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  • JoeyM

    July 2, 2011 1:10 p.m. JoeyM SuperDork

    I don't know why anybody uses "social media." I never did myspace or facebook...never even set up accounts with them. So now, despite the above, google gave me a Google+ account. What good is it, and what am I supposed to do with "social media"?

    I spend all my time in the garage or here on the GRM forum. What am I supposed to do with social media that I cannot already do?

  • Giant Purple Snorklewacker

    July 2, 2011 4:18 p.m. Giant Purple Snorklewacker SuperDork

    Don't become an unperson. practice your doublethink, then share all of your friends deepest darkest secrets with our new overlords and they may spare you the trip to room 101.

    Lord of drivel and harbinger of Floundering

  • Osterkraut

    July 2, 2011 4:53 p.m. Osterkraut SuperDork

    Ironic given your attitude, but I'd love an invite...

    Invite received. Email addy removed.

    The hot wife thread is my to-do list.

  • July 2, 2011 5:24 p.m. fasted58 HalfDork

    FB is not the evil social site many people think it is, unless you let it be, depends on how you use it... and keep your info private. I use it mainly for family and close friends but have over 50 news feeds from sites like road courses and race tracks, race teams, welding/ fab and tool sites, local news, Speed, car clubs, sports teams and players, corporate sites,etc. .... even GRM is on there. Latest news delivered all in one place, no more looking in 50 different places.... works for me.

    Just another tool in the toolbox.

  • laz

    July 2, 2011 6:53 p.m. laz New Reader

    you're supposed to click on the ads.

  • xd

    July 2, 2011 7:12 p.m. xd Reader

    If anyone wants an invite I can send you one. Osterkraut i will send you one.

  • xd

    July 2, 2011 7:16 p.m. xd Reader

    sent

  • Hocrest

    July 2, 2011 7:21 p.m. Hocrest HalfDork

    xd wrote: If anyone wants an invite I can send you one. Osterkraut i will send you one.

    thanks hocrest1@gmail.com

  • m4ff3w

    July 2, 2011 7:34 p.m. m4ff3w SuperDork

    Could I get one? My username @ gmail.com (m4ff3w)

    Mas appreciated!

    I finally got a Maserati Biturbo.

  • Maroon92

    July 2, 2011 7:40 p.m. Maroon92 SuperDork

    I wouldn't mind seeing what all the hubbub is about. bradley.c.brownell AT Gmail.com

    XBL GamerTag: bcbrownell Racing is the process of turning money into noise.

  • Osterkraut

    July 2, 2011 7:40 p.m. Osterkraut SuperDork

    Didn't get it!

    The hot wife thread is my to-do list.

  • Grtechguy

    July 2, 2011 7:43 p.m. Grtechguy SuperDork

    I'll take one if any left.. jessemorehouse on gmail

    Would rather be riding my Bi-Valve lnterior Combustion Twice-Exhausted Bi-Axle Nitro-Cycle

  • Luke

    July 2, 2011 8:57 p.m. Luke SuperDork

    I'll jump on this bandwagon. If any of the Google+ exclusive can spare another invite...

    phase03@gmail.com

    Cheers.

    "Just as a proverb says, one should always ny escort prepare for a rainy day." - GRM canoe

  • xd

    July 2, 2011 10:05 p.m. xd Reader

    They might have shut down invites cause charlie o you are on my list and I made a post so you should have got it. I will go through the list in the mornig and add all you guys.

  • motomoron

    July 2, 2011 10:06 p.m. motomoron HalfDork

    motomoron@yahoo.com

    I'd very much appreciate an invitation if you have any left. Thanks!

  • friedgreencorrado

    July 3, 2011 12:47 a.m. friedgreencorrado SuperDork

    I didn't think I'd like "social media" either, until I actually had one. Got on FB because my sister & BIL were (they live in Seattle, I'm in Atlanta, we hardly ever get to see each other in person). Got a few friend requests from old HS/College girlfriends (don't have to attend the reunion to get your curiosity satisfied)..and then a bunch from my old SCCA Worker buddies (which actually led to me working again)! I've got a couple of the folks from here in my list..only prob is that we all use our real names over there. Took me a lil while to remember which name goes with the nym we use over here, but it all works out.

    One thing I'd recommend..don't put anybody on it that you see everyday-especially folks from work. I've never done it, but I've heard that it can clutter your account up so bad that there's a very low "signal-to-noise" ratio.

    How can it be a midlife crisis, when I've driven sportscars my entire life?

  • peter

    July 3, 2011 12:46 p.m. peter Reader

    they've shut down invites for a little while. sent one to a friend, he got the invite but the site told him they weren't signing up new members just yet.

    kinda boring arriving to the party early and not having anything really going on...

  • Tom Suddard

    July 3, 2011 1:00 p.m. Tom Suddard SonDork

    TomSuddard@me.com

    Thanks!

    'cause we're aliens, and thats how we roll.

  • JoeyM

    July 3, 2011 5:50 p.m. JoeyM SuperDork

    Tom, did that send you an invite?

    [If that worked, I know how to send them to you guys. If not, back to the drawing board.]

    [Edit: tried again with all you guys. Let me know if it works.]

    If you have time to debate about this, you should be in the garage.

  • Grtechguy

    July 3, 2011 6:27 p.m. Grtechguy SuperDork

    No go..not in spam or anything

    Would rather be riding my Bi-Valve lnterior Combustion Twice-Exhausted Bi-Axle Nitro-Cycle

  • JoeyM

    July 3, 2011 6:38 p.m. JoeyM SuperDork

    Arrrggghhh! Clearly, this is me not being used to the interface. You should have at least gotten an email.

    OK, GRtechguy....I just tried sending an email to you only. Let me know if you get it.

    If you have time to debate about this, you should be in the garage.

  • Osterkraut

    July 3, 2011 9:47 p.m. Osterkraut SuperDork

    Got the invites, unfortunately it's closed right now. Damn.

    The hot wife thread is my to-do list.

  • JoeyM

    July 3, 2011 9:58 p.m. JoeyM SuperDork

    Mine? OK, at least I know I'm doing it right.

    I still don't know how useful google+ will be, but I found this to be funny

    If you have time to debate about this, you should be in the garage.

  • Luke

    July 3, 2011 11:38 p.m. Luke SuperDork

    Yes it seems to have worked, thanks.

    However, Google says: "We've temporarily exceeded our capacity. Please try again soon."

    Luddite that I am, I was only just now about to join Facebook, but maybe everyone will be switching to Google instead, and FB will go the way of Myspace.

    "Just as a proverb says, one should always ny escort prepare for a rainy day." - GRM canoe

  • JoeyM

    July 3, 2011 11:40 p.m. JoeyM SuperDork

    :( I only know two people on Google+
    the person who invited me knows 30

    If you have time to debate about this, you should be in the garage.

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