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Post by healthy11 on Jul 18, 2011 23:13:11 GMT -5
dhfl143, my son's been on it for a few weeks...I've given him your email address, and he said he'd send you an invitation.
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Post by bros on Jul 19, 2011 9:16:16 GMT -5
Bros- how did you get an invite? I thought it was still in beta. Around ~1 million invites were given out initially. Each user gets a bunch of invites (Not sure of the amount, but it is sure is a lot) There are now like 3-5 million people on Google+
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Post by dhfl143 on Jul 19, 2011 23:53:04 GMT -5
Got it healthy. Thank you and please tell your son thanks!
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Post by SharonF on Jul 20, 2011 7:00:06 GMT -5
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Post by dhfl143 on Jul 21, 2011 21:44:36 GMT -5
I agree SharonF -- brilliant marketing campaign.
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Post by healthy11 on Aug 10, 2011 8:18:07 GMT -5
At the recent American Psychological Association convention, results of a new study showed the following adverse affects from spending lots of time on facebook:
Teens who are heavy gamers or Facebook users have more trouble sleeping, higher levels of anxiety, depression, and stomach aches. Young adults and teens who spend their days inside Facebook are more narcissistic and show more signs of other psychological disorders, including antisocial behaviors, mania, and aggressive tendencies. Students who use more technology are likely to miss more school. The more teens and adults use Facebook, the more likely they are to also use alcohol. Students from junior high through college age were observed to generally check social networks or text messages every few minutes while studying, leading to lower test performance than students who focus for longer periods of time. The average teen sends 2000 texts per month, which can lead to problems communicating with family and even carpal tunnel syndrome in a few cases.
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Post by kewpie on Aug 10, 2011 14:06:23 GMT -5
>Teens who are heavy gamers or Facebook users have more trouble sleeping, higher levels of anxiety, depression, and stomach aches. Young adults and teens who spend their days inside Facebook are more narcissistic and show more signs of other psychological disorders, including antisocial behaviors, mania, and aggressive tendencies<
I can't help but wonder if many of the persons in question would have been loners and not engaged in any or few social activities if facebook were not available.
Social media brings in many people who would have been anti-social without it.
In the case of all the aspies I know, FB and texting has been a huge boost to their social face to face activities.
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Post by michellea on Aug 10, 2011 17:39:44 GMT -5
Kewpie I was wondering the same. Is the anxiety and depression caused by facebook, or is it people that have this issues are more likely to spend inordinate amounts of time with social media. So while folks with various "issues" may be attracted to FB and other social technologies, does the study tell us that these technologies actual make things worse for them?
I can picture the causal relationship between excess social media use while studying and lower grades - and even carpal tunnel (the mouse is causing me problems - but is it FB or millermom, or my general work that is the culprit?).
I think there is a need for a better understanding of how all these things interrelate, harm and help our well being.
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Post by healthy11 on Aug 10, 2011 19:13:55 GMT -5
I'm sure that for some individuals, online socialization is better than not having any. But in the same way that "ordinary" people can become "obsessed" or "addicted" to things that are acceptable in moderation, I suspect that excessive use of facebook or farmville, etc. can have a negative impact in other areas of one's life, no matter whether they're autistic or not.
