How many Facebook users are on this?

[Jamo]

If you hate facebook then why are you commenting on the facebook thread and group? your choice to use it or not

[Acidburn]

If you hate facebook then why are you commenting on the facebook thread and group? your choice to use it or not

[Sonic]

Facebook is a brilliant site, and a facebook group doesn't replace the forum, that's why both quite happily exist together.

Different mediums for different purposes. Both brilliant. Apples and oranges!

[S2 EDS]

In my line of work, FB causes so much work, name calling, harassment and breaches of bail and such like.....Like Jamo says "Your choice to use it or not". I take it further..."If you fall out with folk, stop being friends" simple....Anyway back to car talk....

[Phil Payne]

Seems that nowadays everyone is on FB.

Not quite. Facebook crows about its statistics representing 'active' members not 'signed up' members.

But once you've signed up you get a message after just under a month's inactivity telling you great things have happened on your account and giving a potted URL for you to sign back in and look. So a lot of people just click, grunt, leave and get counted in the process.

comScore has been completely suckered by this. Smartphones have helped their numbers too - all have applications that let you check social networking sites in two 'clicks'.

Looking at the detailed profile of their numbers, there's already evidence of burnout. The really odd thing is how their visitor numbers sky-rocketed just after the security scares.

[UrS4boy]

Looking at the detailed profile of their numbers, there's already evidence of burnout. The really odd thing is how their visitor numbers sky-rocketed just after the security scares.

Saw the movie (Social Network). Don't need to support it (FB) further. Creating a whole new un-necessary universe. Reminds me of the cliques in high school (Sixth form). Waste of time.

IMO.

[dest]

What always makes me laugh is that most of the time the people that say its crap are the ones that have'nt actually used it

[prj]

I would say it's pretty damn useless.
Have an account with lots of connections but log in maybe once a month.
Just don't have time for that stuff.

FB is like everyone's personal blog. I never spent much time reading people's personal blogs either... too busy.
I guess you could say it's a way to stay in touch, but you already have your phone and e-mail...

[quattro]

I used to hate it, never tried it and wouldent even consider the thought of it.
I work away alot and when i work away, i work +16hrs a day, its a great way to 'be apart' of your friends and family's life and staying in contact. I have even been head hunted for a new position through FB!

I 'only' have 68 friends/family and they are actually that (hell iv seen some people with hundreds of so called friends on there), i understand the hate behind it for some people, but for me now... i even have it on my BB.

[benntenn67]

but once you've had an apple and an orange you won't want to eat as many cherrys

I hate facebook

I like a nice juicy pear

[s2belgium]

Fakebook

[Dan]

I tend to use Facebook to share links, videos etc. in an attempt to generate conversation, as well as status updates when I actually have something remotely interesting to say.

It works far better since I deleted all the dumb people from my friends list. I just removed people as they posted statuses about Farmville, or how DEY AV DA BEST BF IN DA WRLD EVA!

Still, twitter is actually better for discussing remotely intelligent content.

[pixsaudisex2]

I had to remove myself due one or two people getting to friendly with each other on my friends list i mean if either ever found out id be in for the high jump.. All that hard work going tio waste...

[terrybullwon]

I work away alot and when i work away, i work +16hrs a day, its a great way to 'be apart' of your friends and family's life and staying in contact. I have even been head hunted for a new position through FB!.

Yeah same, kitchens are dark places.

I got the job i am in now through facebook funny enough

[Dan]

I had to remove myself due one or two people getting to friendly with each other on my friends list i mean if either ever found out id be in for the high jump.. All that hard work going tio waste...