Posts Tagged ‘Facebook’

My parents taught me many years ago that when something sounds too good to be true, it usually is. Despite this fact, they’ve attached my email address to a spam chain containing 1,359 other email addresses. If I were an evil man, I’d send a message right back to each and every person …

Facebook is still a relatively new part of my online interaction, and there are some things that are just a little disturbing.

It seems that none of the advertisements displayed on Facebook interest me. Where are all the big brand names? Where are the targeted adverts built from my comments and friends lists? It’s strange that I’m seeing only the same set of companies …

Does anyone else find Facebook a little more than annoying recently? I don’t know what’s more insulting: that Facebook thinks Yves has no friends, or that Facebook thinks I have time to find him more friends.

How easy is it for you to read Tweets, status updates, blog posts, or emails? i lyke too tok on teh web bkuz my bffs r on it Did you understand that one sentence?  I’m sure you did.  But could
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After about 10 days of using the site that everyone seems to be on, I’ve decided that it’s just not where I want to be.  It’s true that Facebook can connect us with people whom we’ve lost contact with in
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Alright, I’ve taken the plunge.  For years I’ve said that I didn’t want to join Facebook because I had a blog, several IM accounts, and even broke down to join Twitter.  However, after receiving endless numbers of invites from friends
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The Guardian recently featured an article by Patrick Wintour on the risks that some social media sites might carry. The article discusses a report done by Lady Greenfield warning us that sites like Facebook, Bebo, and Twitter risk infantilizing the
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