Shelly, privacy & links, I couldn't agree more..... However, i always think its funny, that people are so scared of facebook, its just another email system really, if you boil it down. I know of many successful businesses starting to use it & they have never had so many sales in decades of business, no problems at all & they are all very happy with the result of the additional marketing being linked to their websites etc... It does have some benefits for some people. I hardly ever use it, but it tells me when its a friends birthdays are on so I don't miss them any more haha...... I also show my friends flower bulbs in flower at random, they just love it & its wonderful to show it to them all at once, they don't have to open any links to see them & now you can receive facebook through your email so you don't have to log in, just send the email & bingo the photo is there. As a PBS member I am always so surprised people are comfortable to open a link, to see others photos. Luckily we know most of the people who place links here for us to enjoy, but we are placing ourselves at possibly a far greater risk opening links to others websites & photo pages, than logging into a facebook email service & looking at photos that are openly posted on an open site.. Zero chance of a virus if u don't have to open any links.... Personally, I think its dangerous for some people socially & can diminish close contact with friends in some cases & brings other people much closer together... For business its great & I feel so sorry for those who are scared to us it because of a bunch media hype & narrow minded research that shows, some people loose contact with their friends & stay on the computer too long, maybe they surveyed the ones who don't have close enough friends to be bothered seeing them.. My friends still make the effort & enjoy it as well, so utr interaction has been enhanced by it if anything.. I bet it would greater enhance the life of many paraplegics & quadriplegics who may never get to cuddle their friends : ) maybe we should survey them : ) It is unfortunate in some ways that it is likely to become one of the most used mediums for email, but is surrounded by fear & myth, as well as some hard evidence, but I must say if PBS wants to attract more young people as all us old cronies drop off, over time I think we will see more young people "expecting" a more interactive system than we have now... They will simply be conditioned to it already & will expect it across the board because they will be used to it, we are seeing this on an enormous scale already. I think if PBS had conversations with photos included, our site would be far more attractive to newcomers as people become more conditioned by enjoying the ease of communication with photos in such a system as facebook & other systems too... Im not saying PBS should link to facebook, its easy to see many are still frightened of the unknown, or perhaps just disagree with supporting interactive systems altogether.. Although Its the old story of the shop keeper who complains web sites are stealing all his business, but doesn't go and get a web site him self because he's against it... On 17 October 2013 09:36, Shelley Gage <s.gage100@hotmail.com> wrote: > As with any form of communication don't post photos or text which can be a > security risk for you. Have a bit of common sense about photos in > particular and if you don't want people to see your photo don't post it on > facebook! > Shelley > > > Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 09:18:21 +1000 > > From: hartsentwine.australia@gmail.com > > To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > Subject: Re: [pbs] Jim Lycos > > > > Hello guys I have to agree with Roland... I am not a great lover of > > facebook because we didn't realize there was privacy settings at first, > > & some guy in Dubo kept looking at my 5 year old boy's photo just for one > > reason..... But there is a number of PBS & other society members that > > link.. Lots of collectors showing their photos & lots of new businesses > > starting.... I am just learning my way & im very slow but I want to > start a > > facebook business selling my flower bulbs... > > > > Lauw don't be frightened to contact Jim that way, nothing will happen to > > you & some people are moving away from conventional email & just using > it, > > so if you don't hear from him via my sending your email, it is worth just > > exploring if you see him when you type in his name > > > > Best of luck Steven > > > > > > On 16 October 2013 08:37, Bulborum Botanicum <bulborum@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Maybe narrow-minded Lauw > > > There are very good things on Facebook > > > Not all is bad > > > and they prove it > > > There are really interesting fora there with a lot of knowledge > > > maybe not at the level of the PBS > > > but sure better as most other fora on the net > > > > > > Roland > > > > > > R de Boer > > > 2238 Route de la Maugardiere > > > F 27260 EPAIGNES > > > FRANCE > > > > > > Phone./Fax 0033-232-576-204 > > > Email: bulborum@gmail.com > > > Facebook https://… > > > Facebook Page: https://facebook.com/pages/Bulborum/… > > > > > > > > > 2013/10/15 contact <contact@bulbargence.com> > > > > > > > Hello Ina, > > > > I am proud to say that I am not sur Facebook !! > > > > > > > > Greetings > > > > Lauw de Jager > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > Jim Lycos is on Facebook, so easy to contact, Lauw > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > pbs mailing list > > > > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > pbs mailing list > > > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Steven : ) > > Esk Queensland Australia > > Summer Zone 5 Winter Zone 10 > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > -- Steven : ) Esk Queensland Australia Summer Zone 5 Winter Zone 10