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.
  • #31
loseyourname said:
It's also worth nothing that one cannot view the profile of someone from another school unless one is that person's friend. So saying you're listed as Greg's only friend from UMass isn't going to help anybody find you unless they're already Greg's friend.
Yeah that too.

Aha, i found SpaceTiger, by hunting through Greg's friends and maching the pictures with his avatar. And he thought he could hide.

So when is this PF group going to be set up? Can you even have cross university groups?
 
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  • #32
My information is available on my website.
 
  • #33
Evo said:
That's ok, I belong to the oldgeezers.com network. Those of us that have controlable arthritis and can still type are a really fun group! :frown:
I'm a facebook member. Of course, I've only logged on like twice, and I haven't posted a picture or any info. I just wanted to see what all the fuss was about.
 
  • #34
Math Is Hard said:
I'm a facebook member. Of course, I've only logged on like twice, and I haven't posted a picture or any info. I just wanted to see what all the fuss was about.
Yeah last year a friend was pestering me to get on it and I didn't see the big deal. But after using it a lot and getting back in touch with old high school and junior high friends I'm a little addicted now.
 
  • #35
loseyourname said:
It's also worth nothing that one cannot view the profile of someone from another school unless one is that person's friend. So saying you're listed as Greg's only friend from UMass isn't going to help anybody find you unless they're already Greg's friend.

i was very aware of that. cept i said i was spacetiger's on umass friend. i don't know if I'm greg's only friend. well i could check now, but meh. I'm surprised that despite the difficulty I've had so many adds already. hm.
 
  • #36
So what does it mean to "poke" somebody?
 
  • #37
Math Is Hard said:
So what does it mean to "poke" somebody?

you've stumbled on one of the many great mysteries of facebook... no one really knows. it just tells someone they've been poked... whooopie!
 
  • #38
Gale said:
you've stumbled on one of the many great mysteries of facebook... no one really knows. it just tells someone they've been poked... whooopie!
I haven't been poked in years... :frown:
 
  • #39
Gale said:
you've stumbled on one of the many great mysteries of facebook... no one really knows. it just tells someone they've been poked... whooopie!
how bizarre!:bugeye:
 
  • #40
hahahaha, evo made me laugh sooo much!
 
  • #41
Gale said:
hahahaha, evo made me laugh sooo much!
Glad that my lack of a love life brings joy to someone! :biggrin:
 
  • #42
I didn't know you were a sadist, Gale
 
  • #43
oh I'm not. i just didn't think anyone would go through the trouble.
 
  • #44
Evo said:
I haven't been poked in years... :frown:


Me neither. Not that I'm complaining.
 
  • #45
franznietzsche said:
Me neither. Not that I'm complaining.
Well, it's different for you..., I mean, you know. :blushing: Gale??
 
  • #46
Evo said:
Well, it's different for you..., I mean, you know. :blushing: Gale??


No Evo, i don't know. Maybe you could explain it to me :biggrin: ?
 
  • #47
Evo said:
Well, it's different for you..., I mean, you know. :blushing: Gale??


uhmmm... have i been er.. poked lately.. uh... hmm... i don't get poked and tell?
 
  • #48
Can one poke oneself?
 
  • #49
Math Is Hard said:
Can one poke oneself?


Apparently.
 
  • #50
franznietzsche said:
Apparently.
Not possible. I have just tried to poke myself and failed. I looked all over and could not find anywhere to poke. :biggrin:
 
  • #51
Ummmmmm... no I'm not going to say it.
 
  • #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.
 

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