tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post6595577072565150441..comments2024-01-05T06:16:49.932+00:00Comments on Expat Mum: Social Networks - Expanding Families Day by DayExpat mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-88250638398915403672011-03-19T10:55:59.793+00:002011-03-19T10:55:59.793+00:00I still feel like a bit of a stalker when I look a...I still feel like a bit of a stalker when I look at Facebook pictures - but thats just my age showing - also I don't know how to upload them in less than 24 hours so that doesn't work either - also I am paranoid about losing my photos and the thought of my computer crashing fills me with horror. But havent got round to printing or saving all pics. Kids all so relaxed though and I love it when they just look at everyone's photos after a party Lxfamily affairshttp://familyaffairsandothermatters.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-19276359401151357992011-03-19T03:32:22.107+00:002011-03-19T03:32:22.107+00:00was just thinking about this as was admiring my co...was just thinking about this as was admiring my cousins baby in Australia!geekymummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10529149669501249892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-70184871998641189992011-03-18T15:11:36.116+00:002011-03-18T15:11:36.116+00:00I wish more of my old friends and family would use...I wish more of my old friends and family would use FB! I love seeing photos and hearing what old friends had for dinner :) Made new friends through it too :)Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17269159777123145794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-26440861979474770632011-03-18T12:53:48.163+00:002011-03-18T12:53:48.163+00:00V interesting post. I love FB. It's the ex pat...V interesting post. I love FB. It's the ex pat angle for me. I only got into it when we moved abroad, cos it kept me connected with family & friends. I LOVE it for the photos, keeping up with growing families etc, but also it's gr8 the way it keeps you in touch with people without loads of emails. Not that I'm agst that but it gives little glimpses into lots of friends' lives. I find with old schl/uni friends etc, you connect share abrief catch up & then that's it. If u haven't kept up (partic for me as I have always been v gd at writign/keeping in touch) to SOME extent it is usually by choice, tho obv it's imposs to keep up with everyone even to the extent we did when at uni/younger etc.<br />we always print off & make albums of 'big trips' special holidays & also a children's one etc. For children also there's no substitute I don't think for leafing thru old albums of them when they were younger. They just love it.<br />Have to confess it's Twitter I just don't get at all, & no one ha smanage dto give me a gd explanation of why it's so gd. Unless you're a business & wnt the publicity!Paradise Lost In Translationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08507703496080523959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-2083966082807573832011-03-18T04:07:46.221+00:002011-03-18T04:07:46.221+00:00Nice article, thanks for the information.Nice article, thanks for the information.sewa mobilhttp://griyamobilkita.webs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-7590811860754075802011-03-17T11:07:43.816+00:002011-03-17T11:07:43.816+00:00I'm a FB fan!! Love that I can keep in touch w...I'm a FB fan!! Love that I can keep in touch with all my friends and family back in the UK...and of course my hubby who is stationed in Guam!LYNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18370237705032312452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-64288036446879028402011-03-17T05:03:02.581+00:002011-03-17T05:03:02.581+00:00I have FB but don't get on it much because I g...I have FB but don't get on it much because I get sucked in and spend hours there. But I do think email has changed communication for the better. Plus Skype and Vonage phone - amazing technology which keeps us better connected with family back home.Travel With Luluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09646026064261601469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-69237825775773014452011-03-16T22:57:59.552+00:002011-03-16T22:57:59.552+00:00Well I'm old fashioned in some ways and like t...Well I'm old fashioned in some ways and like to have pictures of my grandchildren on the wall and be able to pick them up & change them about.<br />FB doesn't appeal to me in the least.<br /><br />My mum was the last of 10 children so we had a huge family of cousins on her side.<br />We had our favourites which we kept in touch with and still do.<br />Maggie X<br /><br /><a href="http://granniemay.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Nuts in May</a>Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183886005936250976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-27534900658551058442011-03-16T21:47:20.804+00:002011-03-16T21:47:20.804+00:00Really nice to read something so positive about so...Really nice to read something so positive about social networking. It's still viewed with distrust by just about everyone I know aged over 50. 'They will see pictures of your SITTING ROOM and ROB YOUR PHOTOGRAPH FRAMES', etc.angelsandurchinsbloghttp://www.angelsandurchins.co.uk/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-9321125555934185772011-03-16T20:37:53.692+00:002011-03-16T20:37:53.692+00:00I appreciate FB for keeping in touch with my cousi...I appreciate FB for keeping in touch with my cousins, old schoolfriends etc that I wouldn't otherwise bother to email.