08-06-2008, 05:37 PM | #21 |
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At my wife's pestering, I signed up about two weeks ago, thinking this would be stupid. I've since been pleasantly surprised.
I haven't found any long lost friends yet, but I am keeping more up on what is going on in my and my wife's family. My mother passed away last year. She always kept me up-to-date on the rest of the family, so with her gone, I've tried to do better at calling and emailing my 9 siblings to keep up on things. I've done better, but still have a hard time staying connected, especially since they are all out west and I'm in MN. Facebook allows me to see glimpses into their lives, and keep a tab on what they are up to. I'm sold on it. |
08-06-2008, 06:48 PM | #22 |
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Without actually having to talk to them!
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08-06-2008, 07:00 PM | #23 |
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My experience with facebook has led me to believe that it's nothing more than an online family reunion. I have a ton of cousins on there.
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08-06-2008, 07:30 PM | #25 |
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The phone call makes sense as more effective communication, the email not so much. I think what he's saying is that he means to make more contact but struggles to actually do it. I am much the same. Checking in with facebook now and again he'll see photos and be able to read a little about what's going on that week. That will no doubt lead to feeling a little closer to family. My parents have a "myfamily.com" page that has led to us all being in contact far more frequently than we used to be. Facebook is every bit as good and it's free.
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08-06-2008, 07:37 PM | #26 |
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C'mon Fus...lets be honest here, don't you mean: "Why would I want to reconnect with people that purposely expunged me from their lives?" And I think with that corrected statement of yours, you are absolutely correct.
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08-07-2008, 01:56 AM | #27 |
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SO I was sitting here and decide, "hey, what the heck, I goning to sign up and give it a try." So I signed up. I then searched for my surname, which is rather uncommon, and as I perused the search results I did, indeed, feel like a complete creep. I iwll likely not go back. Thanks a lot Steel.
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I thought I'd take a look at the site to see what it's like and when I realized I would have to sign up before I could even look at it, I decided that it wasn't worth it. All those people I don't want to contact will just have to deal with the reality that I don't care.
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08-07-2008, 02:10 AM | #29 |
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This primer on online networking may come in handy for SB.
http://www.hulu.com/watch/1420/satur...t-live-myspace |
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