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Post by snapplema on Aug 10, 2011 22:16:02 GMT -5
My son was into Facebook when he was in 5th grade and less so in 6th grade. In 7th grade, he just checked it when he needed to ask a classmate about homework or something school related, and now he doesn't go there at all. I am quite happy about this I don't want to offend anyone, however, IMO, it's mostly a waste of time. But then, there are so many other ways to waste time ;D social media, games, internet, stupid tv shows...they'll get you one way or another
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Post by dhfl143 on Aug 12, 2011 0:39:00 GMT -5
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Post by healthy11 on Aug 12, 2011 14:36:10 GMT -5
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Post by Mayleng on Aug 23, 2011 14:40:52 GMT -5
news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20096136-245/facebook-finally-giving-users-more-privacy-control/this is what the article says: Facebook is making it easier for people to know who can see what they post on the site. (Credit: Facebook) Facebook is announcing changes today that will let people quickly know exactly who can see everything they post and to block unwanted photos and other items tagged by others from their profile page. The company also is making a semantic modification that will eliminate a lot of confusion for new Facebook users--changing "everyone" to "public." Currently, many people think that setting their sharing to "everyone" means everyone on the social-networking site, when it actually means "everyone on the Internet." Overall, the changes make it easier for people to understand what audience will be seeing what they post on Facebook and to control who sees what others post that refers to them. The changes will start rolling out in coming days and people will be prompted with a tour option when they are available. Facebook users have long complained that it's not always clear who can see what content is posted. Meanwhile, Google+ has been praised for allowing users to easily set up circles of friends to share with. Asked if the Facebook changes were in response to Google+, a Facebook representative said no. "We really wish we could move that fast. We've been working on these products for the last several months and iterating over time," Meredith Chin, manager of product communications at Facebook, told CNET this morning. "We want to make sure that any time (users) go to post something on Facebook they can answer the question 'who can see this?' It's right there at their fingertips." To start out with, the controls for who can see specific content--the choices now being "public," "friends" or "custom"--will be accessible right next to the item and will be changeable with one click from there. So, when you want to remember who will see an item you just posted you can click on a small drop-down menu icon to the upper right of the item instead of having to dig through your privacy settings page to see what settings you created when you created your account. You will be able to see who can see all content on your profile page this way, as well as who can see the comments you make on other peoples' posts and photos and the items you tag. Eventually, Facebook will allow you to include smaller groups of people to share with, such as co-workers or friend lists you have created and groups of which you are a member. You also will be able to change who can see a status update after it's posted by clicking on the drop-down menu next to each item. Who hasn't been embarrassed by the unflattering photo that a friend tagged that now appears on your wall? Now you can prevent other peoples' photos of you, or tagged items, from being automatically added to your profile page by using a new optional tool that allows you to approve or reject photos or posts that you are tagged in. To untag yourself from the item you will still have to manually do that from the item itself, however. Also, you can now approve or reject any tag someone else tries to add to your photos and posts. You also will be able to tag people who aren't Facebook friends. And if you are tagged by a stranger it won't appear on your profile page unless you review and approve it first. In addition, Facebook has added a button to the top of your profile page that lets you "View Profile as" to see how the page looks to others. And the site is making options for removing tags or content more clear. They include removing item from your profile page, removing just the tag, messaging the photo owner or tagger and requesting that the content be taken down altogether. Finally, the company is making some changes to the ability for people to specify location. They are phasing out the mobile-only Places feature, but people will be able to add a location to any content, regardless of whether they are on a smartphone or laptop. More details about the privacy changes are on this Facebook blog post. Read more: news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20096136-245/facebook-finally-giving-users-more-privacy-control/#ixzz1VsnC36s5
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Post by Mayleng on Aug 23, 2011 14:42:35 GMT -5
another article : www.wired.com/epicenter/2011/08/facegoogle/Facebook just announced via a blog post and a big media splash that it’s now mimicking Google+’s features by making it easier for users to control who sees their updates, letting users edit posts and letting users view their profile as others do. Well, actually, Facebook’s post makes no mention of its nascent rival from the search giant, but it’s pretty clear from today’s announcement that the current king of social network and online identity is paying close attention to Google’s attempt to create a different model for online identity and sharing. Google+ has done more than its share of mimicking Facebook — the stream and the inclusion of games. But it has also taken steps to differentiate itself from Facebook, most clearly in rejecting the binary Friend model at the heart of Facebook. This wouldn’t be the first time Facebook has made big changes to keep up with a rival. In December 2009, Facebook tried to shift its users to posting status updates visible to the entire internet, as a way to compete with Twitter’s success. This go-round it’s Google+ that’s being mimicked. Here’s a rundown of some of the new features: Photos you are tagged in won’t show up in your stream until you approve them, and you can reject any tags other people put on your photos. Conversely, you’ll also be able to tag a photo without having to be friends with that person. Largely the same as in Google+, though Google+ seems to default to allowing tags to be made public, subject to a user blocking them in the future. You’ll now easily be able to see how others view your profile. Just as you can in Google+. The settings for who can see every post is now visible on every post and image. (Like, um, in Google+) Over time this will include groups of people such as co-workers, Facebook groups or Friends lists. Exactly like you can do now with Circles in Google+. Posts visible to the internet are now called “Public” rather than “Everyone,” just like in Google+. You can now edit any post after the fact, something that’s annoyed users for years. This feature shipped with Google+. You can now ask someone to remove a photo of you or go nuclear and block a person who tagged you in a photo you didn’t like. Facebook says the new features will roll out to all users in the next few days. Which is a plus.
