[New-Poetry] Facebook

[Anny Ballardini]

I agree with Jeff and Al.

Time consuming, yes, but on the good side, I have the email of all my folks,
otherwise I have it scattered here and there. This is what I think, then I
never use it for the mail since I use gmail.com. Thus, what can I tell
you...
And if you come on Facebook, do log in with me and with the page of the
Corner!

Take care, Anny

On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 1:15 PM, Jeff Newberry <jeff.newberry at gmail.com>wrote:

> Bob,
>
> I like Facebook, but I'll admit to feeling really adolescent about using
> the system.  As Al pointed out, it's wonderful for connecting with old
> friends.  It has its own email, and I use that to keep in touch with folks,
> as well.  For networking, FB is pretty fantastic, too.  I mean, Facebook is
> fairly lousy with poets and writers and editors.  And more and more
> magazines and journals are launching Facebook pages, as well.,
>
> The problem, I've found, is that Facebook is a *black hole* of my time.  I
> can log in and lose an hour without my even noticing.  I like what Al's
> friend said; the phrase sums up perfectly the way that I feel about
> FB--"faintly positive wary ambivalence."
>
> It is both more and less than a blog, Bob; at least, that's the way that I
> see it.
>
> Best,
> Jeff Newberry
>
> On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 7:46 AM, <AlMaginnes at aol.com> wrote:
>
>>  I joined and people I have not seen in years began coming out of the
>> woodwork. It's enjoyable, but it can be time consuming. "Faintly positive
>> wary ambivalence" is how a friend (a real friend, not a Facebook friend)
>> summed up his attitude.
>>
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