What is the first thing you do on Facebook?

By Jlyn
@Jlyn10 (11965)
Malaysia
February 20, 2011 6:49pm CST
When I log into Facebook, the first thing I would do is to check on my notifications. Then I would check my wall to see if any of my friends posted anything there. Sometimes you have to accept requests from your wall which I think is very time consuming considering you already have a gift request page. After that,I would go to my gift request page to accept gifts requests from my friends. What about you? What is the first thing you do when you log into Facebook?
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@remo86 (252)
• Egypt
21 Feb 11
First this is notifications on my wall and my inbox then i like to check new albums and picture, then go to play my Favorite games there"pet society" and i finish it with checking videos and song :D specially my friends like to post funny and weird videos
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@remo86 (252)
• Egypt
22 Feb 11
You stopped pet socitey WHY!!! sometimes i feel boring but i'm still playing it everyday:-D So now what's your favourite game there???
@Jlyn10 (11965)
• Malaysia
24 Feb 11
I guess you always do the same thing on Pet Society and it's quite boring. I like to play Frontierville cause you have missions to complete. It's more challenging. I also like playing Mafia Wars.
@Jlyn10 (11965)
• Malaysia
21 Feb 11
I used to play "pet society" too. But I have stopped playing for a long time. Sometimes it's good to share funny videos on Facebook. I do that too sometimes. :)
@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
22 Feb 11
I just recently opened a facebook account and have not yet figured out what it is all about and what to do with it. So, I'll be reading this discussion with interest to see what I can do with facebook. Thanks for the discussion.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
22 Feb 11
Thank you!
@Jlyn10 (11965)
• Malaysia
22 Feb 11
You're welcome, 1hopefulman. There are many things you can do on Facebook. You can connect with friends there, some even found their long lost friends there. Most people enjoy playing games on Facebook. Oh, and you can also create a group and promote your business there. :)
@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
28 Feb 11
Well, for me one of the first things I do when I log into facebook each time is to check and see if I have any private messages, then check to see if their is anything special needing attention on my Wall, and then I will usually check out some of the games I regularly play to update them, and then it depends what my mood is to what I do in there if anything after that.
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@Jlyn10 (11965)
• Malaysia
28 Feb 11
Yes, those are the things that I do as well. But I don't stick around for long though. I go in and out many times, LOL!
@tash01 (2030)
• Jamaica
22 Feb 11
When i log in the first thing is that i check my messages notifications and then check my wall to see what my friends are doing/their post.An then i reap my farm .and if i have any friend request i check them out as well. Then if any of my friends have a birthday i send them a message are write on their wall as well. Then i would talk with a few friends who is online . That basically it when i log in to my account on facebook.
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@Jlyn10 (11965)
• Malaysia
24 Feb 11
I don't log into facebook everyday, so sometimes I may have missed some of my friends' birthday. Sometimes, I get notifications on my friends' birthday in my email. It shows you your friends' birthday for the whole week.
• Greece
21 Feb 11
I don't play games it is silly for me. Because you can play the same games on the original sites of the games online and you can earn money when you win more levels.Facebook games doesn't give you this option. I check my emails my notifications friends requests. I invite people I know or will know in future. I promote my work or my articles with "share" And I check my fan pages statistics. If you have a fanpage you have to keep the fan's interest by post new material every 2 or 3 times a week. Facebook it is avery useful tool.
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21 Feb 11
ok..nice post
@Jlyn10 (11965)
• Malaysia
21 Feb 11
Yea, I think it's a wise choice to play games on the original sites since you get to earn money from there. But some of us have already reached such high levels in some of the games and it's really a waste to just quit them. It's nice to know that you are making full use of Facebook to promote your articles. I agree Facebook is a very useful tool.
@Dep1593 (73)
• Indonesia
21 Feb 11
first i'll check my notification too...check my wall and then play nightclub city... Once of many day i up date my story on my group
@Jlyn10 (11965)
• Malaysia
21 Feb 11
Same like me, Dep1593. But I don't play nightclub city. I like to play Frontierville and Mafia Wars.
21 Feb 11
oh..same with me
@buenavida (9984)
• Sweden
22 Feb 11
Hi, jlyn10 I am there very rarely, but sometimes check how my old friends are doing. It is a good way to keep up with those who have moved away as they don´t come back here too often. I also see the flow of news and see what my friends have written lately. I have no time or interest for the games, so I don´t answer the invitations but I think it is possible to choose to not get any invitations. Lately I have used the possibility in Triond to send a link with some article I like. I sometimes add my own comment in a language I like to use so that others who don´t understand the link completely can see what the article is about. They have also a possibility to send private messages, and that can be practical sometimes. We can also check the sites of other people and see what they are putting there and see what we can do..
@Jlyn10 (11965)
• Malaysia
24 Feb 11
When on Facebook, I kind of feel that my friends are just close by when in actual fact they are all living on the other side of the world. Yes, it is possible to block the games requests but I don't do that. Facebook is also a good tool for promoting your business whereby you can create a group and invite your friends.
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@cream97 (29087)
• United States
22 Feb 11
Hi. Jlyn10. I will check my messages to see if anyone has sent me a message/note. I then will check my home page. Next, I will check my wall to see how many friends accepted my friend request. I also look at the status on some of the comments that I have made and if someone responded back to those same comments.
