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Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Friday, March 27, 2009 - 1:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Is this as "hot" as it seems?

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Friday, March 27, 2009 - 1:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
what do you mean?

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Friday, March 27, 2009 - 1:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Seems like it is all the rage. I have also heard potential employers use it to see if people are on it. They are looking to see if potential employees are "with it" as well as open & honest.

Seems like My Space was for kids. But FB is more for adults and a good way to network. Professionally and socially.

Maris
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03-28-2002

Friday, March 27, 2009 - 1:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Maris a private message Print Post    
better way for adults and professionals to network is with linked-in

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Friday, March 27, 2009 - 1:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
I somewhat disagree with that, while Facebook is more social than Linkedin, it's more network than Myspace. I think employers are interested in both to get to really know someone who might be a potential hire. Because, whether we like to believe it or not, employment is not just about the work you do, it's who you know and how you get along with others.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Friday, March 27, 2009 - 2:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
It is, but I don't see that being utilized nearly as much. Plus with FB you can be as "professional" or as "social" as you want. FB is much more social, at the same time, I think it is more universal. And there are all those groups as well.

I've been "linked-in" for a very long time and have not made 1/1000th of the connections that I've made in FB (which I've only recently signed up on...)

Legalboxer
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11-17-2003

Friday, March 27, 2009 - 2:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Legalboxer a private message Print Post    
i have had to post pages for my office and two other nonprofits in the last month - whether we like it or not, facebook is another piece of communicating and publicity - professionally or socially.

Cablejockey
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12-27-2001

Friday, March 27, 2009 - 2:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cablejockey a private message Print Post    
Couple of weeks ago I found an old friend on Facebook I havent seen in years. We lost track of each other. On the spur of the moment, I typed her name in and within seconds I found her. We have been chatting ever since.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Friday, March 27, 2009 - 2:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
I tend to agree with Escapee. Also, I could see employers holding it against someone if they are not on FB. They may interpret that as the person is hiding something like who they are and who they "hang" with. JMO of course.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Friday, March 27, 2009 - 2:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
Facebook was started as a networking site for college students. they lowered it to high school. i like it in that you can make it more private than myspace. i am on it cause my daughter has a page and i am one of her friends so i can monitor her activity.
recently alot of my friends have started using it, but they update their status all the time with the most inane stuff..it drives me crazy! LOL
i know that one of my former employers did sweeps to see if their name was mentioned monthly. if you were found to mention them by name you were fired on the spot. no questions asked. but colleges are definitely warning students to be careful cause potential employers are using it. but if your page is set to private they can't see it unless you invite them

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Friday, March 27, 2009 - 2:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
That's what I like about it, unless you invite someone, they can't see anything you post...

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Friday, March 27, 2009 - 2:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
i know that one of my former employers did sweeps to see if their name was mentioned monthly. if you were found to mention them by name you were fired on the spot.

Seriously? Like if they said "i love my job at----" they would get fired?!?!

I am a "fan" of my employer's product on Facebook. How odd.

Whoami
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08-03-2001

Friday, March 27, 2009 - 2:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
I signed up a while ago. Just recently started sending out friend requests, mainly to TVCHers that were in my e-mail address book, then FB recommended several more based on "mutual" friends. I sent out the requests before I saw I could add a note saying who I was. So a few havne't responded, probably cause they are wondering who the heck I am. LOL. Or maybe they do know who I am, and ran like crazy the other way!

Stupid question. I see on the bottom of the page (on FB) it shows how many of my "friends" are on line. So I click on it to see who, and the number of online folk instantly decreases by 4 or so. Does that mean those 4 folk put some sort of setting in their profile or something that they don't want me (or perhaps just people in general) to know they are on line? If so, how do you do those settings?

Not like I'm planning on harrassing people in chat. Just curious. One of my old drum corps buddies tried to open up a chat box, but I didn't see it till long after she'd logged off. I felt bad about her thinking I'd ignored her.

