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Soldier_CLE says DON'T STOP AT THE STAR! REVOKE THE WHOLE DAMN THING, OWEN!!!
07/24/09

In reply to MySpace Looking to Transform Into Gaming Platform
Frankly, MySpace AND Facebook are one and all the same to me.

Because EVERYONE KNOWS THAT TWITTER IS WHERE IT'S AT! (And MiXi too -- If You're In Japan!) (^_^)
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Kayonesoft
07/24/09

In reply to MySpace Looking to Transform Into Gaming Platform
Myspace has always been the Geocities of the 21st century to me.
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riceKRISPYninja
07/24/09

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I think the real reason MySpace isn't cutting it (and this is just in my opinion) is the same reason I won't let my kids be involved with MySpace, is for the simple fact everywhere you look on MySpace contains sexual matter. And the worst part about it is, that it's nothing but a bunch of young kids, taking pictures (TRYING to look older & sexy), and claiming they're 21 when thier really 12 n such. I must say, I don't think I've ever seen anything of the type on Facebook.
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excel_excel
07/24/09

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My girlfriend just joined facebook and she's bloody addicted to that 'farmville' game. Its a bit like a mini harvest moon except crops grow in real time so you have to log in and harvest them when they grow or else they wither. Its a nifty one
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svenhoek
07/24/09

@excel_excel: Girlfriend? LIAR!

Farmville is like crack. Just like Bejewled where you play for 4 hours straight, then look around and go, "Why the fuck am I playing this again?"
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Pult|Ost - Fortune Hunter Edition
07/24/09

@(Hollow) svenhoek:

Oh yes, World of Warcraft. "MOAR DOTS!"
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Makarov's Pet Dog
07/24/09

@excel_excel:

That remides me i need to harest my starwberries :p
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excel_excel
07/24/09

@Mr Pappzy lurves Orange Soda: Yeah her strawberries withered she was upset about that. I suggested some eggplants which she found great!
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bwwardiii
07/24/09

@(Hollow) svenhoek: Exactly. I've eventually gotten bored with it though. I don't want to plan when I'll be on Facebook next, just so I can play a game alone. It's pretty neat though.
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excel_excel
07/24/09

@(Hollow) svenhoek: Like crack....I'm glad I'm not that stuck into it....YET!
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Methusalah
07/24/09

@excel_excel: Hadn't heard of it before. Perhaps I'll check it out. Probably introduce the wife to it too. She loves harvest moon.
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excel_excel
07/24/09

@Methusalah: Good bloody luck!
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TigerHat
07/24/09

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What exact;y is their idea of being a gaming platform? Allowing users to have Solitaire on their profiles?

I really don't see this ever coming to fruition in a meaningful way.
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-Skyline-:Offering FREE Grunt Birthday Parties!
07/24/09

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I'm surprised anyone uses MySpace anymore... Facebook FTW
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sereal
07/24/09

@-Skyline-: Social networks for the lose.
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-Skyline-:Offering FREE Grunt Birthday Parties!
07/24/09

@sereal: Facebook is great for keeping in touch with friends, and planning events.
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D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears*
07/24/09

@-Skyline-: So are telephones and calendars.. what's your point?
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Slagathorian
07/24/09

@-Skyline-: its also a great way for socially inept people to hang out in their basements while talking to their old teachers while they're under the guise of being cool or popular.
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-Skyline-:Offering FREE Grunt Birthday Parties!
07/24/09

@D-K, owhoo... how unfortunate..: It's all in once place..

Am i really the only person here who likes Facebook? o.O
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bwwardiii
07/24/09

@D-K, owhoo... how unfortunate..: A facebook event saves you a ton of time over calling everyone or mailing invitations. Even if you wanted to invite 200 people somewhere and only 100 had facebook, your efforts and time put in are still significantly lowered.

