To think that is someone is on holiday and updating facebook every 10 mins saying what a great time they are having, that they are really not having a great time at all!

[PartyFops]

A friend of mine is on holiday and yes maybe i'm a bit jealous but she has put 15 facebook updates on today alone, and she is only one day 2.

My best holidays have been when I have not felt the need to even look at my phone or ipad!

[LadyBeagleEyes]

I only have close friends and family (and a few Mumsneters on FB).
I never understand all the moaning about it, why are they on your facebook anyway, just get rid and keep in touch with those you genuinely are interested in.
I also love holiday pics.

[BIWI]

So FreudiansSlipper - you use Facebook differently from other people. How is it hard to understand that people might be different from you and want to do it differently?

[mrsjay]

I dont have skype and I dont have a fancy phone so I update from my mobile on holiday we all keep saying this it is their facebook they can post what they want, it is what we do with the updates and pictures that seems to be the problem hide them delete them if it is so tiresome

[FreudiansSlipper]

When have I said that people should only use it the way I do

I just happen to think contstant fb updates are tedious and somewhat self absorbed. Why would I think others are interested in what I had on my toast for breakfast

[Pagwatch]

I know you haven't said that Freudian.

I just think you are saying
' I use fb like this which is good. Anyone who uses it differently is self absorbed'
Which I don't think is true at all.
Some people might be self absorbed but I don't think updating fb regularly is necessarily a manifestation of that.

[TwoMuchTwoYoung]

Just imagine facebook without any updates at all.
If you have a facebook account I presume you use and like facebook.
If no one updated it wouldn't exist.

[dirtyface]

yanbu but you will probs be told you are being U

although having said that dh went on holiday to new york recently and did quite a few updates taking pics and tagging us at places, but the main reason was i wanted to do it so i could look back at it and see where i had been. but a bit of me wanted all my friends to see i had been at all these cool places

[LittlePocket]

I do wonder if my sister enjoys her holidays when she goes away (here or abroad). She constantly updates her facebook and puts up photos while away. She went abroad in May and no word of a lie she phoned me every single day of the week she was away.

[FreudiansSlipper]

i hardly use mine but it is a good way to keep in touch

i do not think that those that use it differently are wrong blah blah it is the constant updates that is what this discussion is about

like i said my young cousins are like this i would have been at 18 all that was interesting was myself and my friends and what we were up to

fb is a great way to get information across to people, its a great media outlet but like the internet on the whole it has it annoyances, lack of privacy (everything is monitored something i am very uncomfortable with) but that is a different discussion

[Bunbaker]

When we were on holiday the only place DD could go on Facebook was in the hotel reception and bar (free Wi-Fi). There was no way she wanted to spend all holiday sat there because we were doing exciting things during the day. She would FB and Skype her friends in the evening after dinner.

I must admit that I would find someone who has to brag spend a lot of time telling everyone about her holiday several times a day rather boring. I guess I find constant boasting rather distasteful and a rather unattractive trait in someone anyway.

[Hulababy]

I have a big camera which is always out on days trips and holidays. I love photography ad take hundreds. I am not disengaged whilst using my camera. It's just what I enjoy doing.

So it's no different to those using their phone as a camera either. And on iPhones etc to send a photo to FB is a simple one click process taking approx 1 second extra.

[Bunbaker]

So these people run up a huge bill using data while abroad? Why?

[Pagwatch]

My hotel had free wifi. No huge bill.

[BIWI]

If you're somewhere with WIFI, then no.

And even if you're using 3G, in European countries then there is a daily limit on how much you can be billed (with 02 I think it's £1.99). If you want more data, you can buy more.

Outside European countries I think it's more tricky, but I don't know as I haven't been outside Europe/to somewhere without free WIFI for a while!

[Pagwatch]

When DS2 had to be in the shade I sat in the beach bar or on the villa deck with my iPad and some books. And a drink. A big drink. I should have taken a picture

[Snoopingforsoup]

I love seeing holiday snaps on FB.

Why would you be on FB if other people's happiness bothers you so much?

You can hide the posts or if you really don't like the woman, which sounds more the case, then unfriend her to make your newsfeed a little easier.

YABU. What should FB be used for? How often should a woman horizontal on a sunlounger be allowed to post? Perhaps you could issue user guidelines to all your friends?

[BIWI]

[SubliminalMassaging]

Pagwatch

I post on Facebook about once a fortnight. I have a small number of FB friends.
I have friends who almost never post and some who update when they ave washed their car.

That's exactly like me. I am slightly baffled by the car washers but I still like them. I wouldn't have friended them on FB if I didn't.

[Pagwatch]

Apparently white wheel trims are an unwise choice.

[weeblueberry]

Don't put baby photos up - you might upset people without babies.
Don't put status updates up when it's not exciting - people will think you're boring
Don't put status updates up when it's exciting - people will think you're bragging
Don't put more than one status up a day - people will think you're obsessed with facebook
Don't share anything you think is funny/insightful/clever - people will think you're like farming
Don't put anything up thats in anyway personal - people will think you're attention seeking

Jesus....is there anything left?


Also OP is she in Disney World? She's probably updating everytime she's waiting in a massive queue.

[Snoopingforsoup]

Weeblueberry

[Snoopingforsoup]

It makes me laugh the amount of lurkers clearly on there winding themselves into a froth, all the while pretending they're not using FB!

They never miss a birthday, they're still liking stuff and then they're obvs diverting here to rant anon!

Love the online world

[LeGavrOrf]

My daughter is one of those kids who posts everything.

Yesterday at lunch she had a coke float. Hence a photo of said coke float had to go on Instagram. I don't get it but it took less than a minute to do so is hardly antisocial.

I agree with others that posting shite on Facebook and the rest of when on holiday is no different than writing postcards. But is probably a lot more interesting to read.

[Blondeshavemorefun]

you would hate me then

i often post on fb when away, takes literally few seconds to post a pic/say on the beach in the sun etc sure i drove my friends mad

if you dont want to see her status, limit her in newsfeed or delete her