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I'm sleepy, going to bed now....

 

Why do I get invites when I have never been to the site. I'm guessing it is a trick of some sort to get me to open the post.

Jim

 

Jim.....
It might be those XXX sites.....
You need to start cutting back dude.....
Fantasia really is just someone's 90 year old grandmother..... or so I've been told.:eek6:

 

The "delete" key is the most used one on my keyboard.

Jim

 

Mark I believe Nathan is correct in his response post # 10. I say this because about 3 months ago(?) I saw a FB friends suggestion referencing you! :confused5:

:lol:

 

Hot on the heels of this thread there was a bit on the PR - Newswire (Yes, Lynn, that is one of my many sources for "this stuff") entitled WatchGuard Lists Most Risky Web Apps

I'll only quote the relevant parts.

 

It's a jungle out there!

Maybe I don't get these odd requests because I don't play any of the games or join any groups?

I have never gotten a friend request from anyone not related or not personally known to me, but I do know that others have and I wonder if it's joining the groups that triggers it?

I do get pages of suggestions of "friends of friends" and once in a while I find someone in there I know, but if I don't I just delete them - no biggy.

I never understood the Twitter thing, so I'm not there and probably won't tweet - ever.

One thing I do find interesting is just how much you can learn about someone (if they put such info up) once you get into their site as a friend - that is scary! So I don't put hardly anything up of a personal nature....

 

This is my experience also. I severely limit who and what can see my stuff. But it is the best way for me to stay in touch with old friends and family.

 

The amount of information out there on all us is staggering. There are many a day I wish for a name such as Bill Smith. Having a unique name such as mine really narrows the search. (hears the mad rush as everyone heads off to Google me). I'll spare you the work, you'll find mostly car, aquarium and food related stuff. You can find my Grilled Tuna W/Mango/Passion Fruit Salsa recipe here. See that I came in 542nd of 820 in the 2005 ADA International Aquatic Plants Layout Contest at Aquatic Plant Central, another site I am a moderator of. Even find the transcript of a talk I gave in 1998 on Reefs.org about why it is good to develop a rapport with your Local Fish Store.

Yep, there is a lot out there about all of us.

 

You are right Nathan. Lucky for me, I am so boring nobody would search for long. :cornut:

Jim

 

Just be vigilant and keep the privacy settings ramped up. NEVER give your credit card number or other sensitive info to those sites or anyone that you aren't 100% sure. If you think "Do I know this person well enough to give them anything?" and the answer is no, then don't!

I used to laugh when a telemarketer would ask me to verify my SS# or a CC#.

Then I would politely tell them to F off and hang up.

 

What did Watchguard do, hop in their time travel machine to visit 1995?

 

I know nothing of this in your face book. Ignorance is bliss.... :smile5:

 

I'm with you. Never been there, never will. I do agree with Nathan, on the point that a business almost has to be there.

Jim

 

If you have teens in your care you should be at least facebook aware. I find they will express themselves much more freely on facebook than they ever will face to face.

Yes most of their stuff is silly nothings, but this stuff is important to them. If you what to know what they are thinking about, facebook will offer some insights.

I care about them so I am at least facebook aware.

 

I got a bunch of Birthday wishes the other day on FB. I enjoy the contact with friends from the old country. I ignore/block things I don't want to deal with. I go on FB maybe a couple of times a week.

Mark

 

Nathan.....aquariums huh? I have a 50g tropical. Wonder how many others have aquariums.

 

We had a 200 gal. After a coule of moves I got tired of moving it. I might do it again when I settle down in my final house.

 

Isn't that more like a pool?