All Right, All RIGHT, ALL RIGHT

[filkertom]

I'm on Facebook. Here's my personal page, and here's my artist page -- at least, I think those are the addresses. Both embryonic, so please don't tell me yet what they're missing. I'm workin' on it.

Frankly, gang, given the amount of bullshit dealing with this psychotic interface and the fact that I can't seem to just give people a simple page, e.g., filkertom.livejournal.com or myspace.com/filkertom, this had better be worth it.

And I'm not even thinking yet about Dreamwidth....

ETA: Remember, gang, it's not merely resistance to the new. I have not been having a get-offa-my-lawn moment here. Facebook has had recurring problems with privacy and intellectual property rights, and every time they turn into Britney Spears. "Oops! I did it again."

Combine that with the lousy frickin' unintuitive maze that they try to pass off as an interface, and I can't figure out why anyone's there at all.

It seems, however, that that's where everyone is going. So, I'm there.

Murfle.

Comments

[selenesue.livejournal.com]

FIRSTIES!!!!!

How often to I get to say that?

Now, to get you to do a live concert for Second Life. That interface is really psychotic but at least you have DJ Particle to help with that part. I got you an audience, get your happy butt in there.

[twfarlan.livejournal.com]

If LJ hadn't screwed up, you wouldn't have been first. ;)

Friended/fanned, respectively. Dare I ask about Twitter?

[ericcoleman]

I don't know if you know Ka Klick Martin, but he's a friend of mine. We're going to talk to him about Toyboat doing a SL show sometimes this year.

And Tom, why does everyone seem to join Facebook during the day ... when I can't access it?

[eleri.livejournal.com]

ok, that's really weird, because I didn't see your suggestion for a SL concert when I made my later on. Huh. Anyhow, is a Good Idea.

[peachtales.livejournal.com]

I was recently dragged on to that site as well, and I agree with your characterization of the interface as psychotic. Maybe chaotic, I don't know ;)

[pjhandley.livejournal.com]

since I"m on facebook, I not only am now a fan, but sort of sent you around to other folks on there. :D

Hmmm

[ericcoleman]

I wonder how many "so and so thinks you may know Tom Smith" invites I'm going to get today ... 2 so far.

Re: Hmmm

[partiallyclips.livejournal.com]

Who you callin a so-and-so, wiseguy?

Another reluctant recruit, I see.

[ladystarblade.livejournal.com]

Guh, I hate FaceBook with a passion, even moreso than MySpace, but that's the only way I can contact a few people...and that's sad...

Re: Another reluctant recruit, I see.

[jenrose]

Facebook I like. Myspace is an abomination of human endeavor.

[admnaismith.livejournal.com]

MILES likes this. (thumbs up)

DING-DING took the "What color Reese's Pieces are you?" quiz and got the result: Orange!

UGLY took the "Which Dakota are you?" quiz, and got the result: North!

WUBBA took the "What do you do with a drunken sailor, what do you do with a drunken sailor, what do you do with a drunken sailor earlye in the morning?" quiz, and got the result: Talk like a pirate till he begs for mercy, talk like a pirate till he begs for mercy, talk like a pirate till he begs for mercy earlye in the morning!

[phecda.livejournal.com]

FB's a freakin' time sink if you let it. Recommendation: don't get suckered into joining *anything*.

[jenrose]

I just don't check it more than once every couple days. And on those days I run through the "Lil'" aps (green patch, blue cove, eco racer) and that is IT for aps. I never check group updates and I skim my friend page, blocking all aps from it.

[emiofbrie.livejournal.com]

I use MySpace. At least there, your address really is "www.myspace.com/[username]"

My username there is "djparticlecom" (as "djparticle" was already taken by some joker in Rhode Island)

[capplor.livejournal.com]

At least you can set up FB to accept your LJ entries into the "notes." (it's an RSS feed thingy, was actually one of their more intuitive bits, at least before the last "remodel") & I'd recommend that you start a "FilkerTom group" if you don't want to be reading about all your reader's playing with the little green patch for a week everyday.

