Making Friends Even on Facebook?

Hi Fabio... Look, the idea is good, but there are those who aren't on Facebook... Look at me!

In any case... Let me know...

Dear friends,

social networks are, unfortunately, a fairly large risk, which data security managers have been discussing for some time, especially regarding the risks of fraud, uncontrolled disclosure of even confidential information, and the unlawful use of published information.

The problem, in short, is that while in a public square people meet, there are few of them and they know each other or it is easy to find someone who knows them, to this day, there are no standard and reliable solutions on the web for the identification and qualification of the people who meet. The problem stems, in part, from the fact that the web has no single owner, but also from the fact that operators on the web have different qualifications and qualities; consequently, two subjects on the web have different levels of reliability.

In short, it is better to let it go, there are other, much more controlled methods for contacting the people we want. I don't think it is necessary to talk to the whole world. If you are then interested in someone who frequents the site, exchange a private message asking for their email, phone number, etc., and receive an analogous one if they wish.

Exactly Gennarino... You said perfectly the reason why I am not on Facebook! And, furthermore, (I didn't think of it before) we have ..."our" site to talk, also more like in a small family... But I wouldn't know. Keep me informed. Bye!

Here I am, you are talking to another person who doesn't have Facebook. And I feel better. Joking aside... Technological discoveries are technological discoveries; unfortunately, just as there is a good genius who uses them for the good of humanity, there is always also an evil genius who uses them to do harm; look at Einstein e=mc^2: a source of energy, mc^2=e: an atomic bomb, and it was enough to read his most famous formula backwards. (It is also true that Einstein consented to the creation of the first atomic bomb in collaboration with Enrico Fermi, but let's not go into depth on this subject). Security aside, I have seen that most people registered on Facebook are

I've stirred up quite a symphony, eh? Simon is right when he talks about things done with the head, and I use Facebook in that way. I hated it too, but I swear I am not sick. For work, I need it quite a bit since I have everything on the drawings and paintings I create, and I exchange opinions with artists and people from everywhere. I respect you anyway and I completely agree that the FB sickness affects many, but I.......fortunately am not among them. Anyway, good chat if I happen to use it, even though I don't have much time. See you soon.

The scale of Facebook is completely different from that of a forum, however splendid and wonderfully structured as this one is: it is simply a'different thing.

Among other things, I too, like Fabio73, use Fb for work and find it particularly effective, especially for expanding my network of contacts; in practice, here I had to register and I was the one who went towards the forum; on Fb, however, the opposite happens: it is the network of contacts, established by your tastes, interests, and preferences, that comes looking for you. The strength and uniqueness of Fb lies in celebrating the seamless continuity between free time and specific interest; forums, on the other hand, relegate everything that is a protagonist on Fb to a sort of "recreational corner"; which, in fact, almost never takes root (because it is a fenced area, in my opinion).

CromaDiBrera wrote:

The strength and uniqueness of Fb lies in celebrating the seamless continuity between leisure time and specific interest; forums, on the other hand, relegate everything that is a protagonist on Fb to a sort of "recreational corner"; which, in fact, almost never takes root (because it is a fenced area, in my opinion).

... I don't think I understood the underlying message. I don't know Fb, that's why I am asking.

That is to say: on Fb, information of any kind is exchanged, whereas the forum establishes certain "boundaries", such as: "Here we talk about this, period". Contacts on social networks, on the other hand, are much more casual and generalist: you can easily encounter a person who is there for an entirely different reason, and for whom a shared interest is not their main occupation (as is the case, instead, for those who subscribe to a forum). On Fb, I can easily share my musical interest with someone who primarily deals with cooking, interior design, politics, or spiritism... That is, with people who would never subscribe to a music forum, even though they love music. Am I making myself clear?

Understood Chroma

Question maybe OT, but what does it mean when a forum user is "Facebook Connected"?

Rinteresting reflections from Croma, I will pester you soon because I am trying to unravel the Facebook issue

Frank wrote:

Question maybe OT, but what does it mean when a forum user is "Facebook Connected"?

I believe it means they also have an account on Fb (provided they signed up with the same email address, I think...).