After many years of fighting it, I finally gave into my wife, relatives, and friends and got a facebook account. Now that I have the account, I do see some real value in this free forum. I have been able to find several long lost friends, distant relatives, childhood buddies, old classmates, and old military comrades and I am able to easily keep up with family, friends, coworkers, etc. all at the same time. You would be surprised to find out how many businesses and community groups such as RV clubs are now on facebook. If you do not yet have a facebook account, I really encourage you to take a few minutes and set-up an account. It truly is just another form of online interaction like travel blogs, discussion forums, live chat, photo posting, news blogs all wrapped up into one. You can easily link to your other online endeavors and you can pick and choose what things are seen by what people. Don't get me wrong, I am not a person that likes to use texting nor will I ever get a twitter account, but facebook gets two thumbs up with me.
Come and visit; we are always looking for other full-timers to be friends with online and share our experiences and travels.
lamehawk said
12:25 AM Aug 25, 2010
http://www.facebook.com/lamehawk
-- Edited by lamehawk on Wednesday 25th of August 2010 12:26:47 AM
rheadabovewater said
02:19 PM Aug 25, 2010
I really like Facebook, and I'm not someone who enjoys social networking sites. It's a way for broadcasting news to my friends, which is really convenient.
RVKevi said
04:17 PM Aug 25, 2010
I also like facebook. I don't post there a lot, but it makes it easy to let my friends and family know bits of news about us without having to call or e-mail everyone. I also share pics that others would be interested in (like new grandson pics :D) or steal my dil's pics. :D It is just a very convenient way to keep in touch. I don't twitter. I don't post what I had for breakfast, every time I go to Wally World, etc. but I do post the news that would interest most of my "friends." And in return, I get to know what is going on with those I care about.
Delaine and Lindy said
06:54 PM Aug 25, 2010
We use Facebook every day. Delaine post lots of pictures of our travels and many who aren't able to travel really like the pictures she downloads. We also keep up with lots of our RV friends there. GBY...
Froggi said
09:34 PM Aug 25, 2010
Stu and I started in FB two years ago this December, mainly because most of our kids and several grandkids were on it. Now all our kids and and more grandkids as well as siblings, nieces and nephews are on it, too.
Before we knew it we were finding old school chums, co-workers and even missing cousins. Add in our motorcycle and RV friends and we really enjoy it. It's a great way to get a quick snapshot of their lives.
We use networkedblogs to announce our new blogs to FB, works well.
mrsgeek said
11:09 AM Sep 7, 2010
Us too! Surprise, surprise I also did not embrace the facebook world right away, but the more I use it, the better it gets. It feels so much better to send out bits of news on facebook where people can see it without my having to clutter up their inbox. then, my facebook entries link to the real thing on my blogs or website. It's so unintrusive, and so effective.
-- Edited by mrsgeek on Tuesday 7th of September 2010 11:12:25 AM
Necro said
01:55 PM Apr 22, 2011
Totally love FB. Only started a eblog because so many other FT'ers seem to dislike it. The main issues with FB are related to security, and that's an easy fix. Set your settings to a secure httpS setting, rather than the normal http setting. Simple fix in your account settings. The other thing, is to have a decently difficult password, so you can't be phished/hacked. And the BIGGEST no-brainer, that for some reason, people just don't want to grasp... DO NOT CLICK ON ANY LINKS THAT LOOK SUSPICIOUS. If your longtime friend puts up a link about something that you KNOW that person isn't into... your friend has been PHISHED. By clicking on the link... you will be phished as well.
Also, don't do the bazillions of APPS and GAMES that FB allows to be on their site. Those apps are almost always loaded with spyware of some sort. It's so simple to just stay smart, and your computer will stay safe.
You can find our travel page at: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Joness-Journies/105882906147113
and my photography page at: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ken-Jones-Photography/106132292797565
Luvglass said
07:28 PM Apr 22, 2011
We've been using Facebook for a couple of years now and quite frankly, it's become the major way we keep up with our full timing friends all over the country.
Hdrider said
08:39 AM May 1, 2011
I've used facebook for a couple years now. A lot of my adventures are on a motorcycle or in the backwoods in a jeep so a fast picture with my phone sent to facebook sends out a glimps of what is going on.
I'm not one that has seeked out hundreds of friends but only a handfull of close friends. There are some people I just don't want involved that closely in my personal life.
heyduke said
06:50 PM May 2, 2011
yep... we now have it and it helps keep up with past and future friends...
