Facebook-induced midlife crisis

Mamacita wrote: I think I'm going to delete my facebook... too much trouble

But then you won't be able to see all the pictures I post of you! :twisted:

Seriously though, if you're going to delete your account, get a free Whopper out of it first.

http://www.whoppersacrifice.com/

Mougar wrote: You people are mean on facebook.

just trying to help a guy out, that's all.

...no one has messed with my page because I am beyond help.

I think Facebook is one of the greatest Internet creations (in the internet's relatively short lifespan) and will change our social behavior going forward. Facebook will still be huge 10-15 years from now. People could not connect with friends from the past 10-20 years ago the way they can now. I'm in my mid-20's and moved around a lot in my life (was never in one place more that 5 years). Through Facebook I was able to re-connect with my best friend from middle school (in a state 500 miles away) and he was living right here in NY. I hadn't spoken to him in 10+ years. That could not have happened (with some creapy private investigator work) before the social networking sites.

My take on Myspace - great idea, but it is a scary place. Everyone's pages have way too much information and ridiculous backgrounds, music, etc... When I go to a website, I don't want music to instantly start blarring with obscene images come racing across my screen. Myspace is like alter-ego land. Facebook is just who you are and shows what you do. Nice and clean.

cwh812 wrote: I think Facebook is one of the greatest Internet creations (in the internet's relatively short lifespan) and will change our social behavior going forward. Facebook will still be huge 10-15 years from now.

Thinking back over the last couple of decades, I'd say that the advent of email was probably a bigger step forward. 20 years ago, before my internet provider installed smtp, it was quite fiddly to establish an ftp connection when you wanted to exchange information with someone. I knew then that email would still be huge in 20 years time, but I'm not sure I get that feeling about Facebook.

doctorj wrote: [quote=cwh812]I think Facebook is one of the greatest Internet creations (in the internet's relatively short lifespan) and will change our social behavior going forward. Facebook will still be huge 10-15 years from now.

Thinking back over the last couple of decades, I'd say that the advent of email was probably a bigger step forward. 20 years ago, before my internet provider installed smtp, it was quite fiddly to establish an ftp connection when you wanted to exchange information with someone. I knew then that email would still be huge in 20 years time, but I'm not sure I get that feeling about Facebook.

Sure, e-mail in itself is bigger than any individual web page or Internet company. Not really a fair comparison there. I think Facebook is on par with Ebay and Amazon (with these sites a step behind Google - the mother of all Internet companies). I don't think any of these sites are going anywhere anytime soon and will be with us in 20 years.

I'm just really impressed me how quickly Facebook because more widely used than MySpace and it is universally popular around the world. I have relatives in Denmark on Facebook.

Facebook won't last. Friendster (although I believe it's still big in Asia) was barely around in the States. MySpace took over as the next big thing. Then Facebook replaced MySpace as the big thing. There will be something else the kids (and, yes, I'm on both MS and FB) go nuts about in a year or two and then everyone will abandon FB for it. It happens. It's the nature of not only the internet and innovation, but overall pop-culture.

cwh812 wrote: I have relatives in Denmark on Facebook.

Det har jeg også.

doctorj wrote: [quote=cwh812]I have relatives in Denmark on Facebook.

Det har jeg også.

I'm half danish but I don't speak it I just wanted to add that.

I like danish. Especially the cheese kind.

Carmen wrote: [quote=doctorj][quote=cwh812]I have relatives in Denmark on Facebook.

Det har jeg også.

I'm half danish but I don't speak it I just wanted to add that.

I'm half Irish, but don't speak it ? ....some of you may need to think about whether Irish is a language before you understand.

Anastasia Beaverhausen wrote: I like danish. Especially the cheese kind.

FYI, the Danish call Danish "Viennese Bread". They also call a Great Dane a "Grand Danois", i.e. French, which shows you that Great Danes aren't Danish either. Oh, and those Danish butter cookies? They're "klejner" which is German.

doctorj wrote: [quote=Anastasia Beaverhausen]I like danish. Especially the cheese kind.

FYI, the Danish call Danish "Viennese Bread". They also call a Great Dane a "Grand Danois" which shows you that Great Danes aren't Danish either.


they do have kickass pastries that they cover in nuetella for brunch, though. Goddamnit, I miss brunch over there...

The weird new place by my apartment makes nutella crepes.

anthonycm wrote: Facebook won't last. Friendster (although I believe it's still big in Asia) was barely around in the States. MySpace took over as the next big thing. Then Facebook replaced MySpace as the big thing. There will be something else the kids (and, yes, I'm on both MS and FB) go nuts about in a year or two and then everyone will abandon FB for it. It happens. It's the nature of not only the internet and innovation, but overall pop-culture.

Still think that is true?

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/social.media/07/22/facebook.500million/index.html?hpt=C1