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Whatever / Re: FACEBOOK
« on: May 19, 2013, 10:48:15 AM »
There seem to be significant differences between the way younger and older people use Facebook. I use it to keep in touch with a relatively small number of friends who now live interstate or overseas, former colleagues and former students of mine (which I think was the original intent). Many young people seem to have literally hundreds of 'friends' and seem much more comfortable with the commercial aspects of Facebook. Personally, I choose to ignore the advertising, just as I choose to ignore the advertising in newspapers, on commercial TV stations and on other websites. I think it still has value as a communication tool, despite having been hijacked by commerce.