Can't Take It Anymore

[ggiese]

Never been to a reunion of done the social networking thing...Waste of time.I've got on some of the young guys I supervise for posting questionable things on Facebook that were brought to my attention. Wish I had a dollar for all the calls we get about threats made on social networking sites.

I agree, Ken - it still to this day shocks me that people do this. Hell - even a few of the guys at the PD nearly went to blows over someone "un-friending" another on Facebook.

I have no clue what people are thinking when they post threats and other nonsense on Facebook. It's as if it's just between them and the person they're posting crap with. Seriously? Do they not think they're talking to every other person in the entire internet world? (ohhh... I see... you say it's "private" )

I saw it from the PD side - the nonsense that led to police involvement. And most of it was truly justified, even though the persons doing the threatening felt as if it was just between the two of them. The knuckleheads couldn't get their head around the fact that they might as well have broadcasted their threat over a PA system during noon rush hour downtown!

Even worse - as a parent and seeing your children engaged in that spontaneous banter on the social networking sites!?! Geez - I used to just spray Bactine and put a Bandaid on their little scrapes when they were small. Not able to do that with this nonsense!!

On the "corporate" side - I cannot even begin to tell you how closely HR and corporate security review social networking sites for indications of potential employee misconduct. I know reviews of the info out there has led to quite a few demotions and terminations of employee's that otherwise appeared perfectly normal. C'mon - if you're in a responsible role at work and your Facebook account shows pictures of you frequently slooy drunk and stupid or often posting curse filled rants, there's a doggone good chance that will come back to bite you at work...

I'm not a fan...

[Mizicke5273]

Snip....I have no clue what people are thinking when they post threats and other nonsense on Facebook. It's as if it's just between them and the person they're posting crap with. Seriously? Do they not think they're talking to every other person in the entire internet world? (ohhh... I see... you say it's "private" ).....Snip

What are you talking about? The internet is anonymous. Everyone knows there is no way your real identity can be discovered! You can do what ever you want without any ramifications.

People don't realize that everything on the internet is on a server, somewhere or another, in a simple text file for all to see.

Snip....On the "corporate" side - I cannot even begin to tell you how closely HR and corporate security review social networking sites for indications of potential employee misconduct. I know reviews of the info out there has led to quite a few demotions and terminations of employee's that otherwise appeared perfectly normal. C'mon - if you're in a responsible role at work and your Facebook account shows pictures of you frequently slooy drunk and stupid or often posting curse filled rants, there's a doggone good chance that will come back to bite you at work....Snip

That is my response to anyone who complains about why I don't have a Facebook account or whatever. Because that is just what I want, a big red bulls-eye over me. It astonishes me to see all the professionals and business who have a Facebook account.

[CptnBlues63]

So this morning I went on to facebook to see some pic's of my new grandson (he's so CUTE! lol).

I see listed there a post from my cousin. It's a freaking report card that lists out the different areas (friends, posts etc etc) of facebook and grades you on each.

ROFLMAO

I now know the true definition of "pathetic"

[Eville]

Personally, I'm glad that people post dumb things on FB. One of my favorite timekillers is to go on FB and look at the pages of all the lowlifes I went to high school with. Seeing that a lot of them of gone absolutely no where in the past 4 years is a good self esteem boost. One girl made it all the way to head cashier at Lowe's! Another is using her facebook to show off pictures of her in the various outfits that she strips out of for work.

[CoventryCat86]

Personally, I'm glad that people post dumb things on FB. One of my favorite timekillers is to go on FB and look at the pages of all the lowlifes I went to high school with. Seeing that a lot of them of gone absolutely no where in the past 4 years is a good self esteem boost. One girl made it all the way to head cashier at Lowe's! Another is using her facebook to show off pictures of her in the various outfits that she strips out of for work.

OOOoooooooo, what's her name? I wanna "friend" her.

[Eville]

You sure about that?

[mrtr33]

I'm surprised this post has so many others that feel the same way. With so much effort put towards social networking these days, it's interesting to me to see how this all will actually play out.

I signed up for a Twitter account once, just to see what it was all about. Just like Facebook, I got a gazillion "followers" from nonsense zombies. I've since closed the account.

I, too, attended private school, but only for high school. Our school was originally founded by Jesuit priests, and had no nuns working there. By the time I got there though, all the Jesuits had left. We did have priests, though. They can swing a paddle pretty hard. After getting hit a few times - you didn't get caught again, know what I mean? Before our school went coed, they used to resolve fights with boxing gloves in the gym.

I'm seriously thinking of closing all of my social networking accounts. Not that I'm overly concerned about the privacy angle, but just the annoyance of it all. Besides, Bill's right - should I keep this up, what will become of my budding political aspirations?

[CoventryCat86]

You sure about that?