"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 26 Jan 2014 09:51:48 +0200, ChattyCathy
> > wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 25 Jan 2014 23:41:19 -0800, sf wrote:
>>
>>
>> > Is word of mouth the point you thought I was missing? <shrug> So
>> > what?
>>
>> No, the point you are missing is that not everyone on the planet would
>> miss FB or other social networks if they ceased to exist. But clearly you
>> would.
>
> And what does that have to do with my reasoning why the smaller mom
> and pop operations choose to have a presence on FB rather than a web
> site? You obviously can't handle the idea that people don't rely on
> internet sites to stay in touch with their customer base. Julie is
> the one who won't give up FB for that, not me. I don't give a damn
> one way or the other about FB - I was talked into joining and still
> don't see the allure. However, Pinterest serves a real purpose for me
> that has absolutely nothing to do with Twitter, Instagram or FB types
> of interaction. Again, it's something that you can't seem to
> comprehend.

I don't *need* to give up Facebook. I happen to like it! I use it almost
daily. The allure for me is that I can talk to several people at once.
Either by making a post and replying to the responses or by starting a chat.
I have two friends who I gave up on trying to call because they were never
home when I did. And I generally won't call people past 10:00 p.m. unless I
know they will be up and it won't wake other members of the family. But...
I can talk to them both after 10:00 p.m. and the sound of our typing isn't
annoying to the other family members as a late night phone call could be.

As for Pinerest, what I can comprehend is that you are using it for
something other than its intended purpose. Fine. I don't care. I only
thought you might be interested in the hacks because people have been losing
their pins. But you obviously don't so... *shrugs*