Most of us have Facebook for
whatever reason.
I have Facebook because with my
family, friends, acquaintances etc.
spread all over the earth, FB brings
us together like a big party. (I wish
it was Ibiza but alas it’s just the
digital world)
There is fun as you share
memories and funny happenings.
FB also makes them accessible any
time, you don’t have to ring up a
huge telephone bill on the “catch
up”.
Sure, Facebook is a great tool to
update your status: "What's on
your mind?" An artful, witty or
newsy status update is a pleasure
-- a real-time, tiny window into a
friend's life. Recall the days of
diaries, where their inner most
thoughts and feelings were
captured.
If someone even glanced in its
direction, you would be in defense
mode.
Sometimes FB becomes a “dear
diary” and it also tends to bring to
the forefront the most attention
seeking people.
FB also brings about different
personality traits of people.

1. The let-me-tell-you-every-detail-
of-my-life type
"I woke up." "I had Cornflakes for
breakfast." "I'm bored" "I'm stuck
in traffic."
Response to this type: Not every
moment of your life needs to be
broadcasted. An unsolicited second
by second account can become err!
Boring! Mundane! Just because
you have 502 Facebook friends
doesn't mean we all want to know
when you're waiting for your lift
club. How awesome?

2. The Self-Centered type
OK, so we've probably all posted at
least once, twice or maybe three
times about some achievement.
Maybe you are an interesting
person and your family and
friends, the international/national
ones do really want to know about
your new job or about the
fascinating article you wrote about
Facebook Types. But when almost
EVERY update is about you, you
and more you, it does become a
little self-absorbed. When your
little inner voice tells you – “you
are bragging now” you probably
are!

3. The Friend-DUH type
An Average FB user has 120
friends. If you are a social
butterfly, then maybe 300 BUT if
you brag about the 1000 plus
friends you have, you have a
problem, stop “friending” every
person. Lady packing your
groceries at the supermarket
doesn’t need to be your pal on FB.
The only time 1000 plus is
acceptable, if you are Vin Diesel or
“The Rock”, then maybe you might
have such a Fan Base. Keep it real!

4. The Broadcaster
"Kim Kardashian makes another
tape” You heard it from my FB Page
first! You might want to switch to E-
entertainment fellow F-Booker.
500,000 other people saw it as
well. Sometimes these types even
get caught in spam, in their rush to
trumpet the news they never verify
…. “Olympus has fallen” could
mean many things, maybe not the
White House.

5. The Grammar/Spelling Fiend
We are well aware that things are
different in the digital world. I also
make mistakes, but care about
words please, there is a difference
between “accidently” and
“accidentally”, “their” and “there”.
And sometimes putting an
apostrophe in the wrong place is
not right.

6. The Attention Seeker
"I am sad today." "Thinking about
last night!”, “I cried last night ...”
Like fisherman, they cast their rods
-- baited with vague tales of woe -
in the hopes of landing concerned
responses. Genuine bad news is
one thing, but really if you want us
to bite, maybe try prawn bait and
not bread.

7. The Stealth Mode FB Friend
AKA peeping toms. They never
comment, like or post anything on
your page. You would not miss
them if they unfriended you, but
meet them in person or at a
function. , these voyeurs will
mention something you posted a
while ago, or a picture they saw,
that when you realise they were
hiding in the shadows of your FB
Page. Stalkerish! And quite creepy.

8. The Troll
They spew sarcasm, insults,
unfounded or unwarranted
comments.
All I can say: UNFRIEND
immediately

9. The Paparazzi
That one person who is like an
ever-ready bunny, takes a pic of
you then proceeds to upload it
onto your FB page immediately -
photos you didn't authorize and
haven't even seen? It’s really hard
to explain why you were with
Channing Tatum and not Ryan
Gosling on that night, at that time,
when you said you were at home
with the flu.

10. The Chronic Inviter
Play Mafia Wars with me. Play
Candy Crush with me. Sign my
petition. Like this page. You
probably mean well, but stop. Just
stop, can't we simply be friends?
Why do you keep inviting me to
farm beets with you. I don’t like
farming!
Argggghh!

In other words, get rid of all your Facebook friends! Those inviters are very annoying tho.

9) Those that keep posting P*ORN links and tagging you...
So annoying