Staying in touch with friends without Facebook?

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I deactivated my Facebook account a couple of weeks ago.

Facebook is so full of distractions, I no longer want to log on and waste an hour (or more) every day on it. Sadly, too many people are so dependent on it that phone calls, text messages and emails in other formats seem almost a thing of the past. Not to mention the fact that no one remembers anyone's birthday anymore.

What other ways would people suggest to keep up with friends these days without using Facebook (or other social networking sites?). Do you think it's a good idea to make regular appointments to speak on Skype (or FaceTime, or Viber)? Maybe make an email group on your Gmail account to contact regularly?

Thoughts?

frag420

Call around for a cuppa scald and a chin wag like they did in the eighties.....

Or catch up after Sunday mass....

In Lonesome Dove

I was never on facebook until this summer. I hated joining up but had to, to keep in touch with people who moved away.

kneemos

SMS.

Valetta

Just PM them on boards.

The Peanut

First world problems.


Ring, text, email, letter, call to see them, telepathy.

kneemos

frag420 wrote: »

Call around for a cuppa scald and a chin wag like they did in the eighties.....

Or catch up after Sunday mass....

Or when everyone is dancing on the crossroads on a Saturday evening.

Hotfail.com

Cups of tea.

Phone calls.

Go out for lunch.

Start going for walks and that sort of shít together?

You don't have to keep in contact with them on a daily basis, like people on Facebook do. I hardly go on the thing because I'm sick of seeing all the shíte people post on it on a constant basis.

If they've gone abroad or something though Facebook is a great option.

Dyr

So some sham starts this thread and now facebuke is down....hmmmm

Banjo String

Smoke signals.

Vincent Vega

Funnily enough Facebook has been down for the last 10 minutes or so.

HeidiHeidi

Bambi wrote: »

So some sham starts this thread and now facebuke is down....hmmmm

Was just going to post the same thing

OP, you didn't have to ruin it for us all, y'know.....

ToddyDoody

What is the point of getting to know anyone if you can't then spy on them on facebox?

Fat Christy

I don't have fb, deleted it nearly 2 and half years ago. The ones who matter will keep in contact with you.

pajor

Snapchat. Not my favourite, but a hell of a lot better than fb.

The Rabbit

Ainsley Rotten Wisdom wrote: »

I deactivated my Facebook account a couple of weeks ago.

Facebook is so full of distractions, I no longer want to log on and waste an hour (or more) every day on it. Sadly, too many people are so dependent on it that phone calls, text messages and emails in other formats seem almost a thing of the past. Not to mention the fact that no one remembers anyone's birthday anymore.

What other ways would people suggest to keep up with friends these days without using Facebook (or other social networking sites?). Do you think it's a good idea to make regular appointments to speak on Skype (or FaceTime, or Viber)? Maybe make an email group on your Gmail account to contact regularly?

Thoughts?

People had friends before Facebook.

Sometimes even talked to them too. Shocking!

Banjo String

Fat Christy wrote: »

I don't have fb, deleted it nearly 2 and half years ago. The ones who matter will keep in contact with you.

Fcuking reply to my text or return my calls so. :mad:

Fat Christy

pajor wrote: »

Snapchat. Not my favourite, but a hell of a lot better than fb.

I don't have snapchat either....:pac:

In fairness I have mini panic attacks when people call me.

Ruu

A group run, something group related that everyone can enjoy.* Have your friends pencil it down once or twice a month on the same day, just send reminder emails.





*waits for someone to post group sex*

Mariasofia

Banjo String wrote: »

Fcuking reply to my text or return my calls so. :mad:

She said the ones that matter....

Fat Christy

Banjo String wrote: »

Fcuking reply to my text or return my calls so. :mad:

Woops, guilty as charged. :pac:

I be busy sometimes......

hatrickpatrick

Dammit OP, you broke the internet!

Banjo String

Mariasofia wrote: »

She said the ones that matter....

I must matter. I'm trusted enough to clip their toenails, dirty laundry all the time.

groucho marx

no solution im afraid,you can only have frends and stay in touch if you have fb,it invented frendships I believe.

I was never and will never be on Facebook.
My brother and my best friend lived in oz for few years, shockingly we managed to keep in touch......

Amazing isn't it?
Surely the only people you can't keep in touch with are 'Facebook' 'friends'???

