College Students and the Facebook: A Growing Trend

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The discussion revolves around college students sharing their experiences with Facebook, highlighting its growing popularity among university networks. Participants discuss the necessity of a .edu email address for registration, the challenges of connecting with friends, and the platform's features, such as privacy settings that restrict profile visibility to friends only. There's a light-hearted exchange about the quirks of Facebook, including the concept of "poking" someone, which remains a mystery to many. Some users express initial skepticism about the platform but later find value in reconnecting with old friends. The conversation also touches on the differences between student and faculty email addresses and the implications for accessing the network. Overall, the thread captures the excitement and curiosity surrounding Facebook as it gains traction in college communities.
  • #51
Ummmmmm... no I'm not going to say it.
 
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  • #52
Greg Bernhardt said:
Not possible. I have just tried to poke myself and failed. I looked all over and could not find anywhere to poke. :biggrin:


Umm...well...

I'm scarred for life now, how about the rest of you?
 
  • #53
franznietzsche said:
Umm...well...
I'm scarred for life now, how about the rest of you?

hmmm... now let's see if I can poke you franznietzsche!
 
  • #54
Greg Bernhardt said:
hmmm... now let's see if I can poke you franznietzsche!


Well, ok, but don't tell anyone. Tribdog might get jealous. Not to mention Evo. She's dying to get poked.
 
  • #55
franznietzsche said:
Well, ok, but don't tell anyone. Tribdog might get jealous. Not to mention Evo. She's dying to get poked.
Ah, geeze, you know us older folk are incontinent.
 
  • #56
Evo said:
Ah, geeze, you know us older folk are incontinent.


I didn't know you were old. The anti-aging cream must be working :biggrin: .
 
  • #57
Who's Ben from Jacksonville? Is that you FUNKER?
 
  • #58
its someone... everyone else so far has been obvious. people have to let me know who they are!
 
  • #59
<-- Ben from Jacksonville

Just trying to be social. *runs away and hides*
 
  • #60
Ah, geeze, you know us older folk are incontinent.
Ah come now E, you know I was just joking. Seriously though, if you don't know what facebook is by now, you would probably feel strange using it. It would be like a 40 year old guy at a college bar trying to pick up girls.
 
  • #61
i have myspace but the site is so buggy. it asks you for your password only about 30 times a day; i read it's a javascript worm. those two site owners made a lot of money on that site and they branched off to start other businesses rather than focus on making their site better and more secure.
 
  • #62
gravenewworld said:
Ah come now E, you know I was just joking. Seriously though, if you don't know what facebook is by now, you would probably feel strange using it. It would be like a 40 year old guy at a college bar trying to pick up girls.
as graveneworld manages to dig himself in even deeper
 
  • #63
The_Professional said:
those two site owners made a lot of money on that site and they branched off to start other businesses rather than focus on making their site better and more secure.


Guess the owners are smarter then 99% of their clientel :smile: :smile: :smile: :smile:
 
  • #64
Pengwuino said:
Guess the owners are smarter then 99% of their clientel :smile: :smile: :smile: :smile:


Given the average myspace page, so are dung beetles.
 
  • #65
Hmm, there was an article about Facebook in our school newspaper today. Our school is now allowing access to Facebook from the local computers again. I guess they blocked facebook.com because the school felt that the security on facebook.com was not up to par, but I guess it is now fixed, or at least sufficient.
Here is the article if anyone is interested:
http://www.dailylobo.com/media/paper344/news/2006/01/23/News/Web-Site.Can.Show.Its.Face.Again.At.Unm-1493565.shtml?norewrite&sourcedomain=www.dailylobo.com

hmmm, they seem to want you to register, bah.
 
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