Why do we have a Facebook Group?
a) Because Candy was trying to procrastinate on doing some actual writing.
b) Because we’re Interweb whores
c) Because we hate puppies.
d) Comedy fourth option.
Anyway, check it out and join it, if you’re so inclined. We’re not sure what we’re going to do with it yet, but the short answer for now is “Not a whole hell of a lot.”
Snaz. Now all you have to do is create a totally useless but fun application and you’re set for world domination.
Obviously they need to create an application displaying some of the most atrocious romance novel covers in the known world.
Will this be the impetus that finally makes me join Facebook? I’ve been holding out since I’m a member of every other random social networking site.
I am so totally a member. Yay.
What can you do with the group? Send us messages, somehow, and offer me presents, and post hilarious covers under “pictures” So… what you do here, but there. Oh, and message boards!
Holy cow, I didn’t have enough ways to waste time and not write! Thank you for giving me another!
*sigh* Who am I kidding? I signed up as soon as I saw this message.
I’m going to ignore that thing about hating puppies and join the group anyway. And maybe look for a Feminists Who Love Men group while I’m over there.
What is the difference between facebook and myspace?
MySpace is the devil. Facebook is merely slightly evil.
Ok a semi real answer. MySpace has a reputation as being the place for budding musicians, budding writers, and budding porn stars. It’s full of difficult to read if not seizure inducing layouts and bad music that promptly begins playing the minute you navigate to a page. It’s also a place full of teenagers.
Facebook began as a social networking place among college students and alumni. Meaning mostly you were there to keep in touch with colleagues/classmates. Originally you could only sign up if you had a valid college email address. The profile layouts are standard, meaning no obnoxious colors or flashing lights. It’s now open to the public in an effort to get in on the MySpace action, but it’s still slightly less annoying.
Hahaha, joined in 3 seconds flat. I spend far too much time on facebook, and even if you never do anything with the group, just having the name in my profile makes me smile.
(word submission: seem98. Yes, it does seem 98 hours since I last slept. How does the generator know that? Or is my paranoia merely sleep deprivation-induced?)
An interesting article on Facebook vs MySpace. I can just imagine it now: “I’m Facebook, you’re MySpace. It would never work out.” Heh.
So where’s your myspace page?
I introduce you to RomanceWiki as the total, all-encompassing Sucker of Hours and this is what you do? Turn around **the very next day** and do Facebook??!! Obviously I haven’t yet found Teh Ultimate Distraction.
Things have been changing on MySpace over the last couple of years. According to this study, MySpace users now skew older, with more than half of us at age 35+.
If you use Firefox as your browser instead of Internet Explosion, there’s a FlashBlocker plug-in that will keep all that crap from starting automatically. It makes using the internet so much less annoying. Maybe IE has one, too.
But yeah, there’s no denying some of those retina-assaulting MySpace layouts. I’m hoping they’ll go out of style, like flying text in PowerPoint presentations did several years ago.
Hmm, I haven’t noticed older users on MySpace. Then again, I stay away from MySpace unless I have to visit it, but I think my impression of it is irrevocably skewed.
And another difference between Facebook and MySpace is that, in addition to all the bells and whistles, MySpace has a blog option. Facebook does not. I expect it might at some point, but now the closest you can get is the Notes application which still isn’t quite the same thing.