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Facebook and a group for all of us!

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I joined Facebook a few weeks ago after much nagging by some of my nearest and dearest friends. It is a networking site. I am gradually finding I am back in touch with people that I 'mislaid' some 13 years ago!

 

Whilst browsing the groups I noticed there was nothing to do with us proud Omlet owners.

So I have created a group especially for all of us!

 

Feel free to join...

 

www.facebook.com

 

group is 'Omleteers'. I didn't know what else to name it

 

Hope I am not stepping on anyone's toes, espcially at Omlet - let me know if I am and I'll delete it straight away ....

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umm - I think you have to register - if I remember rightly that is why I kept holding off until my friends assured me it was ok.

 

Claire

Is it OK? I was a bit worried when it asked for my email address and email password! I won't get a load more spam will I? I already get tons :evil:

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That can be a different password if you want snowy......I usually have a different password for sites like that, than I do for my "proper" email accounts and bank etc.........

 

Facebook has been around for a while, I think though it is worth pointing out that you should make sure that you have a limited profile, so not to show your email address and other personal details.......And also only add people who you know, that way you wont get anyone bothering you that you dont want.......

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umm - I think you have to register - if I remember rightly that is why I kept holding off until my friends assured me it was ok.

 

Claire

Is it OK? I was a bit worried when it asked for my email address and email password! I won't get a load more spam will I? I already get tons :evil:

 

It's absolutely fine. I haven't had a single peice of spam yet. You can choose to hide information from everyone, allow just your friends to see it or allow everybody to see it. You can hide bits of info (such as year of birth) or all the info. You can hide your email address. You can omit info. You can put in random info - eg some of my friends have put in wierd home towns or random birth years such as 1920.

 

They also have a thing in place that if you want to contact anybody you have to type in one of those random code things that stops spambots etc. Kate will probably be able to explain it better!

 

Oh and you can always set up a second email account like i have. I have my tiscali one for standard stuff but a hotmail account for when I need to put an email address in for anything I am not sure about or don't want to fill up my normal in box

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I own a domain "mysleepingbag.com"

 

I can setup as many email accounts as you need if anyoe doesnt want to use their main account.......Just pm me and I will se one up for you.......

 

All I ask is that people do keep it clear and not store loads and loads, as if people do, I run out of hard drive space on the server and then my paying customers whinge at me lol

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I've just joined too, but I'm not sure where the benefit is!

 

DD1 has announced that now she will have to join the 'OH NO! MY MUM'S JOINED FACEBOOK' group :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

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its just an additional group really because it may lead people from facebook to here

and you can get back in touch with people you might have lost touch with - but like friends reunited but free

and you can find other groups that may be of interest etc. Its something you need to have a play with and if you don't like it just delete your account

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I wasn't complaining Redfrock, I'm just wondering how it would be different from the forum - and would I have time to do both? :roll::roll::lol:

 

DD1 loves it and has made contact with her cousin in Canada and my GodSon at Oxford, people she wouldn't have been in touch with.

 

Do I have to keep checking it to see if there are any messages or will they just pop up?

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I wasn't complaining Redfrock, I'm just wondering how it would be different from the forum - and would I have time to do both? :roll::roll::lol:

 

Do I have to keep checking it to see if there are any messages or will they just pop up?

 

Oh crumbs I didn't think you were I promise!

It should email you

 

:D

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You can send individual people messages, or write them on their wall where it is more public

You can find people, e.g. my cousins I normally only hear from annually, I can now follow what they are up to

You can join "groups" based on your interests, or places you worked/went to school

You can share photos

You can keep changing your status to share what you are doing e.g. I am off to the pub, I am playing with chickens

You can share your mood with other people

There are quizzes and you can share the results

You can share your personal details e.g. favourite films, books, quotes....

You can create events to invite all your friends to e.g. a party only sent to certain people

it keeps track of all your friend's birthdays

there are addictive applications/games :oops: I have a pet elephant, 3 rabbits in a game, and aquarium, a zombies application...

 

P.S. I searched for chicken groups and the results came up with mainly eating or doing unpleasant things to chickens so I'd be careful :!:

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I'm not being funny, but I don't think I'm going to register. I'm quite happy popping on this forum & meeting everyone on here. Plus I'm not sure I want to dig up people from my past as I was bullied. As I keep saying, I haven't found my true friends yet in life (apart from my hubby).

Fellow omleteeers come across as good friends though!

 

So I'm sticking with seeing you all on here.

 

Emma.x

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