deleting facebook???

bowers23

I haven't deleted facebook yet, but sounds like a good idea. I did get rid of the cell phone and love it. Who would have thought I was so stressed because the thing rang all the time.

Bikini_Bound150

Well I wouldn't delete my Facebook because that is how I stay connected to my friends and family. I work a lot, I'm always busy, I don't have time. Plus I've reconnected with tons of people that I lost touch with. I have it on my phone so I don't have to sit at the computer all the time. If you just log off and go work out, you'll be fine. You don't need to delete Facebook to lose weight.

unmitigatedbadassery

Dear people who think Facebook is a waste of time: You're doing it wrong.

I've been on Facebook since shortly after it's public launch. It certainly can be a waste but it also has some very valuable perks.

I use Facebook for:

*Networking - as a small business owner being able to connect with my clients via my Facebook page is invaluable. The ability to create/share content and events with my customers is a major benefit.

*Family - I have several family members that I may not see for years at a time. Facebook allows me to share photos of my son and receive other photos from them in an easy and efficient fashion.

*Friends - similar to family, I have many friends from high school that no longer live nearby. It's nice to keep up with them.

*Brands/blogs/organizations - I follow several 'pages' on Facebook. This allows me to keep up with any information (which is sometimes very valuable) in a single place, as well as, being able to receive discounts and special offers for Facebook only customers.

*I enjoy connecting with people. Self explanatory.

So, to conclude, Facebook can have many facets in its usefulness. Those of you who are too short-sighted to realized that just because something is trendy it can also be a useful addition to your communication arsenal.

DACouture1979

I would never delete it - being prior service and living in 10 different states in 10 years you meet a lot of people it's the best way to stay in contact with them.

I have family on there as well as I currently live in North Carolina but all my family is up in the New England area.

MrsKunz

Dear people who think Facebook is a waste of time: You're doing it wrong.

I've been on Facebook since shortly after it's public launch. It certainly can be a waste but it also has some very valuable perks.

I use Facebook for:

..........

So, to conclude, Facebook can have many facets in its usefulness. Those of you who are too short-sighted to realized that just because something is trendy it can also be a useful addition to your communication arsenal.

well said!!!! i use it for all of the above

mainesm

I just gave mine up for a job. I really hope it is worth it. I miss it like crazy. But then I think to myself about how facebook knows everythign about you and is so addicting. Right now all I want to do is get back on, but after a couple of months maybe I will feel different.

rml_16

My husband used FB to find women to have inappropriate conversations with. Plus there is just way too much near-porn on there for someone who has an addiction. His account is GONE.

I can see how that would be a problem. But as someone without a near porn addiction, other than the random and rare hacking spam that happens, I've never seen porn or near porn on there. My friends just don't post things like that. A lot of babies, kitties and puppies, though. :-)

Like others have said, used correctly, Facebook is a great thing.

dlcam61

If FB is causing drama in people's lives then I say delete the drama. I have so called friends who cause drama all around, so I deleted them. I can block the apps so I don't waste my time on them too. But I find time for fitness, housework, full time college courses, 4 kids, my husband and pretty much anything else all while I am logged on to FB. So really? I don't see the problem. :flowerforyou:

jillica

Just curious why people delete the account? Nothing makes you log into it. You don't have to post updates.

But you gotta do what you gotta do. My brother deleted it because he was just pissed off that he was missing out on all his friends updates because he didn't go on it enough. They would get together and he didn't know anything they were talking about!

Why not just ignore it and keep it around in case there is ever something you need it for - voting for a contest for a cause you are strong about, contacting an old friend, etc.?

galegetsthin

I did it recently, and I am SO glad I did! I sent messages to a few people and warned them first so we could keep up, but the people I really cared for, I talk to anyway. It took time away from work, home, family.... etc. I have no need to know what the girl I went to middle school with thinks about her ex-husbands, girlfriends best friend. My phone battery lasts MUCH longer now too!

suztheq

Dear people who think Facebook is a waste of time: You're doing it wrong.

I've been on Facebook since shortly after it's public launch. It certainly can be a waste but it also has some very valuable perks.

