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Post by Wolfgang on Apr 11, 2019 19:32:45 GMT -5
Could someone (or several someones) summarize all the latest hot social media for me?
I'm behind the times. I've heard of WhatsApp, Tindr, Grindr, and something else, but I don't know what they are. Sure, I can look these up myself, but I would rather you do the work for me. Also, you can summarize them in your own words instead of generic techno buzzwords that mean nothing. So, don't repeat what's in wikipedia. Give me INSIGHTS, not copy-paste text from wikipedia.
What I know: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
I have accounts in the above.
Thanks, in advance.
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Post by volleyguy on Apr 11, 2019 19:44:14 GMT -5
WhatsApp allows you to basically text someone else securely outside of your phone's cellular service (unlike a standard SMS). SnapChat is also a text message service, but has the ability to automatically erase itself after a certain time (no fingerprints). Pinterest is similar to Instagram. WhatsApp is used a lot in Europe, but I don't have too many friends who use it here.
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Post by Wolfgang on Apr 11, 2019 19:56:10 GMT -5
WhatsApp allows you to basically text someone else securely outside of your phone's cellular service (unlike a standard SMS). SnapChat is also a text message service, but has the ability to automatically erase itself after a certain time (no fingerprints). Pinterest is similar to Instagram. WhatsApp is used a lot in Europe, but I don't have too many friends who use it here. So, it looks like I have no need for these. I barely text anyone INSIDE my cellular service. The only time I text is when we're about to drive to our family members' homes and we text them: "On our way!" or "Stopped by Gonzales at McDonalds." or "Getting on flight now." |
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Post by Wolfgang on Apr 18, 2019 2:53:26 GMT -5
My biggest worry about Facebook is that someone from my past will contact me and will want something from me.
It happened a few years ago, before Facebook. I was placed in some alumni listing at my junior high school and then out of nowhere, a friend ccntacted me. He was kind of in a rut and in-between jobs and he wanted to know if he could stay in my house in the Bay Area while he looked for a job. (He's not from California.) My first thought was, "Man, I haven't heard from you in 30+ years and you want to stay in my house?" My wife didn't want the bother. I was suspicious. I said "no." Do you think I'm lacking in charity?
So, fast forward to today and I get a friend request in Facebook from a college classmate. Really bright guy but a few screws missing. There were rumors about this guy over the years. While almost every one of my friends from college were reasonably successful in either industry or academia, this guy's career went nowhere -- for a variety of reasons, mostly due to his unstable psyche, so went the rumor. Now, he wants me to drive down to Pasadena, meet up, have lunch or something, catch up on old times, etc. I feel like he wants to ask me a favor. And I'm not going to like it. It will probably involve money. They always do.
Oy vey...
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Post by rockhopper on Apr 18, 2019 6:54:00 GMT -5
Don't do it.
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Post by rockhopper on Apr 18, 2019 6:55:42 GMT -5
I mainly use snapchat to send pics of the dogs to my kids. Snapchat doesn't save the photos (unless you tell it to) so it doesn't fill up my phone.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2019 13:05:23 GMT -5
Snapchat is to photos the way Text (SMS) is to words. The difference is permanence. You may or may not be able to save Snapchat photos/videos. I too, enjoy snaps of pets mostly.
What's App is great for messaging when you only have access to wi-fi, think traveling abroad. You don't want to buy a prepaid SIM, but want to be able to stay in touch with your people near and far, and where WiFi is plentiful, What's App fills that void and since you keep your number it works pretty well. Someone spoke to its security previously.
Tinder and Grindr are dating apps. I don't use them but I know they can be location based and criteria based.
Like you FB keeps me in touch with people from my past, but it would feel really strange to ask someone I haven't spoken to in person or seen in 10 years. Usually, I message classmates from the area I'm visiting if I care to remember they live there and say, "Hey, I'm going to be in town for a couple days for some work thing, do you guys want to have tea/coffee/burrito with me?" What I like about FB is the snooze feature. Avoid solo meet ups from the past. They are usually awkward.
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Post by Wolfgang on Apr 18, 2019 15:12:58 GMT -5
What's the one where you SWIPE right or SWIPE left? Is that the dating app(s)?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2019 15:21:07 GMT -5
What's the one where you SWIPE right or SWIPE left? Is that the dating app(s)? Tinder like striking a match, get it? Swipe right= yes, swipe left=no and if you both swipe yes, the app will allow you to chat with each other. Grindr is the dating app for LGBT community, I’ve been told. |
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Post by volleyguy on Apr 18, 2019 15:36:22 GMT -5
I have this nagging suspicion that "pet" and "kids" are being used as some kind of code words, but what do I know.
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Post by Wolfgang on Apr 18, 2019 15:39:32 GMT -5
I have this nagging suspicion that "pet" and "kids" are being used as some kind of code words, but what do I know. Umm...I never thought about that and now, it's giving me the creeps. |
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Post by volleyguy on Apr 18, 2019 15:42:59 GMT -5
I have this nagging suspicion that "pet" and "kids" are being used as some kind of code words, but what do I know. Umm...I never thought about that and now, it's giving me the creeps. Don't be squeamish. It's like saying: "I've got to drop the kids off at the pool" when you need to go to the toilet. Besides, you started this thread, as usual. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2019 16:22:48 GMT -5
What's this "cellphone" you keep talking about?
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Post by Wolfgang on Apr 18, 2019 16:39:05 GMT -5
Speaking of cellphones, back in the 1980s, Charlton Heston used to be spokesman for, I think, Contel Cellular, which was a regional cellular service provider. (Cellular service was new back then but growing rapidly) I was able to attend one of his speaking engagements at an industry show in Virginia. The folks mainly came to listen to him talk about Moses, The Ten Commandments, and Hollywood crap, not cellular telephone technology. He knew his audience so he delivered some behind the scenes stories about the making of The Ten Commandments. It’s been so long, I’ve forgotten all of them but I remember having a great time. He’s a very charismatic guy, as most actors tend to be. I think this was before his NRA association, but can’t be sure. I’d look it up in wiki but too lazy.
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Post by Wolfgang on May 22, 2019 18:57:03 GMT -5
I checked my Facebook account for the first time in a long long time. Facebook informed me that I am now friends with a bunch of new people. I started to scan these new friends and I'm thinking, "Who are these dweebs?!?!?!" I didn't know any of them! I can't remember making friend requests or accepting friend requests from these people. Did some digging and it turns out, some of my new friends are the husbands of former volleyball stars. LOL! But I still want to know how I became friends with them if I don't remember making or accepting friend requests with them.
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