Either that or people just hate you.....

the groutch

two tin cans and a piece of string

Fat Christy

Banjo String wrote: »

I must matter. I'm trusted enough to clip their toenails, dirty laundry all the time.

Ohhh....very smooth.....gender: unknown.

Hotfail.com

I can't for the life of me understand why people use snapchat.

Fat Christy

Hotfail.com wrote: »

I can't for the life of me understand why people use snapchat.

Detest it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfWn-r-MiOg

pmy.murphy

Ainsley Rotten Wisdom wrote: »

I deactivated my Facebook account a couple of weeks ago.

Facebook is so full of distractions, I no longer want to log on and waste an hour (or more) every day on it. Sadly, too many people are so dependent on it that phone calls, text messages and emails in other formats seem almost a thing of the past. Not to mention the fact that no one remembers anyone's birthday anymore.

What other ways would people suggest to keep up with friends these days without using Facebook (or other social networking sites?). Do you think it's a good idea to make regular appointments to speak on Skype (or FaceTime, or Viber)? Maybe make an email group on your Gmail account to contact regularly?

Thoughts?

Theres plenty of alternatives to maintaining contact with friends than facebook.

You should try the string and can or the smoke signals

Little Acorn

I've never had a facebook account. I mainly use free webtexts to stay in touch, and I arrange to meet up regularly as well for friends I don't see everyday. Or some of my friends have free calls to my number so contact me that way.

Vandango

Ainsley Rotten Wisdom wrote: »

What other ways would people suggest to keep up with friends these days without using Facebook

Maybe just doing what you did before Shytebook Facebook existed might be a start.

groucho marx

Alternatively text your frends to tell them you like what they like

Potatoeman

The Peanut wrote: »

First world problems.

You sound like a bigger twit for saying that.

holystungun9

The Rabbit wrote: »

People had friends before Facebook.

Sometimes even talked to them too. Shocking!

? I don't even know how to like anymore unless I see a button to push.

Tilly

I'm in a few whatsapp groups and keep in touch that way. Facebook is a load of poo.

The Peanut

Potatoeman wrote: »

You sound like a bigger twit for saying that.

Is it not a first world problem? How serious an issue would you grade it?

OP will survive without Facebook, millions do. They even maintain friendships.

mighty magpie

Whatsapp

Potatoeman

The Peanut wrote: »

Is it not a first world problem? How serious an issue would you grade it?

OP will survive without Facebook, millions do. They even maintain friendships.

We live in a first world country so most of our problems are. We dont have to feel guilty about everything.

LostBoy101

Like others suggested just create a whatsapp group message and problem solved.

KungPao

MSN Messenger is your only man, LOL :O

K.

Cya!

Thx.

Bye!

Inanna

Potatoeman wrote: »

You sound like a bigger twit for saying that.

"First world problem" it may not be but it's staggering to see this kind of ignorance. Has the OP honestly never heard of letters, phones, email, chat clients like MSN and IRC, text messaging, etc.?

AdolfHipster

Revert back to sending letters with a custom wax seal. How badass is that?

I Heart Internet

I use Bebo.

howamidifferent

Who needs friends?

Hoop66

Close friends, either here or in the UK = phone/text/occasional email
FB friends, people I have met online or people I have reconnected with through FB = Facebook

House of Blaze

The whole idea of 'keeping in touch with people who move away' is complete bull**** anyway.

That's what skype is for.

Fat Christy

Christ, I don't have whatsapp or skype or nathing. Do I need to be teleported back to the middle ages?

I have a nokia as well....:o

House of Blaze

Fat Christy wrote: »

Christ, I don't have whatsapp or skype or nathing. Do I need to be teleported back to the middle ages?

I have a nokia as well....:o

A nokia?!

Don't you mean the stone age so?

groucho marx

Fat Christy wrote: »

Christ, I don't have whatsapp or skype or nathing. Do I need to be teleported back to the middle ages?

I have a nokia as well....:o

Is it a 3210;-)

Fat Christy

groucho marx wrote: »

Is it a 3210;-)

No, i have a lumia something something atm BUT I did have the nokia 3510 up to 2 years ago.

Everyone kept slagging me....I thought it was the bomb. Loved playing snake on it. :pac: