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A Small Data Glitch At Facebook

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:13:24 -0500

A Small Data Glitch At Facebook: (via kodewulf)

I love that Facebook allows me to vote on ads and I love even...

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:34:00 -0500

I love that Facebook allows me to vote on ads and I love even more that they allow me to not only select, but even create my own custom response (if none of the canned reason are my reason) as to why I liked or did not like the ad.

I thought it was more than a little buggy that their ad serving system would allow the same ad to be shown a second and third time on the same page. It’s funny that someone who runs this side of things at Facebook would miss creating such a simple rule that would prevent this from happening.

Are you buying ads on Facebook?

Beware!

:-)

It’s Official. Facebook Is Running A Protection Racket On App Developers

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:17:44 -0500

It’s Official. Facebook Is Running A Protection Racket On App Developers: (via kodewulf)

Reasons to love Facebook

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:13:43 -0500

karion:

I just never really got into it. I played Scrabulous with some online friends, but that was the extent of it. I did the rare search for ex loves and all that, but I never got further than their public pages. I let sleeping dogs lie, for the most part. I routinely forgot about Facebook for months at a time.

Then, about two months ago, nearly everyone from my adolescence in Saudi Arabia got on FB and honestly, it has been downright magical. We had all scattered to the farthest corners of the Earth, in a time before email - and even then, we were ridiculously dedicated to letter writing - but eventually, we all lost touch.

We had a reunion in 2004 that changed my life - when you are an expat kid, you can NEVER go home - but this was the next best thing. Friends are indeed the family you choose. Many of us got on regular emails and updates and saw each other on business and pleasure trips. Even though we couldn’t go revisit the old hangouts, we did it expat-kid style, in random cities, just reconnecting and assuming relationships that were just paused, never ended.

And then everyone from back then discovered Facebook and my mind was once again blown. I just got a message from one of my closer friends and neighbors - someone I haven’t spoken to since 1986. He is a proud Muslim who lived amongst foreigners in his own country (albeit a very American enclave) and he taught me everything I know about the personal, practical side of Islam. He lived across the street - I ate dinner with his family and babysat his younger brothers when I was grounded, which was often.

I was the face of Americans to his family and he was the face of Islam to mine. My dad admired his drive, ambition, and manners. For me, he was just the gorgeous guy across the street who I had to try to beat out for top grades in the class, and one of my closest friends. We had nothing and everything in common.

I actually welled up, seeing his message, which was exactly what I would have expected from him.

www.facbeook.com

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:54:25 -0500

www.facbeook.com:

fletter:

voristrip:

taramichelle:

benjaminandhisblog:

taramichelle:

benjaminandhisblog:

The best way to make real friends. Click it, I dare you.

Someone didn’t do spellcheck!

Some-one didn’t click the link. lol

(I did. But it gets people to click it anyways.)

671 and counting :-)

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 02:36:06 -0500

671 and counting :-)

pegobry: capucha: via 2.media.collegehumor.com

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:41:24 -0500

pegobry:

capucha:

via 2.media.collegehumor.com

Thank you, FaceBook, for truly irritating me more than any other thing or person in my life.

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:41:53 -0500

itchypeach:

forwhenifeellikesharing:

overly enthusiastic statuses

photo albums of people living it up in Europe

people bragging about school or work

people suddenly being “in a relationship”

seeing people I do not (and have never) like(d) but can’t un-friend update anything

un-returned wall posts

I am not a bitter jerk of a person, but FaceBook just irritates the crap out of me. It leaves you to compare yourself with far too many people. Far too many peers. Peers who are doing many, many great things. And sure it makes you want to go out and live life to the fullest, but it’s also a lot to process. To weigh yourself against. And it’s in your face. And visual.

The photos. Bleck. Even if you want to un-tag them, you’re still in albums. And you get to evaluate your looks. Constantly.

And it’s all so showy. “LOOK AT WHAT I LIKE! LOOK HOW COOL I AM! LOOK I’M WITTY! LOOK AT MY SIXPACK! LOOK I WENT TO PARIS AND ROME!” I don’t feel like selling myself unless I want a date or a job or a second date.

And now I have to have it to stay in touch with former coworkers and friends. And so I don’t look “out of touch.” Ugh.

Tomorrow: I’m starting to exercise because I can fit comfortably in ONE (of 8) pairs of pants. Tuesday: I had better have a job by the end of the day or I’m going to be forced to consider moving back to Kentuckiana and make plans to leave the country. (Read: Teach English in Japan.)

so fucking true.

Another reason Facebook apps SUCK (via shawnblog)

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:23:32 -0500

Another reason Facebook apps SUCK (via shawnblog)

This is why you don’t friend your boss on Facebook

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:51:31 -0400

This is why you don’t friend your boss on Facebook

Facebook just gets worse as you get older...

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:28:41 -0400

taramarie:

robot-heart:

New developments:

Friends posting pictures of themselves breastfeeding.

Friends with babies writing on the walls of other friends with babies, “Are you as in love with your little one as I am with mine?” It’s like a challenge to debate who has the most lovable baby. Facebook mom off!

I want to go back to being in college, when nobody breastfed and when posting pictures of your boobs was just posting pictures of your boobs—not posting pictures of the creatures attached to them.

Yuck.

What do you do when your mother friend requests you on Facebook?

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:25:11 -0400

superdoofus-stratodrive:

(via planettampon)

you quit facebook, because it’s barely different than myspace.

have i ever told you that i think facebook app usage is the new glitter comments? or that twitter is the new facebook update/myspace bulletin? because they are.

I have a number of “limited profile” friends, but they’re the ones that friend request me that I don’t actually know (frien of so and so, etc.), but if I actually KNOW someone and they’re actaully using FB Facebook enough to have found me, I’ll add them.

If they ever make one negative comment about something I’ve posted, I will remove them.I’ve always believed in really using the Internet to stay in touch with friends and family and there is absolutely no shame in my game!

New Facebook hire: Ted Ullyot, Alberto Gonzalez's former chief-off staff.... Privacy, anyone ?

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 01:16:25 -0400

New Facebook hire: Ted Ullyot, Alberto Gonzalez's former chief-off staff.... Privacy, anyone ?:

vruz:

Accused of permitting unwarranted spying on citizens, torture, helping to blow a CIA agent’s cover and firing non-political appointees for political reasons, former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales left the White House shrouded in ignominy. Facebook just hired his former right-hand man, Ted Ullyot, as its general counsel.

kiamatthews: (via langer)

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:56:55 -0400

kiamatthews:

(via langer)

Sync Facebook and Google Calendar

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:38:54 -0400

Sync Facebook and Google Calendar:

sophiniesom:

(via soupsoup)

THANKS! =)

I’m staying Pirate! (via shawnblog)

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:47:23 -0400

I’m staying Pirate! (via shawnblog)

hilker: puzzler: onemoretimewithfeeling: evanwalsh: superamit...

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:17:43 -0400

hilker:

puzzler:

onemoretimewithfeeling:

evanwalsh:

superamit:

From now on, I will always use Facebook in “English (Pirate)” mode. So, so great. (Scroll to the bottom, change your language. Now!)

via Dave

Ahoy, don’t tell me what t’ do!

this. is. hilarious. What aaare ya doin?

ARRRR

Facebook’s friend suggestion wizard should not show...

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 13:44:41 -0400

Facebook’s friend suggestion wizard should not show potential friends that a user is not allowed to ad because of other rules. I guess they’re all too busy to fix something as simple as this.

fan boy? (via shawnblog)

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:09:39 -0400

fan boy? (via shawnblog)

new.facebook.com not working now :-(

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:44:38 -0400

Bummer.