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Post by healthy11 on Aug 24, 2011 12:37:29 GMT -5
Here's another article on the topic: finance.yahoo.com/news/New-Control-Over-Privacy-on-nytimes-2340101277.html?x=0&.v=2Among other things, Privacy advocates warned that the new tools did not address a concern about sharing location. One Facebook user can publish information about another user’s whereabouts without his or her consent — whether it’s an employee (or student) at the beach on the day he or she called in sick or a husband at a strip club without his wife’s knowledge.
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Post by Mayleng on Aug 24, 2011 15:46:06 GMT -5
FB now has video chat as well (like Skype and Goggle talk), just chatted with my friend in Singapore this morning.
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Post by healthy11 on Dec 21, 2011 22:18:40 GMT -5
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Post by bros on Dec 22, 2011 1:41:59 GMT -5
Watch out with the privacy issues that are coming with Timeline, they are screwing with them again
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Post by dhfl143 on Dec 23, 2011 22:31:45 GMT -5
Bros can you provide more info on timeline?
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Post by healthy11 on Dec 23, 2011 23:29:46 GMT -5
Dhfl, if you look at the link I mentioned in reply #46, you can get additional information about it.
Bros, do you know anything about "Evernote" for Android?
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Post by bros on Dec 24, 2011 2:09:25 GMT -5
Bros can you provide more info on timeline? Dhfl, if you look at the link I mentioned in reply #46, you can get additional information about it. Bros, do you know anything about "Evernote" for Android? Can't say that I have. Having issues with it or something?
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Post by eoffg on Dec 24, 2011 4:31:21 GMT -5
Healthy, I hadn't heard of Evernote before, so I just had a look and installed it. It basically provides an external storage space for files, photos, webpages, etc. Where you create your own account. Then you can install Evernote on your PC, phone or any Android device. So that you can access the files from any of the devices. So given the growing number of devices that we have, it can be helpful. You can also allow other people to access them, if they install Evernote. Though the free version does have its limits.
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Post by healthy11 on Dec 24, 2011 8:59:51 GMT -5
The reason I asked about Evernote was because the icon popped up on a new tablet that my husband got from his workplace. It sounded useful, but in the same vein as Facebook, I'm always leery of how much information they're tracking about people. In my husband's case, since he's an engineer, and might be creating sketches of new concepts or making other proprietary notes, I can't help but wonder if hackers will be able to get into the stored files, etc. On a personal level, I'm always concerned about someone accessing bank info or other private information....I'm imagining situations where maybe you give permission for other people to access one particular file, but there's a glitch and they can see all your records?
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Post by bros on Dec 24, 2011 12:26:18 GMT -5
Something like dropbox or megaupload might be a better solution for file storage.
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Post by eoffg on Dec 25, 2011 2:18:14 GMT -5
As the tablet is from his workplace, his company may have installed it on all their tablets, PC's and phones? But I agree with your concern about hackers, and using it for any confidential information. I also just installed Dropbox that bros recommended, which looks much better than Evernote. It occurred to me that dropbox could be useful for students to store homeworks and assignments, so that they could access them from anywhere.
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Post by healthy11 on Dec 25, 2011 9:29:28 GMT -5
Thanks for your insights, bros and eoffg. Due to security concerns, my husband "uninstalled" Evernote, and doesn't care to use any "cloud based" backup system at this point in time. Maybe it's an okay product, but our guess is that Evernote (and several other companies whose icons popped up on his screen) just paid the software company an "advertising fee" to have their links appear at startup.
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Post by bros on Dec 25, 2011 11:43:08 GMT -5
Might've just been the "bloatware" (manufacturer/provider included software) that came with the device.
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Post by dhfl143 on Dec 25, 2011 17:47:15 GMT -5
Thanks healthy and bros for the info on timeline.
I personally like Dropbox better than Evernote.
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Post by healthy11 on Dec 26, 2011 14:47:29 GMT -5
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Post by healthy11 on Dec 28, 2011 21:19:15 GMT -5
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