Social Networks…friend? Or foe?
Facebook and Myspace has become a chore.
I remember when the social network, Facebook was first created, or rather, when it exploded as one of the websites to register on everyone was obsessed. I spent countless hours adding applications and friends. Hoping I make it to the 100 mark. And I did until one day I accidently deleted my account. I made a new one and since then it hasn’t been the same. I rarely ever go online anymore and only to check my messages and then this happens.
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Oh, how I hate requests. My profile is bare, with one or two applications. Thank the Facebook Gods they made that little ‘ignore all’ option there on the top right, but before the ‘ignore all’ option was created I spent way to much time ‘ignoring’ all the requests clicking them one by one by one by one by one… Have you seen some of the people’s profiles? It takes a light year to load and then my laptop freezes. Ctrl Alt Del. I’m too afraid to check people’s profiles anymore.
Then there’s Myspace. I don’t even know why I have the account. I should delete it. All the people that matter already have my email address and that’s all I use that social network for - contacting all my international friends. Again, have you seen some of these people’s pages? OMG. It takes forever to load! And then..CTRL ALT DEL.
Although I did come across Dave Navarro’s page once - for real. So that was exciting. *drools* Imagine being No 1 on Dave Navarro’s top 5 or whatever. My obsession with guitarists that wear guy liner and black nail polish is another entry.
I should delete my accounts if I feel that way right? What’s stopping me? Well. It’s like the alcoholic that’s been sober for a few years but still keeps the bottle of Vodka tucked away somewhere just to remind them…or just in case. 
And then I got the following from Lumpy’s site. How creepy are these old adds?
Remember! Tomorrow I draw the random email on ‘What is/Why am I beautiful’!
OMG those adds are creepy! They shouldn’t associate babies like that. It’s just wrong and plain scary!
My facebook request list is longer than that! The only reason I joined it was because of my brother. I check on it once a month when I remember or when someone messages me there which is prompted by email. I manage 2 others that I check more often.
They are right!? Can’t believe there were actually people that thought these up!
Argh, I tried doing that beauty thing yesterday, but I just couldn’t think of anything. =( At a very low point in my life right now, and yea, nothing’s beautiful. I’m sorry love. I’m sure you’ve got lots of awesome entries though. =)
Aww it’s okay Eva. I know how it feels going through a dip like that. Sending you some virtual hugs!
I hear ya about having webpages, etc. that should be deleted but they’re not. I have about 5 total and 3 of them I don’t maintain. I love my MySpace page because I can change my graphics at will and I can connect with people I haven’t had contact with in years and years. In fact, offline (email) send me your info and I’ll add you as a friend. I have to say that one way that I keep my MySpace page in check is not to add everyone as a friend. I only add real friends… if you notice I only have like 16 friends. Four of them are family members!
and yes, those old time ads are very creepy. then again, we have a lot of modern ads that are kinda creepy & weird, too now-a-days.
Hey Michele. I don’t know if I should keep these accounts but I’ll mail you anyway…
The adds make my shudder… lol
At least once a week I feel like I should delete my myspace and facebook pages. I’ve even come so far as to have the window pop up and ask me if “I’m sure”. I falter and hit “cancel”. Definitely like the alcoholic that keeps the vodka around…ah well.
Hi Ria! Let’s do it! Let’s delete them! Mwua haha haha!
I don’t have a MySpace or a Facebook account. In fact, I’ve got nothing other than my blog and my Flickr sites. If someone wants to contact me, I have a name spelled uniquely enough to allow them to find me without using MySpace. Also, most MySpace pages nearly give me epilepsy with all the flashing and excessive graphics. I just don’t want MORE stuff I have to keep track of!!
