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LanternWaste

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6. It's a damned good platform for its purpose.

Reply to spiderpig (Original post)

Wed Sep 14, 2016, 03:10 PM

Sep 2016

It's a damned good platform for its purpose. I get to see photos taken during my HS days I'd never thought had existed (and some of them shouldn't exist, dammit). Family reunions and school get-togethers are a snap now, and getting reacquainted with friends I haven't seen in thity-five years is a blast!

I doubt I'll ever get the Cool, Trendy, Hipster, Got-the-T-Shirt© criticisms against what is little more than a mere web site.

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Facebook may be passe, but you can make some astonishing connections [View all] spiderpig Sep 2016 OP

Same thing here. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2016 #1

I have a friend who keeps getting contacted by half brothers he didn't know he had. Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2016 #2

My mother's uncle did a geneology of the family in the 50's... malthaussen Sep 2016 #3

I have a friend who was contacted by her long lost daughter! TexasBushwhacker Sep 2016 #4

Facebook allowed me to reconnect with my college boyfriend after 40 years. catbyte Sep 2016 #5

I too connected with my first boyfriend of 50 years ago spiderpig Sep 2016 #7

That's great! People always seem so surprised when they hear about our history. catbyte Sep 2016 #8

It's a damned good platform for its purpose. LanternWaste Sep 2016 #6

I like Facebook. bigwillq Sep 2016 #9

Agreed. You don't have to post a daily diary of your hourly habits. spiderpig Sep 2016 #10

Well, I post A LOT, sometimes hourly bigwillq Sep 2016 #11

Great! I may follow you. spiderpig Sep 2016 #12