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May 16, 2008 at 1:46 pm #28813iloveconor.comMember
I was just thinking about old school Facebook and how it required you to verify your college or work with an email domain when registering or joining a new network. Now anybody can join with an email address, but still require verification for work and school networks.
Do you like that fact that it’s open to everybody or do you miss the old school way when it only accepted legit users?
May 16, 2008 at 4:41 pm #169528Jeff HesterKeymasteriloveconor.com;229900 wrote:I was just thinking about old school Facebook and how it required you to verify your college or work with an email domain when registering or joining a new network. Now anybody can join with an email address, but still require verification for work and school networks.Do you like that fact that it’s open to everybody or do you miss the old school way when it only accepted legit users?
I think the old concept was better from the user perspective, as it greatly increased the chance that you’d actually KNOW the people in your network. When they opened it up, there was an uproar for a while because people were afraid it would become more like Myspace (which the original Facebook crowd had outgrown).
Facebook hasn’t gotten as bad as Facebook, but it has changed.
Now, what makes someone who does not have a .edu email address not “legit?”
May 16, 2008 at 6:34 pm #169530DavidParticipant@Jeff 229903 wrote:
I think the old concept was better from the user perspective, as it greatly increased the chance that you’d actually KNOW the people in your network.
Are you talking about geographical networks? As far as I can tell, there aren’t any school/work related networks that don’t still require an email address.
May 16, 2008 at 8:17 pm #169532TigerbladeParticipantQuote:Facebook hasn’t gotten as bad as Facebook, but it has changed.I think it may have gotten as bad as itself. I’m guessing you meant to say “as bad as MySpace,” Jeff. 😛
As far as requiring a valid .edu address… yeah. I think it was better that way. I also liked it when it was split between college and high school – I get way too many requests from people who go to my old high school. Just because I went there several years ago doesn’t mean we’re friends.
IMHO, opening up hasn’t made it more like MySpace; allowing the third-party apps like Graffiti Wall and Aquarium has made it more like MySpace.
May 16, 2008 at 11:35 pm #169533VvWolverinevVParticipantWhen I registered in 2004, only Ivy League schools and MIT were legit. We Ivy Leaguers love exclusivity.
May 21, 2008 at 1:41 pm #169535iloveconor.comMemberActually I’m not sure how to answer my own question? I liked the exclusivity at first with my University, but now I’ve got like 90% of my close friends on Facebook, so it’s easy to keep intouch and organize!
May 21, 2008 at 1:48 pm #169531DavidParticipant@iloveconor.com 230083 wrote:
Actually I’m not sure how to answer my own question? I liked the exclusivity at first with my University, but now I’ve got like 90% of my close friends on Facebook, so it’s easy to keep intouch and organize!
90%? I don’t know anyone (18-25) that doesn’t have a facebook.
May 21, 2008 at 3:41 pm #169536iloveconor.comMember@David 230084 wrote:
90%? I don’t know anyone (18-25) that doesn’t have a facebook.
Yes, but I’m not 18-25 years old 😉
May 21, 2008 at 3:51 pm #169534VvWolverinevVParticipantI know lots of people who don’t have Facebook. MySpace is still a big contender in terms of user count.
May 22, 2008 at 12:48 am #169529Jeff HesterKeymasterTigerblade;229914 wrote:I think it may have gotten as bad as itself. I’m guessing you meant to say “as bad as MySpace,” Jeff. 😛Doh! :confused:
Yeah, I meant as bad as Myspace.
Dave, I wasn’t a part of Faceback “back in the day” but my impression was that people tended to stay more within the confines of their network, and there was an air of exclusivity. I’ve heard some people say that they used MySpace when they were in high school, but when they went to college, they graduated to Facebook (and were glad that the “kids” weren’t allowed in). Now all that has changed.
November 15, 2008 at 9:57 am #169527Jeff HesterKeymasterdddddddd
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