Introductions and Questions from an old forumer

[IskatuMesk]

That's a choice, though. They are encouraged to do it but - like me - they can also choose just to use it as a glorified chat room. I know plenty people who used their photos as avatars on IM as well.

Now what facebook does definitely facilitate is utterly insane marketing schemes like the farm game. Holy shit, reading articles about the stats on that just blew my mind.

[Negi]

I like the old ways better.  My grandpa said something really funny about Twitter:

"Twitter is for people who want you to know: 'Alright, I'm wiping a second time...'"

[Magic]

That's a choice, though. They are encouraged to do it but - like me - they can also choose just to use it as a glorified chat room. I know plenty people who used their photos as avatars on IM as well.

Absolutely. For instance, I've just never actually seen a pic of Quantum or known that many other details about him, for all of the occasional chats and posts over the many years.

Now what facebook does definitely facilitate is utterly insane marketing schemes like the farm game. Holy shit, reading articles about the stats on that just blew my mind.

70 million people playing Farmville is insane. Casual gaming is here to stay my friend. We're going to be relegated to a 'hardcore' label someday I bet!

[IskatuMesk]

At the rate Farmville is going I'd hardly call it "Casual" at that point when people spend more time doing that then working. Casual is just a misused label these days imo.