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Why not start a Facebook page for dotTech
April 24, 2010
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Adrian
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Ashraf, if you are using Twitter to do updates, why not try to make a Facebook page that is dedicated to dotTech?
April 24, 2010
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Yeah, I was thinking about it. Still thinking about it 
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April 24, 2010
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Because then we'd have to give our real names. 
Oh, the site that was :(
April 24, 2010
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Ashraf
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Locutus said:
Because then we'd have to give our real names.
Not really. You can fake a Facebook account.
April 24, 2010
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Rats – you'll never find me there…no facebook or twitter account in my world. Just not a social network person.
Btw, I noticed an article about security issues that might be interesting.
(http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/04/facebook-further-reduces-control-over-personal-information)
hth
April 25, 2010
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Would not go there. I am very wary of all social network sites, especially security issues, have no time for them nor nor any intent ever to join.
Every invite to join anything remotely like one that is, purportedly, sent to me from one of my so called friends, business aquaintences etc. gets marked immediately as SPAM and consigned to the BIN. 
SEEK (Google) and yea shall find.
Ars Longa, Vita Brevis.
April 25, 2010
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yourpalal
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OldElmerFudd said:
Rats – you'll never find me there…no facebook or twitter account in my world. Just not a social network person.
Btw, I noticed an article about security issues that might be interesting.
(http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2…..nformation)
hth
Ya, ditto here too!
Life is just a phase you're going through…you'll get over it.
April 25, 2010
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facebook has so many privacy settings and other tips n tricks, that someone should be already an experienced user or study a book beforehand, in order to use it as he like and to avoid unpleasant contacts :-)
April 25, 2010
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Ashraf said:
Locutus said:
Because then we'd have to give our real names.
Not really. You can fake a Facebook account.
It's very difficult to fake a Facebook account. They have to approve of your name used in the account.
April 25, 2010
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I set up an account and page for our fire department on Facebook. I use it as a place to automatically post a notice whenever I post a new article on our blog.
Within days the visitor count to our website and blog went way up. But to be honest, I spend a lot of time dealing with that account. Whether it's approving new "friends," reading messages sent that are really nothing more than spam, removing personel stuff from the "wall" that others have posted, and the list goes on and on.
Over all it's a pain in the neck. But because of the number of new visitors, I'm putting up with the hassle, for now.
Our Twitter and Myspace accounts are 1,000 times easier to manage and are hassle-free.
April 25, 2010
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@Wheezer: Ewww, Myspace. It's so UGLYYY!!
Oh, the site that was :(
April 25, 2010
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Locutus: No arguement here. I usually don't even go to our myspace page anymore. I use an add-on in Windows Live Writer to post updates to twitter, myspace, and facebook. So there's really no need to go to twitter or myspace.
It's the facebook account that brings the extra work. Oh well… 
April 25, 2010
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It's Facebook that I can stand, though… no horridness, no "OMG I'M AT THE STORE-NO, IN THE CAR-NO, IN AN ACCIDENT" stuff like Twitter. (Yes that's how I imagine people use Twitter)
Oh, the site that was :(
April 25, 2010
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Facebook is ok. I occasionally post status updates, but I mainly use it to read other people's status updates. If you stay away from the social games (like Farmville), I think it is ok. I've used it to reconnect with a bunch of people that I haven't seen since high school and even arranged a real-life meeting with some of them.
April 25, 2010
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Gimme permission to make a dottech page please
It's me
April 25, 2010
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Adrian
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Wheezer said:
I set up an account and page for our fire department on Facebook. I use it as a place to automatically post a notice whenever I post a new article on our blog.
Within days the visitor count to our website and blog went way up. But to be honest, I spend a lot of time dealing with that account. Whether it's approving new "friends," reading messages sent that are really nothing more than spam, removing personel stuff from the "wall" that others have posted, and the list goes on and on.
Over all it's a pain in the neck. But because of the number of new visitors, I'm putting up with the hassle, for now.
Our Twitter and Myspace accounts are 1,000 times easier to manage and are hassle-free.
You can just ignore all of the friend request and messages. No one will be scolding you
Even better, you could just open a page for your blog instead of a full-blown account
April 25, 2010
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http://www.facebook.com/pages/dotTech/112147582153918
There you go. What do I do with it now?
April 25, 2010
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Yay, first fan besides Ashraf!
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