Facebook - Huh?

[Trudes]

I prefer Oldfriends, at least they are generally people you know and can kinda remember.

[Jeremy]

It's a pretty cheap way to force mass adoption of Silverlight, that'll be why Microsoft bought that much of the company.

[boostin]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xqR7ZSh-Is

[T-Thunder13]

erm - wanna add me?

hell yeah the more "friends" i have the cooler i look to all my other "friends"

[T-Thunder13]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xqR7ZSh-Is

thats funny

[Skyryder]

I've been off my face too many times and a name like Face book is just a reminder. Took a look at the site a few days ago. More fucking forms to fill in. No thanks.

Skyryder

[Swoop]

Let us not forget that it is thoroughly endorsed by the CIA.

[xwhatsit]

It's a pretty cheap way to force mass adoption of Silverlight, that'll be why Microsoft bought that much of the company.

If they stuff Silverlight in there, that'll piss right off the large Mac/Linux community that are members.

The `friend-whoring' `add-me-add-me' ego-trip thing isn't as prevalent as, say, Myspace/Bebo et al. Suppose it depends in which sorts of groups/sub-communities you join and associate with on Facebook.

[Jeremy]

If they stuff Silverlight in there, that'll piss right off the large Mac/Linux community that are members.

The `friend-whoring' `add-me-add-me' ego-trip thing isn't as prevalent as, say, Myspace/Bebo et al. Suppose it depends in which sorts of groups/sub-communities you join and associate with on Facebook.

Why would it? Silverlight runs on those platforms. They just want to force uptake, and there's no faster way to get a large relatively tech savvy audience to upgrade than this. For 240 mil it's practically a bargain, as it provides developers a large userbase to target.

[xwhatsit]

Why would it? Silverlight runs on those platforms. They just want to force uptake, and there's no faster way to get a large relatively tech savvy audience to upgrade than this. For 240 mil it's practically a bargain, as it provides developers a large userbase to target.

I am sorry, just did a bit of reading and you're perfectly right.

The last I'd read about Silverlight was a long time ago, open-source people were getting all hot and bothered about yet another proprietary standard they wouldn't be privy to. After reading about Moonlight (open-source version of Silverlight, supported by Microsoft) it seems those fears were unfounded.

At least something useful came out of the Novell/Microsoft deal.

[Finn]

it's 'cause 'online' is the only place some relationships exist i guess

Erm, is that an offer?

[mstriumph]

Erm, is that an offer?

erm - no

[Conquiztador]

I think that the word "friend" is being de-valued.

To be my friend you have to be considered to fill at least two of my criteria:
- I have to like you
- I have to trust you
- I have to respect you.

The ones I can count on one hand in this world who can tick all three I consider real friends.

And no, I have never visited bebo or facebook. Probably never will.

[Fat Tony]

I joined Facebook to see what all the fuss was about and maybe I'm getting old

Here you go old timer

http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/...cle2774211.ece

I don't get the whole social networking site thing either. Every buggar at work's on Facebook and seems to spend half their life at home and at work on it... does my bloody head in... just talk, phone, meet ffs

[xwhatsit]

seems to spend half their life at home and at work on it... does my bloody head in... just talk, phone, meet ffs

Hey yeah! Quick, phone SpankMe and tell him he doesn't need to pay those hefty hosting fees for KB any more! It's simple, all we're going to do now is talk to each other on the telephone and meet in real life.