I have facebook because everyone had it in highschool as it was trendy at the time and the addicting social games. Now I don't really have a reason to and the things I post that are exciting to me aren't exciting to other people I already know that aren't interested like say... Was gifted An Animation Bible, Massive Black, And Complete series of Popgun! OOOORGASM . *No replies*



Most people that I'm intimate with, I would text/email/call them anyway so... no facebook, even when using it to 'like' something, i never visit the fan page again.



But when it comes to fandom and niche interests, TUMBLR! I freaking love tumblr! So many like-minded obsessive people!

Seems we haven't got a lot of facebook-users or they don't want to vote. Strange.

N. America contra facebook. Yes I have an account. I only use it for networking, and generally post on my wall ~4x a year. Fb for many people is a tool used to craft an ego and personality slightly different from their own (why I am against)

Nosferatiel wrote:
Heard of it. Also heard that you needed to give some companies in the US your facebook account password for any hope to get employed by them.

I'd dearly want a falsification about this, but suspect the opposite...

Unthinkable, around here. It would violate the rule of informational self-determination, I reckon.

I've heard that this is more isolated than the sensationalist media portrays (requirement for work to access your facebook). I do fear it could become commonplace, but hopefully privacy rights will trump this.



BUT I'd be careful where you list your employment; doing so gives the admin and members of the group (assume your boss) access to your information.

Nosferatiel wrote:
Heard of it. Also heard that you needed to give some companies in the US your facebook account password for any hope to get employed by them.

I'd dearly want a falsification about this, but suspect the opposite...

Unthinkable, around here. It would violate the rule of informational self-determination, I reckon.

This is actually going through the legislative process right now, and it's really speculated that the Supreme Court is ultimately going to have to make some rulings on where Facebook fall under a person's rights. Some states have taken the initiative in drafting laws banning employers from asking for your log-in info, but I can only think of Maryland as having signed the law into existence. Similar issues are springing up around the county, though. A bigger issue than employers, in terms of how many cases are showing up, are schools suspending students for things they did out of school, or not letting a kid leave the principal's office until he/she hands ouver her password.



I do get some of the employer's concern, though...If I ran a business, or were in charge of hiring, I wouldn't want someone who spends every weekend getting drunk and doing stupid stuff. If they don't have their privacy set to "Friends Only," well, they're only inviting people to look, because all your info is in public space at that point. It's at asking for passwords that the line needs to be drawn.



Anyway, I'm not sure where to vote. I use Facebook, but I really don't like how every time I log on it asks for more info (I gave it the bare minimum). I really only use to to keep in touch with some friends I have internationally, as well as make plans with my geographically closer friends, as none of them seem really capable anymore of operating without event reminders and so on...I know where I'd vote if this was about Google, though...

the world really is a weird place...

adder wrote:
I'm not into: "Give us all your personal info and we will sell it to a company ^^"

Besides, did you knew that company look at employee's their FB page?

If you are drunk every weekend, and post the pictures on facebook they maybe fired you

(at least, that what happens in Belgium.. )

Heard of it. Also heard that you needed to give some companies in the US your facebook account password for any hope to get employed by them.

I'd dearly want a falsification about this, but suspect the opposite...

Unthinkable, around here. It would violate the rule of informational self-determination, I reckon.

I'm not into: "Give us all your personal info and we will sell it to a company ^^"

Besides, did you knew that company look at employee's their FB page?

If you are drunk every weekend, and post the pictures on facebook they maybe fired you

(at least, that what happens in Belgium.. )



Oh and:

Nice idea this poll

I currently have facebook but I find that it is a useless site that just craves personal information. I still have it on though, due to the fact that I know a few friends who can only be contacted through it to my chagrin.

I have Facebook, but never found it interesting or useful, and as such I never go on, much to the dismay of my friends.

I use Facebook for friends and family - contests are just another feature of it.

I use facebook, not for what it is mainly for, but as a way of entering free competitions lol