I use Facebook for:

*Networking - as a small business owner being able to connect with my clients via my Facebook page is invaluable. The ability to create/share content and events with my customers is a major benefit.

*Family - I have several family members that I may not see for years at a time. Facebook allows me to share photos of my son and receive other photos from them in an easy and efficient fashion.

*Friends - similar to family, I have many friends from high school that no longer live nearby. It's nice to keep up with them.

*Brands/blogs/organizations - I follow several 'pages' on Facebook. This allows me to keep up with any information (which is sometimes very valuable) in a single place, as well as, being able to receive discounts and special offers for Facebook only customers.

*I enjoy connecting with people. Self explanatory.

So, to conclude, Facebook can have many facets in its usefulness. Those of you who are too short-sighted to realized that just because something is trendy it can also be a useful addition to your communication arsenal.

Hi, I'm new here and I'm enjoying reading the posts. I agree with the above since I use Facebook for a lot of the same things. As with most things in life, Facebook can be used for good or evil. I never post overly personal information. For example, no one knew I was having foot surgery through something I posted. No one knows my moral or political stances through Facebook. No one knows when I'm overly stressed or if I just ate a sandwich or if I hate my job/boss/life/etc at that particular moment through Facebook. A lot of people use Facebook to do all of these things and start drama because some people have nothing better to do or they crave the attention. Hence, the cryptic status update followed by the even more cryptic response. Whatever. I have plenty of "friends" who fit this description, yet I have no idea what they they are up to because I've hidden them (unsubscribed now). It's all relative. If you can find a happy balance, by all means, keep Facebook. However, if you can't, drop it like a bad habit. Whatever you need to do to stay happy, healthy and motivated, do it!

jillica

I don't like the rule that I have to "friend" all my kindergarten friends' sisters' beauticians.

I don't like that everyone on the web can see all the pictures of me that I put on there.

And I don't like that my constant updates let everyone know what I am doing.:huh:

PSOrlando

I really limit time on FB -- all things in moderation. NEVER play the silly games. Love it with keeping up with family...especially the younger nieces/nephews. And consider it a communication / information tool. A year+ ago my children's school went into a extended lock-down when a gunman/murderer was loose in the area. Although the school sent phone / email updates, the most up-to-date, detailed (and accurate) info came from staff, parents & student postings. On a campus of over 2,000 students, with FB & no contact with my children, I even knew the room where each child was located as the frightening events unfollded! This rapid-fire exchange of information simply would not have happened through email, calls or texts. There are many things I hate about FB but with tight controls -- security AND self -- it can be a very useful tool.

KayteeBear

Dear people who think Facebook is a waste of time: You're doing it wrong.

I've been on Facebook since shortly after it's public launch. It certainly can be a waste but it also has some very valuable perks.

I use Facebook for:

*Networking - as a small business owner being able to connect with my clients via my Facebook page is invaluable. The ability to create/share content and events with my customers is a major benefit.

*Family - I have several family members that I may not see for years at a time. Facebook allows me to share photos of my son and receive other photos from them in an easy and efficient fashion.

*Friends - similar to family, I have many friends from high school that no longer live nearby. It's nice to keep up with them.

*Brands/blogs/organizations - I follow several 'pages' on Facebook. This allows me to keep up with any information (which is sometimes very valuable) in a single place, as well as, being able to receive discounts and special offers for Facebook only customers.

*I enjoy connecting with people. Self explanatory.

So, to conclude, Facebook can have many facets in its usefulness. Those of you who are too short-sighted to realized that just because something is trendy it can also be a useful addition to your communication arsenal.

I agree. It CAN be used in stupid ways but doesn't have to. I luckily don't have much drama on my Facebook but the friends who have the drama get deleted or their updates are hidden from me and I only friend people I know, I don't post personal stuff and everything I post is ONLY to friends, not friends AND network.

I honestly only use it to "stalk" friends and family that I never see and to sometimes update them on my life...and soon to help promote my Etsy business I'll be starting. Oh and to share my photography. I always have relatives who hear sooo much about my photography and my sewing (I designed and sewed my own grad dress) and always ask about it and this way I can tell them to search ---- and they'll come to my photography page and can see my stuff that way.