Kay L.

I started using Facebook in 2008, and was an avid user. I went through the stages that probably most Facebook users go through. Finding friends and family, thinking it was a great way to keep up with them. Then "friending" people that I didn't know because I needed more neighbors in Farm Town, and now I have removed every friend or family member because I am overwhelmed by all the information overload. I am absolutely sick of it for many reasons. With all the changes they have done to the algorithm, pages are losing a lot of fan viewership.

I don't like the fact that every time I "like" something, or even "share" something privately to myself on my timeline, your friends get notified. I don't want to see stuff in my news feed every time one of my "friends" does something, even if they change their profile picture (and yes, I did change the settings). And why in the world would I want to see likes and shares from people I don't even know (friends of friends), but that has now taken over my newsfeed.

And I really dislike that as a user, I no longer have the option to keep Facebook from forcing me to share and view this kind of information. I dislike the fact that I can not remove the "Send a Private Message" button. Just because you are a "Friend of a Friend", it doesn't necessarily mean I want to connect with you, especially if I don't know you.

I dislike the fact that Facebook does not enforce their own rules, and violent, racist, bigoted, and hate speech is allowed, even when you report it.

Facebook used to be a good social media site, but not anymore. It is now a site where the majority of what you see is the worst in human beings. This Social Media Experiment fosters and caters to many personality disorders, like narcissism. I used to think that the hateful things that people wrote to each other were simply because they couldn't see your face, but now, I'm pretty sure that many people posting today would say the same hateful things to your face, not just because they are hiding behind a screen.

The concept is a good one. The biggest problem with Meetup is the quality of people, and there's not a whole lot you can do about that. Every Meetup Group that I organized had a lot of people joining. The biggest problem is that people don't show up to events once they join, and they don't let the organizers know if their plans change. And they have no awareness that the organizers are paying to host a Meetup. They get irritated when you ask them to monetarily contribute to keeping the Group running.

I've taken to deleting people from my groups that don't check the page or haven't been to a meeting in 3 months. Everybody's busy, and they should choose activities that they really are going to participate. This is a big help, especially now that Meetup is now charging more money based on members of your group. It's pretty sad when you see groups of 200 people, and only 5 show up at a time to meetings.

Customer Service has been great. Quick response time.

Unlike Facebook, Google Plus does not limit the number of public views your posts get with Algorithms. They also are not constantly changing their program every week. I use Facebook as well, and wish more individuals and small businesses would utilize this platform.

Our neighborhood has been using Nextdoor for about a year and a half. It has helped to build community, and is a great way for people let their neighbors know about crime going on in the neighborhood. I also love it because the Police Department can post urgent messages to those neighborhoods under their jurisdiction.

I read some of the low ratings and I just don't agree. Nextdoor is not a platform to complain about your HOA or other neighbors. It is not a platform to express your political views. That's what Facebook is for. If you want to complain about your HOA, ask your lead to create a private group so that neighbors who want to complain can do so without inflicting their negativity on everyone else.