Midweek Humor
What Facebook is really like (from the Doghouse Diaries):
February 15, 2012
Tags: doghouse diaries, facebook, humor Posted in: humor, Stupid Things You Can Find on the Internet 
No Comments
Mistake #1. (and #2)
I logged into Facebook today. I know. I shouldn’t have, and it was obvious that I shouldn’t have. But I did. Then I posted a comment. (I know!) Now I’m sitting here with my blood pressure up because of an inane argument on Facebook with people that I don’t even know. Time to quit again.
January 25, 2012
Tags: facebook, stupid arguments Posted in: Stupid Things You Can Find on the Internet, what are you drunk? 3 Comments
Shocking News of the day
Facebook’s behavior was “deceptive.” I like the way this story is written. As if no one was aware that Facebook has had issues with their users’ privacy since virtually the beginning of the website. “Government regulators are sharing some alarming information about Facebook: They believe the online social network has often misled its more than [...]
November 29, 2011
Tags: facebook, privacy Posted in: If you're not outraged..., what are you drunk? No Comments
Hate Facebook? Don’t care for Google+? There’s more!
The latest (as far as I know, anyway) to enter the social network fray is unthink.com. Unthink likes to bill itself as the anti-facebook. And from what I can gather on their website (without signing up, mind you) is that they intend to be a socially aware, socially active social network. Despite the stupid name [...]
November 7, 2011
Tags: facebook, google+, social media, unthink Posted in: Stupid Things You Can Find on the Internet 4 Comments
How much Klout do you have?
What if every potential employer judged you based on your social media skills? Not just whether you are on Facebook or Twitter (or rather “and Twitter”) and maybe other social media sites, but how effectively you use those sites to influence people. Sounds like a great idea, doesn’t it? Meet Joe Fernandez, the creator the [...]
November 3, 2011
Tags: facebook, klout, social media, stupid websites, Twitter, useless comparisons, waste of time and energy Posted in: Stupid Things You Can Find on the Internet, what are you drunk? 3 Comments
Day 31: Facebook fast
Okay, so officially the fast was over yesterday. As you might have guessed if you have been following, this has been the easiest fast I have ever been on. That said, I am curious to know what I have missed. At the same time, I don’t really care. It’s an odd feeling, really. So, things [...]
October 31, 2011
Tags: 30 days of, facebook, social media Posted in: 30, Facebook Fast 2 Comments
Day 24: Facebook Fast
I’m beginning to wonder if I need to go back to Facebook. I’ve gotten used to not being on it, to not knowing what is going on in that virtual world and just living in this other one. And I don’t mind it. I even rather like it. Back in the early days of the [...]
October 24, 2011
Tags: 30 days of, facebook, virtual worlds Posted in: 30, Facebook Fast 2 Comments
Day 17: Facebook Fast
Nope. Still don’t miss it. My first year in Romania I did not have a microwave. I didn’t have a clothes dryer or a dishwasher either (or a TV or a radio). But back to the point. I had to learn how to cook and survive without a microwave. So…this is what it was like [...]
October 17, 2011
Tags: 30 days of, facebook, microwaves, Romania Posted in: 30, Facebook Fast 2 Comments
Day 10: Facebook Fast
So far, I don’t miss it.
October 10, 2011
Tags: 30 days of, facebook Posted in: 30, Facebook Fast No Comments
I’m not alone
If you read the comments to this post, you’ll see that I’m not alone in my decision to take a break from Facebook. It got me thinking about a study I heard about recently that suggested that young people are becoming less enthralled with social media. I can’t find any such study now, so I’m [...]
October 4, 2011
Tags: facebook, social media Posted in: what are you drunk? 6 Comments