Facebook can be a tool that when used properly is actually helpful...
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-Skyline-:Offering FREE Grunt Birthday Parties!
07/24/09

@bwwardiii: Exactly
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SeattleTed is proud to like Robert Zimmerman
07/24/09

@-Skyline-: No I enjoy it. It's a bit like liking U2. Nobody admits to liking them, (I for one do) but the shows still sell out instantly. When I went home last week, I merely put up my travel dates and instantly had college and high school friends asking what bars I was going to.

Anytime something is cool, you're suppose to hate it if you want hipster cred. (However shopping at american apparel is still required!)
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SeattleTed is proud to like Robert Zimmerman
07/24/09

@Slagathorian: So is posting on a blog about video games.
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D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears*
07/24/09

@People with panties in a bunch: Losing touch with people is usually a sign of neglected social interaction be it trough phone, face or internet. The illusion of populairity or belonging one seems to get trough masses/hordes of "friends" seems bewildering to me. From my perspective people on facebook or Hyves or myspace or whatever seems to have hundreds upon hundreds of friends.. I have a full time job and 1 friend i actually do stuff with.

That said, the underlying thought of mass emailing, planning stuff and desperately trying to stay in touch via small notes or sporadic birthday related greetings seems lost on me. If i can't find the time to phone, meet or otherwise interact with friends/family/loved ones they're probably none of the three, therefore not worthy of my time. However i feel i must add i'm not much of a social butterfly, but 250 friends for the average facebooker just seems ridiculous to me.
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D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears*
07/24/09

@SeattleTed is proud to like Robert Zimmerman and is a bit of a douche: yes, the sharing of an opinion with people with similair intrest on a designated space assigned solely for this reason is exactly the same as Facebooking with any of the 250 "friends" listed. Also i did not approve of this comment, i merely replied to the thread..

Actually io disaprove of this comment, though clarification of this fact might not have been necassary...douche
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uchennaokafor
07/24/09

@D-K, owhoo... how unfortunate..: You even have many friends? I ask that due to the fact that majority of people who constantly criticize facebook and its users tend to be, themselves, socially inept or just pseudo intellectuals who feel deviating from popular trends somehow makes them LOOK like an individual thinker. Certainly not to say you are one of those individuals but I think you criticism of facebook is slightly unfair.

Facebook is a marvelous tool, like Youtube, its great for invigorating memories of yesteryear, arranging parties, advertising (yes, a social network should be praised if it can offer a medium for personal and corporate interests alike), and most of all: meeting up with old acquaintances/friends. I recently attended a school reunion shindig which never would have happened if not for the accessibilty of facebook. Your suggestion of the phone is a retarded one since in the nine years since our departure many of us relocated and changed contact details.

Its also a great way to kick off conversations with people who you may have conversed with little in the past and in doing so, become closer to the said individual. I will though call out Twitter, now that is an example of a celebrity-pandering nonsense if ever saw it.
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D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears*
07/24/09

@uchennaokafor: As mentioned in my post i have 1 friend i actually do stuff with. I'm not calling into question any tools or apps Facebook is currently making use of. I myself have a Facebook account which i use to share videos with. I have a friend who lives in Switzerland (not the previously mentioned one) who updates me on his shenanigans trough videos.

My main grievance is getting messages, notes or invitations of people who know me indirectly, people who invite 1500 people to some club or social thing or people who share my fondness of a tv-show and insist i join their "elite" club.

The whole mass-interaction part of Facebook is what smells of poserism. That's what i feel is advocated with the whole false sense of belonging. Also i don't feel phoning actual friends is a retarded notion and i don't consider people i haven't seen in 9 years friends, but hey.. definition is up for grabs on this one
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GoonerVance
07/24/09

@uchennaokafor: Words on a computer screen isn't "socializing" it's an information exchange. I guess that's why they call it social networking, networking being the key word. Although it has turned into a way to accumulate meaningless acquaintances for some people.
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D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears*
07/24/09

@GoonerVance: Summed up my notion quite neatly, i was wrestling with my words and the 15min edit window.. i thank you
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uchennaokafor
07/24/09

@GoonerVance: Totally agree and if I somehow stated such in my post I stand corrected but I still think such exchanges are a benefit rather than a social misfortune.
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stupid_mcgee: 1000 angels could save your soul ([k])
07/24/09

@SpishackCola is The Black Squiggly!: "If you're that busy that you can't call a so-called friend to chat there's something wrong."

