lilbyrdie

"Although a bit old of a post, I just had an email exchange with a friend over this very thing. Here's what I stated about Facebook: "Facebook is definitely the best way to keep in touch with certain people, these days. It's too bad there's not some way to categorize status, though, by level of the event: e.g. I don't need to know when a high school buddy ate dinner, but it's nice to see things like marriage, birth, buying a home, and such (and the negatives: cancer, divorce, etc.). The in-between stuff all depends on how well I want to keep up (e.g. house refurbished, new car, etc.). That is, big life event, small life event, daily tedium, and random thoughts. Oh, and then there's the non-personal news that person thinks is exciting to share (e.g. science, politics, whatever...)." Their response? They' would likely pay for a filter that did that. This was in response to missing big events, but seeing what someone had for dinner. You aren't the only who has been failed by Facebook and..." - lilbyrdie