Fed-up with Facebook

What is it about Facebook that just pisses me off?

Well, for starters, the lack of communication. Second, people that "collect" friends (but I'll save that topic for another article).

Facebook, is a social networking platform. It is for social networking.

What's the definition of social networking?

Social Networking : "*new means of communicating and sharing information between two or more individuals on an online community." (*citation at bottom of article)

Okay, the key part in that definition is the word "communicating".

I am so sick and tired of asking someone a question and I get ignored.

Don't get me wrong, I understand that people have lives outside of Facebook, but; if I ask someone a question on their Facebook page and they flat out ignore me for an entire month!...

I might let it slide once, but two or three times? No way!

I also might get the impression that this person either:

• A. Just added me to add more friends ("friend collecting"),
• B. Is a (insert your choice of bad word here),
• C. Is just ignoring me,
• D. Doesn't care and probably shouldn't even be on Facebook or any other social networking site because they obviously don't understand that the entire point of Facebook is to "communicate" with other people.
  

I'll give you two examples of non-communication that have really just made me angry.

The first: I was planning my Honeymoon to Gatlinburg, TN, and I asked a friend of mine if she could provide me with the name of the place she rented a cabin from two months earlier. This "friend" ignored me flat-out. I never got a response, however she had plenty of time to talk to all her other Facebook friends. Hmmm, makes you wonder, doesn't it?

The second: I have asked two or three times for Facebook friends' opinions when I am researching writing a new blog or article. I'll post a status update that will say something like: "Hey guys, I'm curious what your thoughts are on PC Games. Do you play them? Do you like them more than XBox or Playstation games?" Then I wait...and wait...and wait. None of my friends seem to ever have an opinion about anything. (And these are people that I know in real life, not just internet friends, and they flat out ignore me!)

It just pisses me off to no end!

With all this said - if you made it this far - thank you for reading this rant. If you feel the same way, let me know.

A Quick Note: This rant was written regarding personal Facebook pages. I understand that if you use Facebook for networking that it can be hard to communicate with everyone if you have an extensive list of friends.