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Friday, March 27, 2009 - 2:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
Whoami, there are a couple people that requested me that I had no clue who they were. Was one you?!?!

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Friday, March 27, 2009 - 2:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
Escapee, I don't know about that. They were very strict about unauthorized use of the brand. I know one of the kids in my department started a group that was called Company name front desk group. we all joined. when our manager found out he told us to either change the name or be fired.

Jagger
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08-07-2002

Friday, March 27, 2009 - 2:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jagger a private message Print Post    
They just ran an article on the local news about this, but it delt more with people who are looking for jobs talking to others on face book and getting information of jobs from their friends, such as if someone worked at 3M and their friend needed a job they knew about it.

Employers would have a hard time seeing what you have written about them unless you've invited them, or you have open viewing on FB.

I am a member, don't post too much on it but have been starting to lately.

It's funny that this came up today, I was just emailing with a different person from TVCH last night wondering if others from TVCH were on Facebook.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Friday, March 27, 2009 - 2:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
I had someone request me. Saw that we had a mutual friend so i sent that person a PM asking who the invitee was. My friend said 'i have no idea why that person would know you.' LOL i didn't accept it.

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Friday, March 27, 2009 - 2:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
I've had a few people that I don't know, request to be friends. We have no friends in common and I have no idea who they are.

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Friday, March 27, 2009 - 2:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
I love facebook, but I also keep things private and am very picky about who I allow as friends (no students at all - graduated or not). It's been a great way to connect w/my old HS classmates, friends, family, etc. I especially appreciate being able to keep up w/my brother and his boys since we don't see them very often.

Whoami
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08-03-2001

Friday, March 27, 2009 - 2:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
Escapee, I have no idea if you were one or not. LOL. I just went crazy one day clicking on friend requests to anyone who were mutual friends with TVCH'er I already knew about. Most I have no idea who they were here, and when they responded I'd have to ask them.

So if I want to direct people here to my name there, what link would I use? Especially since I have it set to private (friends only can view). If I just list my name here, you'll end up with too many people with my same name (I just searched on FB, 210 people with my exact same name on there). Do I link you to my home page? My profile? Or what?

Jagger
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08-07-2002

Friday, March 27, 2009 - 2:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jagger a private message Print Post    
You could link them to your e-mail address that you use for Facebook. You can search FB by e-mail, and if that e-mail is registered with FB it will tell the name and ask if you want to request a friend.

Whoami as far as the chat and people dropping off when you click on it I think that it stays with how many people were on when you first log on, or if they forget to log off FB it stays until you click on the link. I've had the same thing happen with family and I'll call them up and they say they just closed out of it. Although knowing my family they were probably lieing to me and just didn't want to chat LOL

Whoami
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08-03-2001

Friday, March 27, 2009 - 3:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
I guess I could post the e-mail I use on FB, but I'd rather not. Only cause a public posting on a public board opens it up for spam. As it is, I use my "spam" e-mail address for FB anyway. But would rather not open it up for more spam.

I was hoping more along the line of posting something here, for anyone on TVCH to send a request to me that would like to, rather than my singling people out and asking them to go to FB and search for me. Does that make any sense?

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Friday, March 27, 2009 - 4:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
Whoami - I don't know if it would work for you, but I often post an e-mail by spelling it all out. Then people actually reading my post can use it, but the sweepers won't pick it up. For example, my e-mail for TVCH is sjglerum at hotmail dot com.

Kookliebird
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08-04-2005

Friday, March 27, 2009 - 4:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kookliebird a private message Print Post    
With prospective employers, they are recommending that you do not have a profile photo that might cause the employer to think twice. For example, if your profile photo is of you chugging a 6 pack of beer, that's not so good for the prospective employer to see. So, even though you block people from your page, the photo itself can influence an employer as well.

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Friday, March 27, 2009 - 4:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
As well it should if you picked for your profile pic one of you chugging a 6 pack. LOL