Bill Adams said
06:03 AM May 3, 2011
It turns out that I did not have a lot of folks other than family on my Facebook page and I stay in contact with them anyway. Some of the folks that I found through other connections often posted stuff of no interest to me so I just kept hiding these posts. Turns out I had more hidden stuff than I had actual posts. I also find that I have a pretty boring life and I rarely had anything to say on Facebook. "Got up today, went to work, now I am home." "Played some poker, lost again, off to work tomorrow." I applaud those who can keep a blog going as their life is much more interesting than mine. I deleted my Facebook page last week.
TxYellowRose said
06:23 AM May 4, 2011
I, too, ignored FB for a long time but then it was part of a job, so I signed up. Am having loads of fun with it, found some high school friends, neighbors, other cancer survivors, etc. Find that it is a great way to keep in touch. We all enjoy sharing photos.
I had a FB account, but dropped it when they started messing around with the default privacy settings. It became apparent to me that Facebook was out for itself and not on the side of the user community. But, after a few months of trying to ignore the pressure of friends and family, I finally signed up again. I check it occasionally, just to see what may be going on, but I never see anything that turns out to be worth my time. I'm still not a fan.
janni said
06:36 AM May 7, 2011
Not a fan here either. I do blog and email friends and family. I find fb like a soap opera at times. Too much drama for me. I let my account go. Something funky about it too. I used an email account that I have for those things you have to sign up for that you are not sure you want....filled with spam and even a note from an ex with a link attached. Not going there.
daNeesey said
04:18 PM Jun 20, 2011
I love facebook -- have for several years . . . kinda followed my daughter over to it! http://www.facebook.com/daNeesey :)
Waggin Tails said
07:27 PM Jul 23, 2011
I enjoy Facebook since it makes me feel like I am at a family reunion. Since I have a hearing impairment that makes it a challenge for me to hear people in crowds, FB gives me the opportunity to chime in on conversations with my family and friends.
I also use FB to let friends and family know I've updated our travel blog.
Donald J. Potts http://www.facebook.com/people/Donald-J-Potts/100001527150608
Debbie Potts http://www.facebook.com/people/Debbie-Potts/729492260
Come and visit; we are always looking for other full-timers to be friends with online and share our experiences and travels.
-- Edited by lamehawk on Wednesday 25th of August 2010 12:26:47 AM
Before we knew it we were finding old school chums, co-workers and even missing cousins. Add in our motorcycle and RV friends and we really enjoy it. It's a great way to get a quick snapshot of their lives.
We use networkedblogs to announce our new blogs to FB, works well.
I also did not embrace the facebook world right away, but the more I use it, the better it gets. It feels so much better to send out bits of news on facebook where people can see it without my having to clutter up their inbox. then, my facebook entries link to the real thing on my blogs or website. It's so unintrusive, and so effective.
www.facebook.com/chrisguld
www.facebook.com/jimguld
www.facebook.com/geeksontour
-- Edited by mrsgeek on Tuesday 7th of September 2010 11:12:25 AM
Also, don't do the bazillions of APPS and GAMES that FB allows to be on their site. Those apps are almost always loaded with spyware of some sort. It's so simple to just stay smart, and your computer will stay safe.
You can find our travel page at:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Joness-Journies/105882906147113
and my photography page at:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ken-Jones-Photography/106132292797565
I've used facebook for a couple years now. A lot of my adventures are on a motorcycle or in the backwoods in a jeep so a fast picture with my phone sent to facebook sends out a glimps of what is going on.
I'm not one that has seeked out hundreds of friends but only a handfull of close friends. There are some people I just don't want involved that closely in my personal life.
I, too, ignored FB for a long time but then it was part of a job, so I signed up. Am having loads of fun with it, found some high school friends, neighbors, other cancer survivors, etc. Find that it is a great way to keep in touch. We all enjoy sharing photos.
Here's my page!
Cheers!
I had a FB account, but dropped it when they started messing around with the default privacy settings. It became apparent to me that Facebook was out for itself and not on the side of the user community. But, after a few months of trying to ignore the pressure of friends and family, I finally signed up again. I check it occasionally, just to see what may be going on, but I never see anything that turns out to be worth my time. I'm still not a fan.
I enjoy Facebook since it makes me feel like I am at a family reunion. Since I have a hearing impairment that makes it a challenge for me to hear people in crowds, FB gives me the opportunity to chime in on conversations with my family and friends.
I also use FB to let friends and family know I've updated our travel blog.
http://www.facebook.com/waggintailsrv