How many of you do NOT use social networking sites?

JuneBug29 · 21-05-2011 01:43AM #1

Tried them but i never really cared much for them. Anyone else not have any accounts on any social networking websites?

Oranage2 · 21-05-2011 01:50AM

Bebo

Facebook -

Is boards Boards one?

Have a twitter but never use it

XxMCRxBabyxX · 21-05-2011 01:56AM

Only use facebook though think I have others.

My main reason for using it though is for communication with the friends that i grew up in Botswana with. We're now situated all over the world! Including one who is now in my University the year below me! Something I found out through facebook!
It's great for communication that way and is still my main reason for using it even though I use it to communicate with my home and college friends too

xxshebeexx · 21-05-2011 01:57AM

No.

Except for Facebook.

And Twitter.

And Livejournal.

KeithM89_old · 21-05-2011 01:58AM

If it wasnt for facebook, i wouldnt remember anyones bday. Or my own probably...

Great for havin a perv too...

Oranage2 · 21-05-2011 02:00AM

KeithM89 wrote: »

If it wasnt for facebook, i wouldnt remember anyones bday. Or my own probably...

Great for havin a perv too...

too? what else is facebook for?

Saila · 21-05-2011 02:43AM

Oranage2 wrote: »

too? what else is facebook for?

telling people what mood you are in every 9 seconds

Buceph · 21-05-2011 02:53AM

I had a Bebo account (still do probably) and I have a Facebook account, never use them though. Find them boring to use.

I do post on a fair few forums though. I've signed up for Twitter recently, and there seems to be a few interesting people to follow and it was nice keeping up with people's thoughts on current issues. I'm also in a few IRC chatrooms. And I've played a few MMOs and online multiplayer games.

To be honest, I think in generations to come we'll look back at Facebook and think it was an incredibly childish form of "social networking."

Diaspora is something to pay attention to. It's hopefully going to take off as an open source social network, that isn't subject to corporate oversight, and so not a money maker for something, and it gives complete control to the end user.

Kojak · 21-05-2011 02:57AM

Oranage2 wrote: »

Is boards Boards one?

Is that the forum for people who like to repeat themselves for no apparent reason?

hinault · 21-05-2011 03:01AM

Is Boards a social network site?
I do not use any other site to post thoughts/opinions except this one.

pragmatic1 · 21-05-2011 03:02AM

Resisted facebook until this year. Its a handy way of keeping in touch with people and good when low on credit.

Havermeyer · 21-05-2011 03:10AM

I use twitter, only.

It's pretty good for news/sports feeds.

Aoifey! · 21-05-2011 04:30AM

I have a few but the only one I ever use is Facebook.

It comes in handy for finding out about events, keeping in touch with family and friends that live far away and remembering people's birthdays.

Tar.Aldarion · 21-05-2011 04:36AM

twitter and facebook, use both rarely

lalee17 · 21-05-2011 04:46AM

Facebook

Twitter

Use them both constantly

NIMAN · 21-05-2011 05:13AM

I have no Facebook, Twitter, Bebo, accounts. Don't think I ever will have.

I get by with emails, and 2 or 3 forums, and thats probably sad enough.:D

Sergeant · 21-05-2011 05:27AM

Recently decided to start using this social networking malarkey. Started using twitter to follow news and sports sights, topics I find interesting. It really is rather good. And I don't have to read status updates from some cúntbucket who I went to school with.

Midnight_EG · 21-05-2011 05:29AM

JuneBug29 wrote: »

Tried them but i never really cared much for them. Anyone else not have any accounts on any social networking websites?

Yeah, you need friends to care for/enjoy it

sam34 · 21-05-2011 07:28AM

briefly had a Facebook account but I closed it after a day or so because I thought it was stupid and contrived. I don't have a bebo/ twitter.

LowOdour · 21-05-2011 07:40AM

Had a facebook account, but closed it off recently because going on to it everyday reading about people telling me **** i dont care about was wearing me down!

Have a twitter account....dont 'network' as such, just follow some funny people on it but dont interact with anyone....i find twitter is really only for media & business people.

xxtattyberxx · 21-05-2011 07:54AM

Have twitter but its mainly to follow gossip, sports, enterainment etc have never actually 'tweeted'

Have facebook, but am at the stage were it could wasily be deleted, fed up at looking at everyday updates from the same groups of people, who speak to each other every day, even tho they live around the corner from each other, these disfunctional groups irritate me.

Closed down my bebo account ages yonks ago
Bring back the good ole fashioned, calling around for a cuppa, making a phone call etc

cosanostra · 21-05-2011 09:47AM

I have a Facebook and Twitter accounts but i don't use them for social network mainly just to lurk but i still prefer to meet up with my mates and go for a few drinks!
Same thing goes for internet dating sites as was discussed on another thread but i think this is the was society is moving and maybe the people that don't get with it will be left behind!

Darragh · 21-05-2011 09:56AM

I'm a complete addict - however recently stopped posting personal stuff on twitter - it can become very negative and cynical depending on the people you interact with or who follow you. I don't really rate it as more than a good news feed and sometimes entertaining broadcast service now. I've been doing far more stuff IRL recently which is good. I'd give up my phone before Facebook though, simply because how great it is to keep in touch with people.

gosuckonalemon · 21-05-2011 09:58AM

"A social network is a social structure made up of individuals (or organizations) called "nodes", which are tied (connected) by one or more specific types of interdependency, such as friendship, kinship, common interest, financial exchange, dislike, relationships of beliefs, knowledge or prestige."

Based on this definition boards.ie and other forums are just as much a form of social networking as twitter etc.

Hence, to even vote in the poll means you do use a social network.

Hence there should only be two options in that poll, "no" cannot be an option.

mike65 · 21-05-2011 10:06AM

Given the definition above yes but not twitter, bebo, facebook type sites.

21-05-2011 10:07AM

I have facebook, many of my friends are off around the world

Daegerty · 21-05-2011 10:13AM

I don't use them. They're only a load of **** tbh

qz · 21-05-2011 10:17AM

Been on Twitter once or twice for breaking news but I don't have an account or anything. Had a Facebook for about 2 years and deleted it a few months ago and I've never looked back. It got pretty ridiculous how you'd put physical interaction with people secondary to online interaction. Plus, there's things on Facebook you don't want to see, ex's, idiots, retarded status updates, general dribble. It's just all-consuming and it's only when you step back from how much you realise you don't need it. If I need to get in touch with my friends they have my mobile number and vice versa.

Quit Facebook, feelsgoodman.

fuerte1976 · 21-05-2011 10:19AM

Dont use any, but online a lot

gosuckonalemon · 21-05-2011 10:30AM

Daegerty wrote: »

I don't use them. They're only a load of **** tbh

..except boards.ie

fuerte1976 wrote: »

Dont use any, but online a lot

..except boards.ie

robinph · 21-05-2011 10:34AM

To the currently 45 people who have voted no, what do you think boards.ie is?

How many of you do NOT use social networking sites?

Do you use social networking websites? 132 votes

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