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Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Friday, March 27, 2009 - 4:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
Everyone at my job ... all of my co-workers, supervisors and managers are on FB. We use it to plan lunches and get togethers. Also because I work at a university we also have a page on FB to promote our services.

Jagger
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08-07-2002

Friday, March 27, 2009 - 4:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jagger a private message Print Post    
We could also start a thread over in the community area where only members of TVCH could see our name or e-mail addy.
I don't think the sweepers could pick it out of there.

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Friday, March 27, 2009 - 4:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
You guys saw my profile pic?! LOL

Nyheat
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08-09-2006

Friday, March 27, 2009 - 5:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nyheat a private message Print Post    
I don't know about Facebook, but a former coworker of mine had two Myspace pages--one for her "public" face, her portfoilo and whatever--and a private one where she can complain about her job and post pics of herself in all sorts of disarray.

I haven't bothered with Facebook because I barely bother with my Myspace page anymore. I've added some people I've met through Warcraft, but never use it even to post comments back and forth. Eh can't be bothered.

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Friday, March 27, 2009 - 5:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
I was never on Myspace but from what I've seen .. Facebook is completely different. Its more on an grown-up place to play. I enjoy it!

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Friday, March 27, 2009 - 5:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Agree Vaca. I think they *sound* about the same, but are *very* different.

Sugar
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08-15-2000

Friday, March 27, 2009 - 6:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sugar a private message Print Post    
Never been to either myspace or facebook and seriously doubt I will.
I recently read or saw a report warning job hunters that employers often look at myspace and facebook and have not hired or dismissed people based on what they saw. As Kookliebird said, these sites can influence an employer.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Friday, March 27, 2009 - 6:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
It can be a catch 22, as some employers will NOT hire in part to someone NOT having a facebook.

And what anyone be afraid of anyways? They can't even look at your stuff--other than a tiny version of your profile photo (which is a great idea so people would be able to recognize you. Especially if your name is common like Sarah Johnson or something...)

And even if they could see, they would see that someone has some friends and went to some high school and worked some jobs. They could compare it to a resume, but if you have not lied, what are you afraid of? They may see some photos that you post (again ONLY if they were accepted as a friend). But no one is making you post "bad" photos. In fact most, if not all the photos I have seen, are basic family type shots. I mean, don't be dumb and post risque shots.

A lot depends on the type of work you are looking for. If it has anything to do with cutting edge technology (from working at a university to an advertising dept to a PR firm) they would want to see that you are "with it," so to speak. And are computer literate enough to sign up...

I just think it is the coolest tool to hook up with friends from the past. People tend to lose touch with one another over the years and I think FB is a great way to (start to) reconnect.

Kookliebird
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08-04-2005

Friday, March 27, 2009 - 6:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kookliebird a private message Print Post    
I agree that Facebook is more grown up. I use Facebook mostly for posting photographs for friends to see.

BUT, it is very annoying when one of your 'friends' hogs the newsfeeds page. I have most of my nieces blocked because they tend to use it like cell phone texting. They post a line about thinking about getting a spray tan... then when they get it.... how they feel about it....then move onto how they love the sauna. Then, they take 15 quizzes. Annoying. Frankly, that kind of use seems silly and indulgent to me. It's like they are talking aloud to themselves. I guess I don't care enough to know that they got a spray tan, went to Zumba and used the sauna during the day. I have them blocked so my friends that use it once a week have more visibility.

In regards to the profile photo, one of my nieces had a rather provocative photo as her profile... and she is a grade school teacher. Not a good thing if your students happen to find your page (she does not have hers blocked at all).

Karen
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09-06-2004

Friday, March 27, 2009 - 6:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
With regard to letting TVCH people find you at FB, you could put "TVCH" as one of your interests in your profile. Then tell people to search for TVCH and you should show up that way.

FB is awesome. I use it to keep in touch with old friends, mostly. I love randomly looking through other people's photos. We used FB to organize our 10 year HS reunion. And I play a lot of Lexulous there.

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Friday, March 27, 2009 - 7:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
My employer doesn't want you on Facebook or myspace and has blocked all access. They want you working at work and all the interns were spending their time on facebook/myspace and texting their friends.

Personal cell phones are also becoming a problem, most people have them put away, and they are on only for emergencies (like if something happens to the kids or something). But the younger employees think they should talk to their friends whenever they call, instead of working. Oh, and we do have a phone room so if you need to take a call you can have privacy, but they expect you to work for the time they are paying you, not chat on the phone or facebook.

Oh, we are allowed on the internet and stuff while on our lunch hours, but I guess facebook/myspace was abused, so it was blocked.

Kookliebird
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08-04-2005

Friday, March 27, 2009 - 7:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kookliebird a private message Print Post    
Same here. Facebook and Myspace are blocked at work. So far, they haven't blocked TVCH (knock on wood).

We aren't supposed to use cell phones at work, but most managers are assigned cell phones. Kind of hard to enforce the cell phone rule because of that.

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Friday, March 27, 2009 - 8:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
We have that too, those are work cell phones, not personal cell phones. The managers usually have two cell phones because they are usually the ones with the kids too, LOL.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Saturday, March 28, 2009 - 4:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
Kooklie, I have had to block some of my friends too cause they make the most inane status updates! My son told my daughter the two rules of facebook are no girl fighting and don't be a status hog.
Julie, I have never heard of a potential employer not hiring someone because they are NOT on myspace or facebook, but I sure have heard of employers not hiring someone because they DO.

Nyheat
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08-09-2006

Saturday, March 28, 2009 - 4:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nyheat a private message Print Post    
I think it must depend on the field you're in--in my field, no one would care if you were on FB or not. They seem to care more about whether you are wasting copious amounts of time on the internet, but not specifically what sites you are visiting.

Spygirl
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04-23-2001

Saturday, March 28, 2009 - 6:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Spygirl a private message Print Post    
I'm in a university setting and most all faculty and staff are on Facebook. I have former and current students on my page and the pictures I have posted are basic family type pictures.

The difficulty I am having is people on my friends list from my hometown and college are digging up "old school" pictures from their albums and posting them. Now, while that might not be a big deal from grade school and high school (i.e. I can take the ribbing I'll get for my braces and big hair), the college pictures are another story altogether.... Every time I log on, I dread the "You've been tagged in a photo" note. LOL


Jagger
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08-07-2002

Saturday, March 28, 2009 - 7:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jagger a private message Print Post    
Karen I like the idea of putting TVCH in as an interest, than all a person needs to do is do a Facebook search for TVCH and your name pops up. I'd also suggest maybe putting your screen name from here next to TVCH.

Kookliebird
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08-04-2005

Saturday, March 28, 2009 - 10:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kookliebird a private message Print Post    
I must be too old. Only a couple of my friends from high school are on FB. Mostly, I have some Photography buddies where we have found FB to be a great way to share photographs that we've taken where a outside opinion of the photo is valued. I tried other ways of sharing photos, but FB seems to be the best resource for it right now.

Schoolmarm
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02-18-2001

Saturday, March 28, 2009 - 12:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Schoolmarm a private message Print Post    
Yeah, Spy, you just have to "untag" or ask them to take it down.

My university uses Facebook to recruit new students and to keep in touch with alums. It is also handy to know whether "gramma really died" or whether the student missed class because they were wasted.

I was picked for jury duty because they screened Facebook and MySpace. Ummmmm, yeah, PhD, church organist, former youth minister....I'm honest and smart. LOL! (AND was not living in the county when the powerplant exploded.)

I have current and former students as "friends" and lots of friends as friends. It is strange that I have 40-year-olds addressing me as "Dr. Marm" and 14-year-olds addressing me as "Marm"...and I hope that I've messaged all my TVCH friends that my students don't know about TVCH or my screen name. :-)

I got birthday greetings from people in about 9 different countries and many languages. It's a great way to keep in touch. It's also great for networking...I've set up some teacher inservices through FB chat that would have taken forever via email (or phone, as I am teaching the "night shift" and teachers are on "days")

Of course, I waste a huge amount of time playing the games on FB....but with other famous (and not so famous) people, so that makes the guilt fade!

I have a class reunion coming up and after 30 years, I think that my class is much closer because of FB. We are having loads of fun getting caught up!

I won't be putting TVCH as an interest and my screen name will not go on my page (I don't mind if someone slips and calls me marm once in a while, but lets keep schoolmarm out of it). I WILL friend anyone from TVCH! Either snag my name (initials PS) from someone else's friend page or PM me with your name and I'll add you.

Hermione69
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07-24-2002

Saturday, March 28, 2009 - 1:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hermione69 a private message Print Post    
I have a class reunion coming up and after 30 years, I think that my class is much closer because of FB. We are having loads of fun getting caught up!

I am having a blast getting caught up with friends from high school and even before. It's the best part for me.

I also love the word games and play with several people from here, but let me tell you, do NOT play WordTwist with Mamie316, because you will never win. NEVER!

Hermione69
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07-24-2002

Saturday, March 28, 2009 - 1:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hermione69 a private message Print Post    
Oh, and as a high school librarian, no students on my friend list for me. I like to be able to be myself.

I have been thinking of starting a library Facebook page, separate from my "real page" just to talk about books. Don't know if that would interest any students or not and I would probably have to get it cleared with the higher ups.

Holly
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07-22-2001

Saturday, March 28, 2009 - 1:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Holly a private message Print Post    
Where on Facebook are the games? And how do I find Mamie for a WordTwist game? (As long as it's not puns!!)

Whoami
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08-03-2001

Saturday, March 28, 2009 - 3:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
I put TVCH in my "interests." If anyone wants to search for me via the e-mail I use on FB, I'll post that info in my folder.

Schoolmarm
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02-18-2001

Saturday, March 28, 2009 - 3:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Schoolmarm a private message Print Post    
Holly,

Games are in the applications...

I like

Word Twist
Scramble
Medieval Empire
Scavenger Hunt
Knighthood
There used to be a Scrabble game.

Have fun!

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Saturday, March 28, 2009 - 3:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
Spy, consider yourself lucky. It sucks looking at old pictures and knowing you looked BETTER then!!! I would much rather look at a pic and think wow!! I look so much better.