Facebook has their Facebook Friendship Pages out, a way to see the conversations you’ve had between, you and your friends and their friends. You can only see conversations with both of the other people, if you are friends with them both also.
My first impression is its a great tool for stalkers to use and divorce attorneys (see Facebook Facebook Main Source of Evidence for Divorce Attorneys Personally, I find it creepy and invasive. It would be great for me if I could see whose using it the most on my profile. This will give people in relationships more info to track their lovers communications for good or bad. I can see domestic disputes rising.
One way to help you find your friends discussions easily is by url in your browser: http://www.facebook.com/[User ID or Username #1]?and=[User ID or Username #2]
You can see below on a profile of your friends, the profile picture on the left is the line “View You and “Friend.” This is where you can click to see all the discussions between you and them. In the Post column, you can see next to comments, share: “See Friendship.” This enables you to literally go down their post list and see the discussions between each of the posters and discussions with your friend, assuming you both are friends with the person.
On the next picture below, on the “See Friendship” results page, you can see on the right, the ability to browse other relationships and suggested friends. All I can say is WOW. On one hand I understand the viewer/voyeur mentality of our society, but is more of this data is teaching us to be stalkers more so? I was going to some parties recently and called my friends to see where the parties were at. Someone suggested to just follow peoples Foursquare check ins. Disturbing to think but maybe I’m old school. Tell me what you think in the comments below.
Hi Chris,
Checking out other people’s conversations seems gossipy to me, and gossip is wasted life. It’s simply a way to feel an empty void.
Ryan
I couldnt agree with you more Ryan
Stalking is a serious crime. People get killed by stalkers. Users should tighten up their privacy setting so that information is directed as you intend.
Unfortunately, the friendship pages sound like they’ll be more popular among teenagers and may add to the current cyber-bullying problem.
Chris – dear brother – I know your being cutting edge and serious- and that’s so sweet it really is- have to share with you, however, that it seems to me you might rephrase that question and get a better response? Voyeur and stalker, aren’t a whole heck of a lot different, whereas, “nose in everybodies business where it don’t belong…” well that kinda resonates with folks, ya know? The ones that gripe me are the models who keep calling me and talking really loud asking me out and stuff knowin’ full good and well that Deb is standin’ there – ya know…waitin’ for her cut…geez…Voyeur women are such a rush…but so tough to explain …and they matter so much…ya know? 😉
BUT Chris- is gossip being a Voyeur..OR…a stalker…or both? 😉 NOW now…calm down…I know it’s a great point you’re makin’ HEY I found a great model repellant for the late night phone calls…if you need it let me know I’ll turn you on to it…those voyeur model women are tough on a dude …aren’t they? 😉
Phillip in one sense you are correct, but the models who ask me out don’t wanna kill me…they just get turned on by broke bald headed old dudes, what can I say? There is just no accounting for some women’s taste? 😉 I know you are serious…and yes your points a good one…do you think a little levity is out of line…;-)
Chris – check your notifications brother! lol
I’m a little confused by/uncomfortable with Foursquare. The first time I saw a friend use it, I asked her if she was looking to be stalked.
I’m not sure that it’s a good idea for people to know the specific details re: where others are. It does seem to have the potential to invite all sorts of problems.
Gag. TMI!!
It’s an unnecessary and unwanted feature if you ask me.
Facebook are just giving people what they want. Based on most conversations I’ve had with others, most people are willing to admit that they use social networking sites to monitor what their friends are up to.
Very creepy and a waste of time. We should all get down to the business of living.
That is creepy. what a waste of time, we should all get down to the business of living.