KJB Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 (edited) http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1879169,00.html "The fastest growing demographic is 30 and up...." I guess this is explained by the fact that millions of the under 30 set are already hooked up and moving on. I'll add; I enjoyed this article. I do think it's funny that teenagers are networked with authority figures who can then easily check up on their activities via the network. I'm on Facebook, at the insistence of my brother who wanted to share pics of my niece, and I have now befriended some of my younger teenaged cousins. I can. not. believe. (and I'm no prude) the pics some of them and their friends post. It reinforces my choice to home school almost daily. And the idea that their bosses (present and future) might come across some of these pictures gives me the biggest chuckle. Live and learn. Indeed. Edited March 8, 2009 by KJB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reya Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 My mom's been on facebook far longer than I! We do it for posting family events and for ease of invitations. My young cousins are on it. So's my young sis-in-law. They post nothing objectionable at all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Dh joined at the request of his 80+ year old mother. Once he joined, I listened to a friend from here and joined. Now my Dad has joined, and my Mom will as soon as she has time. I've found that my brother & I keep in contact via FB (mostly their chat) more than we have since I moved out of state over 12 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanne in ABQ Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 I can. not. believe. (and I'm no prude) the pics some of them and their friends post. It reinforces my choice to home school almost daily. And the idea that their bosses (present and future) might come across some of these pictures gives me the biggest chuckle. Live and learn. Indeed. This is the reason I don't believe that Facebook is a place for kids. I won't allow my kids to join. It is NOT the place for my kids. That being said, I just joined this morning, at the invitation of my brother. I set all my settings to "just my Friends", though, so I don't know how much activity I'll get. Not much, I hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizzyBee Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 I love Facebook! I am friends with many of my dd's friends, and they are a pretty level-headed bunch. One of them is boy-crazy, but none of them has posted any racy pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in OH Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 We have been able to re-connect with friends whom we had lost cotact with and also keep in daily contact with family who live far away. That said, my kids don't use it: only me and dh! Amy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 I really enjoy FB, too. Most of the kids in our youth group have pages, and they have befriended me (I'm "Mrs. B." to them! Makes me feel maternal and old). I will say that my niece has posted pics that are professionally taken but basically soft porn. It hurts my heart to see them (yes, I looked), and know she just thinks she looks "pretty." I think there's potential for good and bad in things like Facebook. I sure have enjoyed keeping in touch with friends and family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Well, I'm still not into pics yet, but a bunch of women I know irl have forced me onto it, too.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamalotsoftots Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 ♥ facebook! Great fun. Can be addicting though. lol. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yslek Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 My (older) cousing invited me to join. Most of my fb friends are around my age. A few are younger. A few more are older (including 4 of my aunts & uncles). I didn't think I'd like it, but I love it. So many long-lost friends have been found again (including early childhood friends in other countries); it's really neat. :) Now if only I could get my mom to join... ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usetoschool Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 FWIW Facebook does have a policy about obscenity and other stuff and you can report it. The policy page is here. I think they do try to keep it professional and not let it deteriorate into MySpace. You can also report offensive content and click on the thumbs down symbol for offensive adds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikeBookBread Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 I loved FB in the beginning. I found so many friends from 20, 30 years ago, and so many found me. Then....I started getting too "into" the silly little games and stuff; and THEN I noticed that the people I was communicating with were those I was in contact with anyway at church or via e-mail, with a few rare exceptions. I do love the fact that you can be in touch with a bunch of people at one time, but for me the contact has tended to be very superficial. One person I was discussing this with called it "drive-by friendship". Besides, my husband and even my little ones were getting irritated by the amount of time I was spending on FB. "Mommy, stop looking at the at the "puter" with your face on it..." (they recognized the site...eeeek!). Besides, how many people really care that "it is time for dinner and you have no idea what to make..." I have taken myself off for Lent...and haven't missed it. What I am hoping is that if and when I do go back on, I'll be much more self-disciplined about using it strictly for communication. I'm not the only one who is starting to question its value. There was a much-publicized medical study released a few weeks ago that Facebook was developmentally dangerous for children. I also read an opinion piece posted on Newsweek magazine's online site, linked from Tim Challies' blog a few weeks ago: http://www.newsweek.com/id/183180/page/1 Anyone out there who has "un-Facebooked" themselves? What did you friends say? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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