I have a Facebook page for Fat Chocobos and an ongoing group chat with Fat Chocobos on Facebook. I have additional Facebook chats for the leaders of the Fat Chocobos and for the gardeners of the Fat Chocobos.
I have separate groups that I include/exclude on many of my status updates which vary depending on what the update is about. The groups include Work, EoFF, Family, Extended Family, Danielle's Family, Edinburgh and the more generic Other. =]
I separate all of thsoe things because they are all separate in my life... it's extremely rare that people from my work, Danielle's work, our non-work pals, EoFFers, family etc. will cross paths. They're all select kind of groups... so I see Facebook as a one stop shop for talking to a lot of different kind of people and keeping up with them, or catching up with them after a period of absence. In the end, I don't see any real downsides to Facebook for a social media site. I think it's about as versatile and productive as they can be. I'm not a "OMG FACEBOOK ERRY MOMENT" kind of guy, but I feel it's important to (and I'll quote Baz here) "work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle because the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young."




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