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Attention: Facebook Luddites — STOP WHINING!

Posted by that damn redhead on Mar 22, 2009 in Rants, Social Media | 9 comments

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! In case you’ve been living under a rock, there have been some major changes to a few social networks lately. There’s the “more” button at the bottom of one’s Twitter page, which allows you to see more of that person’s tweets without having to go to a completely different, “older” page like you used to. Also, there’s a more subtle, yet helpful one for those new...

Facebook thinks I’m old and fat.

Posted by that damn redhead on Jan 29, 2009 in Featured, Funny, Rants, Social Media | 15 comments

We all should know how it works by now — Facebook takes info from your profile & IP address and then targets ads at you in the sidebars. To make it even easier for them to tailor to your consumer needs, if you do or don’t like something, you can rate it with a “thumbs up” or a “thumbs down” and even tell them why you did or didn’t like the ad. Seem fair enough. I cooperate with them and rate ads sometimes, because hey, I’ve actually found some...

Today’s word, boys and girls, is “boundaries”

Posted by that damn redhead on Jan 13, 2009 in Rants, Social Media | 8 comments

Silly me, I thought people understood what those were. Let’s be clear about something here: Social media, for all its benefits, can have its pitfalls. It is no secret that the meaning of the word “friend” has been immensely diluted, thanks in part to social media networks such as MySpace and Facebook. I mean, when The New York Times takes notice, you know it’s official. This isn’t another post on another blog about social media netiquette. Frankly, I don’t...

Yeah, I’m a big fan of Facebook.

Posted by that damn redhead on Oct 30, 2008 in Funny, Social Media | 1 comment

Another reason I love Facebook is that you can declare to the world who and what you are a fan of. Some of it is serious, some is downright silly. I am a fan of The New York Times, the Fail Whale, BIGGBY COFFEE, and most recently, Sharpies, among other things. Basically you can be a “fan” of anything. It’s silly, yes, and most “fan” pages aren’t that active, but it’s fun. And then there’s one person who always makes me laugh, every time I see her...