LOL It’s terrible! And then I think…these people actually LIKE their pages? They don’t want to throw up?! I think my encouter with FB and Myspace wil be over soon…
You’re smarter than us!
i deleted facebook for good, lol. i got sick of it. but im still on myspace because of Melissa since i dont have her email address:S thats the only i can get a hold of her, weird huh?
anyway yeah i miss you too! way too much i think whn i got little grouchy that i dont see you online, not that im mad at you hahahaha its just my way of expressing that i love talkin to ya and feels sad that you’re not online…
the problem is the nurse keeps drugging me the sleeping pills so i go to bed at 9 pm, therefore i cant stay up allnight…but once awhile ill be awake even though i took sleepin pills
so yeah, how was your week? hope it was good!
Hi Candee! I didn’t even notice as I’m almost never on there anyway.
Good for you!!
I hope you’re doing okay? When I go online and I see you sign in I put my status as ‘away’ so you’ll know if I’m there. I’m glad you’re not mad AT me but at the situation.
And I’ve been wondering why you don’t reply to my txt’s. It’s ’cause you’re doped up!!
Miss you! oxox
oxoxox
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I hate Facebook and even more than that, I detest those stupid applications. I get all these ridiculous requests…get a hug! Find out your Sex in the City character! You’ve been hit in a pillow fight! Send a heart!
Oh my god it is enough to make me want to punch myself. I really need to get rid of my account I think
Ha! Hi Ashley! It’s horrible. ‘Sexy Friends’ or ‘Flirt’ or any of the other apps that encourages you to put all your ‘hot’ friends in a little box sucks a donkey’s ass.
I should get rid of mine too…
Purely the only reason i would quit facebook is the STUPID amount of those requests i get and i never do.
No i dont want you to rate my hotness, no i dont want to see what kinda of alcoholic drink i am and i certainly don’t wanna play texas holdem with ya! ka pppiicccch!
Think there was a site and day dedicated to deleting your facebook / myspace
more power to em
Hi Ben! I hate FB requests!!! Was there a site like that?
To be honest I rarely go on Facebook now. I don’t really get requests and generally the only person that sends me a message is Becca (bitterwineuk). At first I thought it was great, keeping in touch with some old friends.. then I realised they didn’t really want to talk to me, just make up the numbers on their friends list. Myspace was exactly the same and I don’t even bother going on there now. See, I’m not wanted
*cries*
Sorry, I’ve not got round to emailing you. I still have answer. But I’ll email you one day.
Oh I know Claire! It sucks. lol And you are wanted!! **hugs**
I’ll wait for that email!
Ah-ha-haha! You have a thing for guitarists, with guy liner, and painted black finger nails, a post for another day - LOL! Ha-ha-ha! I never knew much about FaceBook, and I only had a myspace account so I could visit my other friends pages if their profile was set to private - dumb huh? I would forget my password every single time I visited! DUH! You are cracking me up! Yes, I don’t like websites that crash the laptop - it’s a NO-NO!
I was so dead set against these sites in the beginning and look at me now. *shakes head* And I promise you some of these pages have so much stuff on there is freezes my lappy!!
I just deleted my Facebook account, because, well, it was just too much!
I don’t want to play Scrabulous or Texas Hold Em, I don’t want a hug, a drink, or a sheep thrown at me.
Leave me the hell alone!
Myspace is different for me because I keep up with college and HS friends from years ago, so it is handy, but the obsession has definetely died off and I only check it every now and then.
I felt accomplished just deleting one. We’ll see how long it takes me to get rid of the other. I am into simplifying my life these days and I want to relinquish all extra baggage.
I hate having to using Ctl Alt Delete because people put too much crap on their page and it crashes my system- For shame!
Ahh I feel better - thanks for bringing this up!
Hi Tipp! Exactly!! And most people have all those stoooopid applications ontheir pages. Which is sad. But once the ‘hype’ wears off for them they start deleting apps. But anyway. FB sucks. Good for you deleting your account!! I should too actually.
I loved this post… I actually feel the SAME way- which is why I got rid of both myspace and facebook and all the friends I have know where to find me! Good post!
Hi Jen! Thanks.