Comments on: Does Facebook Ever Work Properly ? http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/does-facebook-ever-work-properly A Site About Everything and Nothing Thu, 17 May 2012 21:25:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on Does Facebook Ever Work Properly ? by: Rod http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/does-facebook-ever-work-properly#comment-12307 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 07:55:55 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/does-facebook-ever-work-properly#comment-12307 Anakowi, the interface is clunky and they've made the mistake of sticking with what they had - it was never as user friendly as My Space for example. Times have changed whilst they have not. All that said even if they want to stick with it they could at least make it work - given the size of the site they put in a poor showing IMHO Cheers Rod Anakowi,
the interface is clunky and they’ve made the mistake of sticking with what they had - it was never as user friendly as My Space for example. Times have changed whilst they have not.
All that said even if they want to stick with it they could at least make it work - given the size of the site they put in a poor showing IMHO
Cheers
Rod

]]> Comment on Does Facebook Ever Work Properly ? by: Anakowi http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/does-facebook-ever-work-properly#comment-12304 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 07:18:13 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/does-facebook-ever-work-properly#comment-12304 Thanks Rod (and others) for a place to vent the feelings of frustration with Facebook! I agree with all your sentiments. I'm not the world's best interface designer... but hey... I know crap when I see it. I use(d) Facebook solely for the ability to re-connect with old friends with whom I was otherwise out of touch. I truly can't see the point of staying in the loop with regular friends and family via Facebook when there are so many better options. Lately Facebook's purpose has been a huge letdown. I can't seem to find the links/buttons or settings to display my list of contacts short of pulling them into a custom list, which doesn't seem to work anyway as the system times out. I'm days away from pulling the pin. I've suffered Facebook's environment more than I care to. The age-based advertising, the inanity of well meaning friends using 3rd party social apps to send sweet sentiments, have a laugh etc. Once or twice was amusing - now I'm just dumbfounded... doesn't the novelty ever wear off for some people? In the not too distant future (hopefully) we will look back on this era of social networking and laugh and breath a sigh of relief. Thanks Rod (and others) for a place to vent the feelings of frustration with Facebook!

I agree with all your sentiments. I’m not the world’s best interface designer… but hey… I know crap when I see it.

I use(d) Facebook solely for the ability to re-connect with old friends with whom I was otherwise out of touch. I truly can’t see the point of staying in the loop with regular friends and family via Facebook when there are so many better options. Lately Facebook’s purpose has been a huge letdown. I can’t seem to find the links/buttons or settings to display my list of contacts short of pulling them into a custom list, which doesn’t seem to work anyway as the system times out.

I’m days away from pulling the pin. I’ve suffered Facebook’s environment more than I care to. The age-based advertising, the inanity of well meaning friends using 3rd party social apps to send sweet sentiments, have a laugh etc. Once or twice was amusing - now I’m just dumbfounded… doesn’t the novelty ever wear off for some people?

In the not too distant future (hopefully) we will look back on this era of social networking and laugh and breath a sigh of relief.

]]> Comment on Does Facebook Ever Work Properly ? by: Alex http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/does-facebook-ever-work-properly#comment-11783 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:22:19 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/does-facebook-ever-work-properly#comment-11783 It's HORRIBLE! The site shuts down all the time. I get errors like crazy. It leaks memory like mad (I currently have facebook and 3 other tabs open and firefox is using 500MB of RAM). They keep 'enhancing' it which actually just makes it slower and more disgustingly slow (and in some cases, more confusing). I wish they would just make it work instead of changing things and just breaking them more. At least I'm not alone... It’s HORRIBLE! The site shuts down all the time. I get errors like crazy. It leaks memory like mad (I currently have facebook and 3 other tabs open and firefox is using 500MB of RAM). They keep ‘enhancing’ it which actually just makes it slower and more disgustingly slow (and in some cases, more confusing). I wish they would just make it work instead of changing things and just breaking them more.

At least I’m not alone…

]]> Comment on Does Facebook Ever Work Properly ? by: Rod http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/does-facebook-ever-work-properly#comment-11656 Sun, 07 Feb 2010 07:49:46 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/does-facebook-ever-work-properly#comment-11656 Glenda, that about sums it up I think, they have at least managed to stop it crashing my browser - it took them a couple of weeks but they managed. There is a price though yesterday my 'home page' sadi it was unable to supply any data :roll: Thanks for the comment Glenda and welcome to the site - hope you'll return All the best Rod Glenda,
that about sums it up I think, they have at least managed to stop it crashing my browser - it took them a couple of weeks but they managed.
There is a price though yesterday my ‘home page’ sadi it was unable to supply any data :roll:

Thanks for the comment Glenda and welcome to the site - hope you’ll return
All the best
Rod

]]> Comment on Does Facebook Ever Work Properly ? by: Glenda http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/does-facebook-ever-work-properly#comment-11655 Sun, 07 Feb 2010 07:45:25 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/does-facebook-ever-work-properly#comment-11655 Facebook is s**t!! Drives me insane for a networking site who are thinking of charging to use them that they cant actually get the basics right!! Grrrr :) Facebook is s**t!! Drives me insane for a networking site who are thinking of charging to use them that they cant actually get the basics right!! Grrrr :)

]]> Comment on Does Facebook Ever Work Properly ? by: Rod http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/does-facebook-ever-work-properly#comment-11436 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:33:25 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/does-facebook-ever-work-properly#comment-11436 Emma, great to hear from you again - I find when I look at my 'home page' it shuts the browser down but I can look at my 'profile page' OK - there's always something with the site ! I'm with you on Twitter - how many people have such interesting lives worthy of half hour updates ! I was on Twitter very early (only because I could get a free profile link) never really used after setting it up. I personally believe it will soon have had its day - it'll continue I'm sure but the craze will die off as more and more people realise it's largely pointless All the best Rod Emma,
great to hear from you again - I find when I look at my ‘home page’ it shuts the browser down but I can look at my ‘profile page’ OK - there’s always something with the site !

I’m with you on Twitter - how many people have such interesting lives worthy of half hour updates !
I was on Twitter very early (only because I could get a free profile link) never really used after setting it up.
I personally believe it will soon have had its day - it’ll continue I’m sure but the craze will die off as more and more people realise it’s largely pointless

All the best
Rod

]]> Comment on Does Facebook Ever Work Properly ? by: Emma S http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/does-facebook-ever-work-properly#comment-11432 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:07:19 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/does-facebook-ever-work-properly#comment-11432 Rod, Yes its terrible, I gave up yesterday trying to use it as it kept closing my internet down when I tried to use the search option, and to view other friends post's :(! I did have a twitter account but have closed it down as there seems to be a lot of strange people on there and really I cant be bothered telling people what im doing every 5 seconds!! Maybee because im too boring can you imagine 9:am - making coffe it tastes good, 10:00am going the gym, very tired, 11:00am (i think you get my drift), people should not use it every 5 seconds its so anoying!! There I have had my rant I will be good for the rest of the day :) Emma x Rod,
Yes its terrible, I gave up yesterday trying to use it as it kept closing my internet down when I tried to use the search option, and to view other friends post’s :( !
I did have a twitter account but have closed it down as there seems to be a lot of strange people on there and really I cant be bothered telling people what im doing every 5 seconds!! Maybee because im too boring can you imagine 9:am - making coffe it tastes good, 10:00am going the gym, very tired, 11:00am (i think you get my drift), people should not use it every 5 seconds its so anoying!! There I have had my rant I will be good for the rest of the day :)
Emma x

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