Q Talk

[Funloving]

Having absolutely nothing to do with Lisa & Gino, I joined FB a while back, persuaded by my daughter who said it's a great way to reunite with people you went to school with, haven't seen in years... and so on. In that respect, it was a good tool. Some of those connections are priceless.

BUT..

I wish I'd never joined. I never go- it's become so silly- unbelievable all the fine details of totally uninteresting information nobody really cares about at all. But people put it ALL out there and I'll never understand why. I don't care what you had for breakfast, lunch or dinner.. if you're sleepy today or have a hangnail.

When I was dx'ed with an aggressive disease in 2011, the last place I wanted it paraded was on FB. Heaven's NO.

We were able to dodge that bullet, as there were no public announcements or asking for prayers. I respect those who wish to do so, but NOT ME.

Certain things in life need anonymity.

If you have your settings on private- "friends only" it only takes one friend to who doesn't give a flip about privacy to leak information. There IS NO private on the web

I hear 'we older folks' ran off the teens and young 20's to Instagram instead. HA!

Of course I wish Lisa and Gino the very best. Cancer doesn't mean an automatic death sentence. Hopefully he'll have many happy years ahead after successful treatment.

[fortune]

On 8/11/2014 Sunshine said: Lisa, my prayers go out to both of you. I was recently diagnosed with cancer too and I'm scared of what's to come. Everyone tells me that I have to fight this and I intend to do that. Gino, I hope your cancer is curable. Sue

Sunshine, you have my sincerest wishes for a successful outcome! I'm a breast cancer survivor and really consider my overall experience to be a positive one!! Please feel free to ask me any questions or to just give you my support! You can do it!!!!!!!!!

[blackhole99]

I too wish Gino and Lisa well, but if you want privacy you don't post of FB.

[Spurt]

On 8/11/2014 annabellethecat said:

I don't usually reply negatively....however, to say that "It's not FB it's people over the age of 30 who don't understand about privacy".

EXCUSE ME! That is a stupid statement. I can read (by pictures or words) just about everything there is to know about anyone I know under the age of 35 years old!

This person must have mixed up the age! Please do not make blanket statements like that! How many people who are in their 50's and so on constantly send out pictures of themselves? Not many, I'd guess.

I seldom go on facebook. I like talking to people (you know, the old fashioned way).

However, if I want to know anything about others (under the age of 35 all I have to do is to look on their Facebook page.

So, please don't blame any of this Facebook stuff on people over the age of 35! That just doesn't make sense.

Hi annabellethecat.....

Facebook is just an example of TMI.....regardless of age!!!!!.....I don't care to read or view photos of what someone had for breakfast/lunch/dinner......or a blow by blow of their daily activities....or what they are watching on TV...... I do understand it's a good way for folks that live in different states to keep in touch.....but I think that's the only good....

[Spurt]

I always liked Lisa Mason as a host and my prayers are with Gino and Lisa....

[Spurt]

On 8/11/2014 curlywhitedog said:

On 8/11/2014 Matty6 said:

That is why I hate Facebook and other social media online.

Matty: With all due respect, your hatred is mis-directed, FB does not peek into your life and post on your behalf, whatever is there is there because you made a decision to share it.

Common sense says if you want to keep anything private, don't let the cat out of the bag on FB.

Maria

The key words are COMMON SENSE which few seem to have these days.....and too many times there are words written or compromising photos that "get shared" that shouldn't....and what do the people say, "I thought it was a PRIVATE conversation"...... despite all the so called privacy controls all it takes is a friend of a friend to see it and spread it for all the world to see.....

[CinNC]

I think what you put on Facebook depends on who your friends are. On one side of my family I have 30 cousins scattered all over the US. We've re-connected on FB and it has been a way of keeping in touch about family members who are ill or passed away - sometimes people post something publicly and sometimes it's via FB email privately.

Honestly, before Facebook, I couldn't tell you even where everyone was living.

I've made a point of keeping my FB profile limited to people I am comfortable with. I don't have 400 or 500 friends. LOL. And if I don't like an advertisement or a post, I select the boxes that prevent posts from those websites appearing again. And there are people I don't accept friends requests from......mostly co-workers.

When it comes to QVC and hosts, it becomes a marketing tool.

[Sunshine]

To FORTUNE: thank you for offering to help. My cancer is Lymphoma in my spleen. I'm seeing the Oncologist tomorrow for the results of my bone marrow test and to find out when my chemo will start. I'm still kind of in shock that I was diagnosed with cancer b/c I don't have any symptoms. I'm glad that you are a breast cancer survivor. Did you have chemo too?

[robomo]

On 8/11/2014 Matty6 said:

That is why I hate Facebook and other social media online.

I agree with you. There is no reason whatsoever that Lisa or any other host from any shopping channel should have to post to the world about their personal things. I just hate that they feel they have to do that sometimes because people are so mean and toss around rumors, etc. That just isn't right. It's none of our business what happens in their life away from their jobs!

[Remee]

I simply can not believe the insensitivity of many of you who have posted here. Asking why would Lisa not return to work anywhere is unbelievable.

Having had cancer myself, knowing what my SO went through with me, as did my family,I can't fathom that question even coming up. Really, ignorant on the part of anyone who would even think it.

Also, why has this post about Lisa and Gino turned into an expose' on various feelings about Facebook? It's not the time nor place. Goes to show you that you think more of trying to make your points and start your conversations and post your opinions rather than sticking to the agenda of Lisa and Gino.

People here are always to eager to start up something, usually arguments, so that they can try to prove that there opinion is right.

It's not the issue here and shouldn't turn into the issue here.

Now you are trying to place blame on Lisa for posting her news. Is that what you want? You want her reading all of this at this time?

How terribly selfish, insensitive, and uncaring all of you are. It just has to be all about you, doesn't it?

You can't leave any thread along without bring up opposing comments and starting some kind of arguments.

So sad.

I pray Lisa and Gino never even see this.