Facebook is Annoying
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.
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The 1% Advantage
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 you read it as quickly as you could every sentence that has followed it? Probably not.
A few [...]
No More Facebook For Me
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 the past, and it’s also true that Facebook is a pretty easy way to see [...]
11.11.09 | Internet, Technology | Jason
Socializing Like It’s 2005 … Again
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 and family, I decided that it was time to see if the web-based stalking utility [...]
Is Social Media Making Infants of Us All?
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 mind, leaving it characterized by short attention spans, sensationalism, an inability to empathize, and [...]
02.25.09 | Health, Internet, Technology | Jason