12/03/07 02:13 - ID#42365

I am not joining facebook ever

I was really surprised to get this AIM message from Zack Schneider today. I assume it was some auto-generated bullshit from facebook. I extra especially would not be interested in facebook considering the latest developments with privacy issues and it clear involvement in the excesses advertising world, puke -

I am probably never joining another keep track of my friend and keep a journal, picture gallery kind of thing ever again. If there is some feature I really need I will just make it for myself here or I don't really need it.

I made it this far and I really just don't see any reason to spread myself any thinner than I already am. Especially considering that I am not looking to network for a job or lover and there is no one I don't talk have contact with that I really am interested in ever talking to except maybe my friend Yvonne in Germany who I never manage to talk to.

jbeatty writes at 12:53:55 12/05/07 - Comment #28855: I'm kinda digging facebook. I just started using my account this week and one person I haven't seen in 9 years and one I haven't seen in 7 contacted me. So it's nice to have in order to find people that I normally wouldn't know how to get in touch with.

ajay writes at 11:12:29 12/04/07 - Comment #28854: Where else can I meet hot chicks but on Facebook?

paul writes at 09:29:11 12/04/07 - Comment #28853: I definitely wasn't comparing, they are totally different in scale and purpose as you pointed out. I was just saying I wouldn't join facebook with all its recent privacy issues. Rest assured estrip does not care what you buy when you are online and leaves it up to you to tell your friends and family.

scott writes at 09:01:52 12/04/07 - Comment #28852: Facebook has it's place. It's in no way a blogging site like (e:strip). However, it does a very good job of helping contact old friends, and has lots of time-wasting games and crap.

To compare Facebook and (E:strip) is pointless, as the two sites are completely different in purpose and design. The only common ground I see is they both take members and the both allow pictures.

So, I like facebook for what it's good at, locating old friends and spitting out trivia quizzes. I like (e:strip) for discussion.

If I were looking for social networking, I'd look to neither website, as no website can replace real human interaction and conversation.

metalpeter writes at 09:51:45 12/03/07 - Comment #28798: I have never used face book my self. But from what I know of it, it was a great idea. Notice I said was. First of all you had to have and edu adress meaning you had to be at a college or university. I think that is where it should have stayed. From what I read it was a pretty good way to meet people from school or find someone in your class who had the notes you missed or interact how ever or keep in touch with friends who went to different schools. I'm guessing the people who ran it at sometime decided they wanted to be more like myspace and that is a bad idea.

fellyconnelly writes at 11:38:30 12/03/07 - Comment #28775: estrip rules, facebook drools!

no really i hate them too.. good job for standing your ground. speaking of which i should probably check mine....

lilho writes at 04:30:22 12/03/07 - Comment #28763: yea, facebook kinda sucks. go (e:strip)!

james writes at 02:43:42 12/03/07 - Comment #28759: alright dinosaur Paul. But when people stop having real friends and only have digital friends you are going to be a lonely, lonely man... just like everyone else.