We could all subscribe to the group & you can "friend" only those whom you wish. In fact, I shall suspect you'd prefer that most of us did.

Good luck, & I won't try to clutter your page with my inane blatherings & goings on.

[filkertom.livejournal.com]

Well, that's why I have a personal page, and a group. I'll set up the feed from LJ to the personal page.

[coldfireserge.livejournal.com]

I just became a fan, but I'll not friend you unless I actually meet you and hear you from more than my headphones. Boundaries must be respected after all.

The offer

[popefelix.livejournal.com]

for a free permanent account on Inksome is still open. :)

Re: The offer

[filkertom.livejournal.com]

Thanks. :) I'll look at Inksome this weekend.

[jenrose]

Referred you to all sorts of peoples and veece verse.

Dreamwidth sold me with two words. Journal Import.

Let me know if you need an invite code, I'm starting a list for when the site goes open beta.

Oh, and despite a few bugs, by following their "avoid our bugs" instructions I managed import all my journal entries, all my comments, all my userpics and my profile page. SO EASY.

Given LJ's inherent instability of ownership, signing up with a group that is run by people I'm friends with, in a way that I think is sustainable, I'm a cheerleader for Dreamwidth already.

[filkertom.livejournal.com]

Yes, I would like an invite code, please. Send it to filkertom at yahoo dot com.

[gorgeousgary]

I'm dreading the day I truly have to seriously add, and keep fully up with, another social network. As it is, here on LJ I've only friended about 1/4 of the people I might like to; otherwise I'd be declaring bankrupt pants even during normal weeks. There's a folkie community I claim to belong to, but I get there once a week at best.

How some of y'all keep up with all this stuff is beyond me.

[tomreedtoon.livejournal.com]

You aren't the only one. I was approached by a friend to go to Facebook. I have a Hell Week ahead of me, and I really didn't need this added pressure. Had to apologize to her.

But I still think I won't make the switch unless and until LiveJournal crashes completely. This place is far more polite than any other posting place I know of. Not only has Facebook got security problems, but I don't want to listen to kiddies rant. If I wanted to have my senses assaulted and my continued existence invalidated, I'd hang out in the chat rooms of Ain't It Cool News or Film Threat.

[starcat-jewel.livejournal.com]

Big important Facebook tip!

When somebody posts a quiz, or a Top 5 List, or an "I found an egg!", or anything of that nature, you can do this:
1) Hover your cursor over the upper right corner of the post. You'll see a button that says "Hide".
2) Click on the button. This should give you 2 options -- Hide [person] and Hide [app]. Click on the second one, and you'll never see another post from that app again.

It makes a tremendous difference in the readability of Facebook to me. I've got a couple of friends who are quiz-happy, and if it weren't for this feature I'd be thinking about defriending them.

Also, you don't have to accept invitations to participate in any app-oriented activity. Just click the "Ignore" option.

[eleri.livejournal.com]

Now we just need to have a Tom Smith concert in Second Life!

[filkertom.livejournal.com]

Very soon, I promise.

[templesofsyrinx.livejournal.com]

... Now, if we can get you on Twitter and Tumblr, the circle will be complete :)

Actually, with all the talk about Twitter - let me point this out to you:

- You can set Twitter and TwitPic to your cellphone (text and pic updates)
- Your Tweets can update your Facebook status
- The daily Tweets can be collected and ported over to LiveJournal.

It's your decision, of course, but I figure I'd give you something to think about.

[sffilk.livejournal.com]

Tumblr?????????????????????????????

[alverant.livejournal.com]

I understand why, as someone selling products, you set up a facebook page. But I'm happy you're still using LJ as your primary blog. I have no plans to move to facebook. It's one of those things that has become too popular for it's own good. (That and incidents of unpopular groups, like for Atheists, have been intentionally deleted make me want to boycott the site on general principle.) It's cliche IMHO and I see no place for it in my life. Other people may like facebook and that's OK too. Good luck with it.

[dan-ad-nauseam.livejournal.com]

To be honest, I was surprised to see your name come up, but I wasn't going to say no.