[pct-l] what is a...

[jomike at cot.net]

Thanks Tom, most informative.

are we there yet

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Holz" <tom-pct at spacing-guild.net>
To: <jomike at cot.net>; <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 5:57 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] what is a...


> Facebook is a website where you sign in and post little updates or 
> thoughts or links.  You add other facebook users as friends and then 
> follow their status updates.  It has a messaging system like email, live 
> chat, and a bunch of little games, applications, and quizes.
>
> (i.e. define "social networking" by example, without using the works 
> "social" or "networking")
>
> Facebook has a huge user-base and is very active right now.  I wonder how 
> long it will last, but I've added a lot of friends from high school, 
> college, and travel that I lost track of when I moved away.
>
> Newbie's guide to Facebook:
> http://news.cnet.com/newbies-guide-to-facebook/
>
> Wikipedia entry:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook
>
> People are also using facebook to network, date, connect over hobbies, and 
> organize politically.  I think of it as an internet inside the internet.
>
> Tom
>
>
> jomike at cot.net wrote:
>> ...Facebook? (Sorry, two questions in one day.) I've heard it mentioned a 
>> lot of late; an explanation would really be appreciated. Thanks
>>
>> are we there yet
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