Facebook: pay to play

[callthatgirl]

There was a few years that I didn't like Facebook at all. Then it got me back in with the groups. I manage a tech group and run 2 groups for Outlook and Office 365. I have found that with my work, it's been an incredible way to widen my network. As for my public page, I use it for marketing, boosting posts and just putting stuff out there. I don't really engage it, I have a gal that does that but I do chime in now and again.

 

[fencepost]

I pretty much get onto it every few months (should make it more often) to connect with folks in a private "technology cubicle friends" group of IT folks who went to the same college I did, mostly around the same time period. It's basically a combination of griping about stupid user/cow-orker tricks and griping about TIFU.

This may prove to be important for networking in the future.

 

[NJW]

I can search conversations i've had on facebook from many years ago quickly and I know that when I send a message and I see it there in the history that its there to be seen.....now they may not get a notification properly lol but at least the delivery is reliable.

The same was true of Skype (pre-Microsoft, that is) and jabber, still is for all the open XMPP alternatives. Real records, stored on your own computer, in plain text.

 

[ComputerRepairTech]

The same was true of Skype (pre-Microsoft, that is) and jabber, still is for all the open XMPP alternatives. Real records, stored on your own computer, in plain text.

Dont think the old skype had cloud messaging and it was quite unreliable. dont think jabber did either...unsure.

 

[NJW]

Dont think the old skype had cloud messaging and it was quite unreliable. dont think jabber did either...unsure.

What's your definition of 'cloud messaging'? Certainly, Skype had instant messaging (my definition of 'cloud messaging') and could keep logs of conversations locally. Jabber started out as text-only instant messaging, being extended to add other comms, such as VoIP, video, et al after it morphed into XMPP.

 

[ComputerRepairTech]

What's your definition of 'cloud messaging'? Certainly, Skype had instant messaging (my definition of 'cloud messaging') and could keep logs of conversations locally. Jabber started out as text-only instant messaging, being extended to add other comms, such as VoIP, video, et al after it morphed into XMPP.

the message saved server side, you can pick up the conversation from whatever device regardless if the other device was offline at the time. Ideally with confirmation that the message was received by the server so you at least know it got there and wasnt left wondering if they got it or not.

 

[NJW]

the message saved server side, you can pick up the conversation from whatever device regardless if the other device was offline at the time.

Right, got it. No, it didn't exist in the old days. Well, it did – IMAP email, still my go-to messaging system, universally accessible by me and my correspondents.