.

52 posted on 05/28/2012 5:32:27 PM PDT by Mad Dawgg (If you're going to deny my 1st Amendment rights then I must proceed to the 2nd one...)
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To: fortheDeclaration; murron
It's only purpose is social.

Facebook is social. What's wrong with that? So is FreeRepublic. I like the social aspects of facebook. It has brought me back in contact with old friends, seldom seen relatives, old schoolmates and lots of new friends from all across the country and around the world. My kids are living in other states. Their posts allow me to be a part of their social lives. I even got the privilege of "friending" Jim Robinson. :-)

But it's far more than a social site. I've become involved in a number of political causes that were started on facebook. Promoting and supporting Sarah Palin is one such activity. The amount of political activity is staggering, if you connect with the right people.

I'm in a number of prayer groups just as I am on here.

Facebook is a tool that works as well as you able to work it. I wouldn't put down what I don't understand. Educate yourself first.

53 posted on 05/28/2012 6:02:46 PM PDT by upsdriver
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To: fortheDeclaration

What’s wrong with social interaction? Most FR posts are. You’re not discussing politics with me...


54 posted on 05/28/2012 6:16:29 PM PDT by ctdonath2 (Cloud storage? Dropbox rocks! Sign up at http://db.tt/nQqWGd3 for 2GB free (and I get more too).)
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To: fortheDeclaration

Looks like I won’t have to. Others have spoken up as well.


55 posted on 05/29/2012 9:08:29 AM PDT by murron (Proud Mom of a Marine Vet)
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To: murron

No, and they are just as wrong.


56 posted on 05/29/2012 2:50:15 PM PDT by fortheDeclaration (Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
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To: ctdonath2
No, I am speaking about a social issue, not socializing.

It seems that FB has done quite a good job in dumbing down its users.

57 posted on 05/29/2012 2:52:25 PM PDT by fortheDeclaration (Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
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To: upsdriver
The primary activity of FB is still social.

Hence, it has no real useful function except to socialize.

FR is dealing with actual news items and issues.

58 posted on 05/29/2012 2:55:10 PM PDT by fortheDeclaration (Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
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To: Mad Dawgg
And while you give a bunch of nonsense, the fact is that the world would not notice if FB ended tomorrow.

So, save the hot air for someone else.

59 posted on 05/29/2012 2:56:44 PM PDT by fortheDeclaration (Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
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To: LuvFreeRepublic
No, actually it wasn't, FB has no connenction to the usefullness of the light bulb.

Maybe you weren't as clever as you thought you were.

Maybe you are spending too much time on FB.

60 posted on 05/29/2012 2:58:12 PM PDT by fortheDeclaration (Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
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