<br />At the same time, however,I hate it for being so stupid, juvenile and time-consuming.<br />And since we've had a digital camera I haven't taken a single photo! I can't be bothered to learn how. I should do, really...Mrs Baumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-18018466285040936812011-03-16T20:01:50.473+00:002011-03-16T20:01:50.473+00:00I blush when I think I still don't have a sing...I blush when I think I still don't have a single printed photo of my three year old daughter, or my seven month old son. Maybe I should get to starting their albums sometime...Mwahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00954216492730746581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-90615145152749164802011-03-16T19:45:04.355+00:002011-03-16T19:45:04.355+00:00i used to be totally against facebook - hated peop...i used to be totally against facebook - hated people from my past tracking me down etc. but have now come round and i totally agree, it is great for keeping families connected in different parts of the world - really great.<br />i still put pressure on myself to print off my photos, but i just have them piling up,and they don't end making it into albums.Elsie Buttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03768998561385293241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-45781488677517262362011-03-16T18:17:12.288+00:002011-03-16T18:17:12.288+00:00Interesting post. Yes, how WILL new era this affec...Interesting post. Yes, how WILL new era this affect family relationships? Perhaps it will mean that we keep up with those we really want to keep up with, and hang looser from those we have less in common with. Rather than having geography dictate.Iota https://www.blogger.com/profile/08507184283437057648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-24720966748770420622011-03-16T17:58:11.853+00:002011-03-16T17:58:11.853+00:00I've hardly printed out a single picture since...I've hardly printed out a single picture since we got a digital camera in 2003.<br /><br />But you're right, so many more people see the pics online than if I'd put them in a photo album. We just have to find a way of preserving online photos and making sure they don't all get deleted when we ineviatably move on from Facebook to the next big thing. (sorry, Mark Zuckerberg. I like Facebook. But I bet it will happen).nappy valley girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788949037047084412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-75300441485793688532011-03-16T17:34:08.332+00:002011-03-16T17:34:08.332+00:00I think FB is great but was a bit freaked out rece...I think FB is great but was a bit freaked out recently when I received a bday card from a friend. She had ordered from Moonpig and had used pics from my album in FB.Mammy DoLittlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13328027685751397015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-76423895443441278672011-03-16T15:18:05.195+00:002011-03-16T15:18:05.195+00:00I'm exactly the same; I keep in touch with my ...I'm exactly the same; I keep in touch with my brother on FB as I haven't seen him for over 18 months now. He has two lovely boy, 15 and 13, and from his photos I am able to see how much they've grown (although I'd never tell them that!!!)<br /><br />Social networking is a wonderful aspect of socialising.<br /><br />CJ xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-6906162127764483262011-03-16T14:56:11.999+00:002011-03-16T14:56:11.999+00:00Well maybe it works for you but all I have is five...Well maybe it works for you but all I have is five thousand photos on my hard drive and no idea how to find any of them even if I manage to put them into folders saying 'March 2010'. No I am all for turning back the clock. Bring back analogue photos! I still print out my digitals and put in an album. I miss those days when one only took a few pics 'to save wasting film' instead of clicking every second and letting the kids go haywire with the camera.MommyHeadachehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03924035710478459520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-36293934641698397342011-03-16T14:13:44.042+00:002011-03-16T14:13:44.042+00:00Well of course I agree with you as without Faceboo...Well of course I agree with you as without Facebook the family link between the two of us may have been missed!<br /><br />My son is an only child and it is fantastic for him to appreciate, through social networking, that he is part of a much bigger family.<br /> <br />After a recent family wedding I posted some photos while the bride and groom were off on honeymoon - by tagging the people on FB, everyone was able to see photos of the occasion even if they hadn't been able to attend.<br /><br />I do still print my photos off, though often in a job lot twice a year.Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00119443727504215312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-12884921046155742632011-03-16T13:48:02.746+00:002011-03-16T13:48:02.746+00:00I'm not sure I 'get' facebook and it s...I'm not sure I 'get' facebook and it still freaks me out that what I write 'over there' somehow turns up 'over here' but then I'm middle-aged and muddled.<br /><br />But vicarious me LOVES quietly snooping around other people's photos and gaping at the things they write in public.<br /><br />so yes, I guess I'm a fan...!<br />Pig xPig in the Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631525119816074013noreply@blogger.com