[Humour] Crushes on Facebook

[Juan Albion]

It seems Facebook is gradually introducing a feature in which you select up to nine of your friends and mark them as people you have a crush on. Nothing happens unless they also declare they have a crush on you, in which case both parties are told of their mutual feelings.

Two questions

1) Is anyone in our global mob already using this?

2) Could Bozza do something similar for NSC? I'm looking for a way to declare my feelings for Enrest and Biggums.

https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/5/1/18525448/facebook-dating-app-secret-crush-feature

 

[Albion my Albion]

You're the only Juan for me.

 

[Brovion]

You're the only Juan for me.

Oh very good!

O/T: It's like me with the ladeez. I'm not so much a Don Juan and as Don Jaunt. (You have to say that with a slightly Spanish pronunciation for it to be even remotely funny).

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Tinder for the middle-aged?

 

[The Clamp]

People still use Facebook?

 

[Bozza]

They started rolling out Facebook Dating around this time last year, although not to many countries yet (although you should have it in Canada, Juan).

This "Secret Crushes" thing is a new element of that they've just announced.

 

[Napper]

People still use Facebook?

THIS

or at least surely no one admits to it

 

[bhafc99]

THIS

or at least surely no one admits to it

Friends Reunited anyone?


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[The Clamp]

Surely WhatsApp is the only logical way people keep in touch these days.
Video messaging, photo sharing, and all completely free across the globe.
If you don’t have someone’s phone number there’s a very good chance they don’t actually like you.

 

[Taybha]

I'm always looking for new friends, all of my mates on Facebook seem to be tackle shops and tide chart distributors and they rarely wish me happy birthday either, and most irritating of all they all seem to be away at Christmas when I need them the most

 

[The Clamp]

Facebook is purely for people who never dreamed they’d even get laid, let alone married, to show nauseating pictures of their cabbage children being fawned over by their gormless parents.
And for birds to tell their fat mate that they look “absolutely stunning babes” even when she looks like 10lb of shit in a 5lb bag.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

People still use Facebook?

THIS

or at least surely no one admits to it

Yep, I do. Why would I not want to admit to it?

This new feature's gonna end in tears for a lot of people though...

 

[LamieRobertson]

Yep, I do. Why would I not want to admit to it?

This new feature's gonna end in tears for a lot of people though...

I do to

 

[Bozza]

Surely WhatsApp is the only logical way people keep in touch these days.
Video messaging, photo sharing, and all completely free across the globe.
If you don’t have someone’s phone number there’s a very good chance they don’t actually like you.

FB is ever-shifting in focus, and the latest changes were announced at F8 this week, with Events and Groups being made considerably more prominent as, by all accounts, these are the two areas that FB's analytics show are the most sticky for most people, which I completely get.

I have to use FB for work, but rarely look at it from a personal perspective, however when I do, I often discover events going on that I may be interested, generally through a notification which. is something like "XXXXX is interested in an event that is happening."

Groups is an interesting one - as they generally don't involve communicating with people you already know, but communicating those with a common interest, be that a football club or local restaurants etc.

So, in a way you're right - Facebook themselves seem to be shifting away from communicating with those you already know and being a platform for communicating around things and interests.

They own WhatsApp of course, so retain control of that more intimate communication.

 

[The Clamp]

FB is ever-shifting in focus, and the latest changes were announced at F8 this week, with Events and Groups being made considerably more prominent as, by all accounts, these are the two areas that FB's analytics show are the most sticky for most people, which I completely get.

I have to use FB for work, but rarely look at it from a personal perspective, however when I do, I often discover events going on that I may be interested, generally through a notification which. is something like "XXXXX is interested in an event that is happening."

Groups is an interesting one - as they generally don't involve communicating with people you already know, but communicating those with a common interest, be that a football club or local restaurants etc.

So, in a way you're right - Facebook themselves seem to be shifting away from communicating with those you already know and being a platform for communicating around things and interests.

They own WhatsApp of course, so retain control of that more intimate communication.

Facebook are fingering a lot of pies.

 

[Bozza]

Facebook are fingering a lot of pies.

They always have, but they seem to be narrowing their focus now.

The Verge write-up on this week's announcements is worth a read if you can be bothered - https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/30/...ts-groups-redesign-news-feed-features-f8-2019

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Facebook is purely for people who never dreamed they’d even get laid, let alone married, to show nauseating pictures of their cabbage children being fawned over by their gormless parents.
And for birds to tell their fat mate that they look “absolutely stunning babes” even when she looks like 10lb of shit in a 5lb bag.

Nonsense.

It's great for organising get togethers whether it be church, ex Navy, old friends in different parts of the country. Like any tool, it is how you use it. If you have dodgy friends, then you'll see dodgy posts.

 

[BLOCK F]

Facebook is purely for people who never dreamed they’d even get laid, let alone married, to show nauseating pictures of their cabbage children being fawned over by their gormless parents.
And for birds to tell their fat mate that they look “absolutely stunning babes” even when she looks like 10lb of shit in a 5lb bag.

Harsh, but quite amusing!

 

[TWOCHOICEStom]

The old idea of Facebook idea is dying. People no longer want to permanently share things. Kids are only snapping and sharing stories or using group chats.

In 5 years I think Messenger and Whatsapp will merge and Instagram will consume Snapchat.

Your Facebook will be about as relevant as a listing in an old phone book.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Like any tool, it is how you use it.

Perhaps this will follow 'crush' when two people have one on each other, a kind of surgery for using your tool.