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In reply to the discussion: People Without Facebook Accounts Are Deemed 'Suspicious' -- Forbes [View all]kydo
(2,679 posts)21. Then color me Suspicious
Cause I do not have a facebook page, never had a myspace page either. I do design websites and have been doing so since 1996. I've post on mailing lists, message boards, irc channels, user groups, you name it I have done it expect for facebook, myspace and that linkwhatevrlog.
facebook is a huge waste of time and brains.
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People Without Facebook Accounts Are Deemed 'Suspicious' -- Forbes [View all]
Leopolds Ghost
Nov 2012
OP
The real question is: how much like Facebook is DU, message boards, and offline getting?
Leopolds Ghost
Nov 2012
#2
Agree. I don't share my DU handle with friends for that reason(not that they really care).
Hassin Bin Sober
Nov 2012
#54
Frankly, I feel nothing but scornful pity for those who think this way and reject privacy.
WinkyDink
Nov 2012
#25
Farhad Manjoo is *staggeringly* stupid, though. I invite you to read the comment
Romulox
Nov 2012
#39
Forbes' business subscribers want to make money off your freely provided information
GiaGiovanni
Nov 2012
#48
I had a Facebook account for about three years, but shut it down recently....
OldDem2012
Nov 2012
#52
My neighbor rents her condo out short-term via a bed and breakfast website called Air B&B.
Hassin Bin Sober
Nov 2012
#55