And that's the problem. You act like this is some either/or situation. It's not. I use Facebook to keep in touch with people from far away to communicate on a large scale where it would be, literally, too time consuming to call. I can have a conversation with 8 people at once instead of having to call each one of them and say the same damn thing.

Phones are great. Calendars are great. Meeting people face-to-face in the real world is essential. However, none of that means that using a social interaction tool, like Facebook, is somehow inferior. It's a tool, just like a phone, that can be used to make communication easier. Yes, some take it too far and use it as a social crutch or other tripe. Some people do the same with phones, video games, TV, etc.
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Kamatari+
07/24/09

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Whats with all the myspace hate :/
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Ferkner
07/24/09

@Kamatari+: It sucks.
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MrBangBam
07/24/09

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Good thing I left Myspace after my umpteeth time hearing that HELLOOOOOOOOOOO?!!! smiley face ad + those stupid personal/porn ads. Don't forget that feeling of being completely tracked/used/watched for commercial purposes.
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D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears*
07/24/09

@MrBangBam: Facebook on the other hand makes me feel secure and confined
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excel_excel
07/24/09

@MrBangBam: SEE MY HOT CAM VIDS AT IMAFUCKINGSTUPIDLINKWHEREYOUHAVETOFILLOU....com
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Pult|Ost - Fortune Hunter Edition
07/24/09

@excel_excel:

Linkz r broken lol tits or gtfo.
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ex_nihilo
07/24/09

@excel_excel: I don't use Myspace anymore for exactly that reason. I live in New York. Meeting women isn't exactly a problem. I was bored one day and photoshopped a bunch of those ads into really offensive jokes.
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Mayor Wilkins
07/24/09

@D-K, owhoo... how unfortunate..: It shouldn't. Facebook is also tracking/using/watching you for commercial purposes. Unless your comment was sarcasm, which the internet fails to convey well. x_x
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D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears*
07/24/09

@Mayor Wilkins: sarcasm, yes.. 90% of my comments are saturated with the stuff
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MrBangBam
07/24/09

@D-K, owhoo... how unfortunate..: To be fair, at least Facebook TRIES to limit the amount of ads. Myspace, on the other hand, makes sure that 50% of your screen is filled with clickable ad space. Much like IGN, in fact.
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Mayor Wilkins
07/24/09

@D-K, owhoo... how unfortunate..: I shall remember this for the future. I was about 50% sure you were being sarcastic, but wanted to be sure.
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ManBearChef
07/24/09

@D-K, owhoo... how unfortunate..: That is where you should be more aware. You are actually much less secure with Facebook. Facebook displays all of your crucial info such as email, precise birthday, address if you provide it, etc. Sure you can choose not to display, but all you need is the proper program and you can get around this. I've gotten into some people's profiles who I didn't even know because they used yahoo email and their security questions were birthday(which was right on their page) and what year they graduated(I took their age and guessed). At least with myspace it doesn't blatantly display these things.
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NeVeRMoRe666
07/24/09

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My my....this bandwagon here sure is getting full...

I hope the wheels don't fall off....
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Curse lily
07/24/09

@NeVeRMoRe666: Nah there's still some room left ^_^
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gold163 (° д° )
07/24/09

@Curse_Lily: I call shotgun!
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Pult|Ost - Fortune Hunter Edition
07/24/09

@Curse_Lily:

Amateurs
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bwwardiii
07/24/09

@gold163 (° д° ): I wanna ride on the ladder!
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Pult|Ost - Fortune Hunter Edition
07/24/09

In reply to MySpace Looking to Transform Into Gaming Platform
*clears throat*

No.
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Betman
07/24/09

@Pult|Ost - Dark Days Are Coming: Exactly.
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