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@Jlyn10 (11965)
• Malaysia
24 Feb 11
Hi cream97. How do you check the status of the comments? You will have to see the notification to check on that, right?
@samrie29 (112)
• Philippines
21 Feb 11
Just like you, I often check my notifications first and if I don't have any,I look at the news feed just to update myself on what's going on with my friends or people in my network. I usually follow certain people in my network as well and check out those who are celebrating their birthdays on that day.It's my habit to always greet to these people just to stay connected and sometimes would often comment on their status or photos.
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@Jlyn10 (11965)
• Malaysia
21 Feb 11
Yes, I do check on friends' birthdays as well, that is if I could remember, LOL! I too like reading people's status and comments. Sometimes they post funny comments. :)
@ceres31 (141)
• Philippines
21 Feb 11
When I log into facebook, first I check my notifications and friend request. Then I check on my feeds, read their status or posts and if I'm interested I post comments. Then I visit my Restaurant City accepting gifts and sending back gifts,then open my cityville. Lastly I check who are online on my list and chat someone.
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@Jlyn10 (11965)
• Malaysia
23 Feb 11
I don't enjoy going online and chat much because my friends would always ask me to help them in their games. It's not normal chat to me. So in their case, if they know that I am online, which they usually do, they would send me a message in my inbox.
• Philippines
21 Feb 11
The first thing i do is check the message box if i have new messages then i go to my wall and see if there are important posts that i missed. After that check for online friends if i'm not busy otherwise i log out. Before i used to open my facebook account everyday just to play but then i don't have time now to play games.
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• Philippines
22 Feb 11
There was a time that i was hooked on facebook and the first thing i would check were the games that i played. Afterwards i check my messages and friends request.Scroll down the page and see what my friends are up to. But thank God i am over my facebook. I just log in once in a while nowadays just to check.
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22 Feb 11
What i do first in facebook is check the notifications there. after that,I look to the public wall to see whats happening on my friends. Facebook really helps a lot for people to get in touch even if they're miles apart. Thanks to the facebook team.
@Jlyn10 (11965)
• Malaysia
24 Feb 11
Yes, Facebook does really help us get in touch with friends from all over the world. I can feel that my friends are just close by and not so far away, as if we are just neighbours, LOL!
• Philippines
21 Feb 11
The same I check My notifications (I think you wont need to check your wall because all things happened when you were offline is all in your notifications from tags,comments,posts and etc.) and check directly to my games like cityville,and backyard monsters Then ill see whos online if Im on a mood to chat I pick a random person to chat with
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@Jlyn10 (11965)
• Malaysia
23 Feb 11
You are right, everything you need to know is already in the notifications. Except for one thing ... you won't be able to see who poked you, LOL!
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
21 Feb 11
Yeah, I do the same, I usually check the notification hfirst if I get anything. I am not very active on Facebook so I don't get wall message or comments all the time. Every once in a while, I get some wall post or comments on the pictures tha tI post.
@Jlyn10 (11965)
• Malaysia
24 Feb 11
Lucky you! Each time I log into Facebook, I get lots of notifications, mostly are all on games ... friends are sending me lots of gift requests.
@kingparker (9673)
• United States
21 Feb 11
I don't go into facebook a lot, but I would rather check if any of my friend left any message for me there. If they did, I would simply respond to them. I won't spend that much time in facebook though.
@Jlyn10 (11965)
• Malaysia
21 Feb 11
Me too. I don't spend too much time on Facebook nowadays. But I get alot of spam messages in my inbox these days.
• Philippines
21 Feb 11
I've had enough of facebook. lol...don't get me wrong, I've been addicted to it several years ago. My friends would sometimes tease me that I could probably apply for a job in facebook as a 24-hour watchman. After this episode has passed, thank goodness, I just log in maybe once a day to play Mafia Wars. I don't even bother to check anything. But if I have a message from one of my friends, then that's usually where I go so I can read and reply, usually before doing anything else.
@Jlyn10 (11965)
• Malaysia
21 Feb 11
LOL, it would be a good pay if you were to work for Facebook. I too don't play many games on Facebook nowadays. Just playing Mafia Wars and Frontierville takes up too much of my time already.
@r3jcorp (1382)
• Philippines
21 Feb 11
Check my notifications and messages... then read friends' post on their wall.
@Jlyn10 (11965)
• Malaysia
22 Feb 11
You don't play games on Facebook? My enjoy reading my friends' posts and comments too.
@Jlyn10 (11965)
• Malaysia
22 Feb 11
Sorry, I mean I enjoy. :)
@JohnMach (550)
• Philippines
21 Feb 11
The first thing I do in facebook is look up at the notifications and see if I have new ones. If I don't then I look who is online. If there are cool people who I can chat with then I chat with them.
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@Jlyn10 (11965)
• Malaysia
21 Feb 11
I don't chat much on facebook. Sometimes I really dread going online on facebook cause many people would want to chat and they mostly talk nonsense or asks to help out in some games.
@Ichiru101 (284)
• United States
22 Feb 11
I check my mailbox and notifications. Then I got through the list of request and delete them. I get on daily but only for a few minutes.
@Jlyn10 (11965)
• Malaysia
24 Feb 11
You mean you delete the requests and not accept them? I've got hundreds of requests that I have yet to accept cause nowadays I don't go in much, not like I used to when I was so addicted to Mafia Wars.