2012 - Cool Wall - 5 - Facebook

[bsfins]

Since Dave asked for a new version...First a quick recap

In 2010 TDMMC said....(newest to oldest)
-4- World of Warcraft was...Seriously un-cool

Seriously- Uncool   6 (50%)
Un-Cool               3 (25%)
Cool                       2 (16.7%)
Pretty Cool       0 (0%)
Super Cool       1 (8.3%)

-3-Wearing your Baseball cap back wards...was un-cool

Seriously un-cool   4 (25%)
Un Cool               6 (37.5%)
Cool                      4 (25%)
Pretty Cool       0 (0%)
Super Cool       2 (12.5%)

-2- Comic Books are Cool

Seriously Un-Cool   1 (11.1%)
Un-Cool               2 (22.2%)
Cool                       3 (33.3%)
Pretty Cool       1 (11.1%)
Super Cool       2 (22.2%)

-1- Hybrid cars were err Un-cool *

Seriously Un-Cool          3 (21.4%)
Un-Cool                      4 (28.6%)
Cool                              2 (14.3%)
Pretty Cool              4 (28.6%)
Super Cool              1 (7.1%)
*The Voting on the Hybrid electric car are Pretty cool, and Un Cool tied with 4 votes,Seriously uncool has 3 votes...(Cool 2, Super cool 1). I feel like the tie breaker (because it happens to work out here) Who had more Super cool votes,or Seriously un cool votes....So that makes  the Hybrid Electric Car.....UN- COOL

Voting on those are locked...

Let's start off cool wall with a good one...

So now in 2012 Is facebook Cool?

 It used to be sort of exclusive,being attached to the college you went too.Then it opened up to everyone,then the media use it,stores use it,games are played on it.It's had it's problem with security,Info it collected,etc,etc...Has it become so mainstream it's no longer cool?

How do you vote,and why?

Voting open for 30 days...Answer can be changed during that time.

[bsmooth]

I do not think it is cool anymore, especially with all the recent changes and Zuckerberg's belief there is no such thing a personal privacy.

[Brian Fein]

I agree with this ^^

I think Facebook ruined itself when it started (a) becoming an advertising tool for targeted marketing and (b) decided that its going to disperse your pics and info to everyone in the world.

I understand that its optional and you choose what you post, to a point.  But if someone else posts a photo of me that I'd rather not share (like Flo did, jeez) then I have no way to remove it other than to untag myself?  Seriously lame.

I rarely use Facebook anymore, and I'm not really missing it.

[Phishfan]

Uncool. I never signed up for facebook. I use to have people I would see 3-4 times a week ask me, "Are we facebook friends?" I would always answer that we were real life friends. I could see the usefulness of catching up with people from your past, but let's be honest. We lost touch with those people for a reason didn't we?

[Thundergod]

Yeah I have no problem with fb. I have my uses for it. It's ok by me.

[Dave Gray]

I think that Facebook is becoming uncool...not because it is popular, but because it now connects with every other program under the sun to where it's so bloated that it's hard to use.

I really like playing Family Feud on my phone.  But I resent that I get notifications through Facebook on it.  I don't like to have to "like" things to unlock their content.  It pisses me off that I'm asked to "like" an article I haven't even read yet, in order to read it.  Facebook needs to clamp down on how free the platform is.  What made Facebook so great to begin with, unlike Myspace, is that it really limited what you can do.

Facebook is a great tool to keep people connected easily.  But it's way out of control.

[bsfins]

This just in:I have/had a facebook account,I was on twice in about a 1 week period....I signed up for an account,didn't really add anything,checked someone out for work.Then about a week later,I cyberstalked someones page...

That was about it.I just didn't see the point in it.I also love the people that claim how great facebook is, but yet constantly complain about it.Complain about people un friending them,etc,etc...I try to live a simple life, I don't need those B.S. complications...

To Phish's point (which is sooo true to me).I'm not hard to get a hold of,I'm at home most of the time.I don't need to reconnect with a bunch of people,that aren't in my life anymore...there is a reason why they're gone...

Dave's point is true also,It bothers me, I have to have a facebook account to comment on a story on my local paper website,and most of the local T.V. stations websites.

Modified to add...I absolutely  LOVE,Love,love..Twitter...I'm thankful I joined

[Dave Gray]

The positive of Facebook isn't necessarily re-connecting.  It's just connecting.

I have a Facebook group for my various kickball leagues.  It's how we set up invites, find out who's going to games, and organize.  The same for parties.  It's a way to keep your finger on the pulse of your friends, but still be arm length.

It's also a nice way to keep tabs on those that you're acquainted with...without having to have the grapevine.  It's helpful as a general social tool to keep you in the loop.  It doesn't replace genuine friendships, but helps keep it all together.

[Buddhagirl]

I only use FB for social reasons. I log in here and there to see what's up, but for the most part stay away. It's just overrun with baby pictures, cheesy memes, and bullshit. Also, I feel I have to be "nice" on FB.

Twitter is where it's at.

[Pappy13]

Since Dave asked for a new version...First a quick recap

In 2010 TDMMC said....(newest to oldest)
-4- World of Warcraft was...Seriously un-cool
-3-Wearing your Baseball cap back wards...was un-cool
-2- Comic Books are Cool
-1- Hybrid cars were err Un-cool

Wait a minute, ya'll voted WoW seriously un-cool in 2010? What? I'm gonna have to go dig up this thread and check out the comments on that one. Ya'll are getting a downvote from me on that one.

FB is cool. Was very cool back when my kids were in college so that I could keep up with what was going on with their lives, but now that they are all out of school, I don't use it much.

[Buddhagirl]

Wait a minute, ya'll voted WoW seriously un-cool in 2010? What? I'm gonna have to go dig up this thread and check out the comments on that one. Ya'll are getting a downvote from me on that one.

FB is cool. Was very cool back when my kids were in college so that I could keep up with what was going on with their lives, but now that they are all out of school, I don't use it much.

I would have to change that now since I'm an undercover WoW player now.  Shhhhh....

[bsfins]

Lol...I made sure and locked all the voting on those old threads,before starting this one....No contaminating what we felt back then....

[AZ Fins Fan 55]

I like Facebook and I use it daily. Yeah there are some shitty things about it but for the most part I find it useful. I was a fan of MySpace for quite awhile but I don't think I have logged on to that in a really long time as I found Facebook to be a much better program. I also have it on my phone so I use it mostly from there. I am just getting into Twitter and I don't know a lot of people on there so I find it to only be useful to keep me up on the latest sports news.

[Pappy13]

Lol...I made sure and locked all the voting on those old threads,before starting this one....No contaminating what we felt back then....

I demand a recount! (j/k)

I actually went back and checked the old WoW thread and it looks like it had some support as being cool too and with Buddha changing her vote....I'll let it slide. I don't want to derail this thread anymore than I already have.

[tubba marxxx]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqzBKFYV-9c


this is my view on facebook.  pretty much spot on