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landmark Inner circle within a triangle 5194 Posts |
Why I deleted my Facebook profile some time ago (from the Wall Street Journal):
Quote: ...This fall, Twitter turned its popularity into dollars, inking lucrative deals to allow its users' tweets to be broadcast via search algorithms on Google and Bing.
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gdw Inner circle 4884 Posts |
Which is why I've tried to pretty much always only put things online that I wouldn't mind the world seeing, and being out there forever.
"You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one."
I won't forget you Robert. |
critter Inner circle Spokane, WA 2653 Posts |
Yeah I try these days not to make any posts that a potential employer or APA review board might misinterpret somewhere down the road.
"The fool is one who doesn't know what you have just found out."
~Will Rogers |
Andrew Zuber Inner circle Los Angeles, CA 3014 Posts |
When I worked at NBC I would occasionally see my boss checking the profiles of various applicants. Honestly, it SHOCKS me what some people will post - even things I wouldn't want just my friends to see.
"I'm sorry - if you were right, I would agree with you." -Robin Williams, Awakenings
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Salguod Nairb Room 101 0 Posts |
I bet there is a market there to exploit. Create a FB account just for presenting a positive image. Add some fake friends, community support, and sprinkle with some Photoshop pictures and serve at room temperature.
We shall meet in the place where there is no darkness...
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Destiny Inner circle 1429 Posts |
I think Landmark has taken the right approach - Facebook just gets worse and worse.
So much of it provides a faux life for those apparently without much of a real one. I am constantly astonished at the BS I see 'friends' spinning other 'friends' who don't know them as well as I. The fake outrage at things I've never known to bother them before, the herd mentality in howling down the latest media villian, the incredible stupid rantings of people who know nothing about the subject they are ranting about but gather all their 'friends' in condemnation of a fake premise. And worst of all people playing bloody Mafia Wars and Farmville etc - my favourite ever Facebook post was whoever first posted that if they recieved another Farmville request they'd be round to burn down the barn and kill all the livestock. Zuckerberg alone knows who posted it though because anything original you put on Facebook is quickly copied and pasted by a zillion morons who can't think of anything interesting to say themselves. In the future studying the minds of the copy and paste personality will be a lucrative career. I'm glad I was aware from when I first used Facebook that people who see my shows would be looking at whatever I posted - and tailored my postings with that in mind. I have far too few friends to require Facebook to converse with them. I feel not far from copying, but not pasting, Landmark, and deleting my account. |
landmark Inner circle within a triangle 5194 Posts |
For those who say they protect themselves by only posting safe material, I say that's almost besides the point.
The point for me, is that Zuckerberg and Co. are just the lowest of the low in their business practices. The cynical, regular, intentional, churning of default settings is so incredibly insulting, and such an abuse of his customers, as to be almost beyond belief.
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TomKMagic Special user I tripped over 620 Posts |
I've read Google+ is supposed to be better in this regard, but I haven't tried it yet.
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Andrew Zuber Inner circle Los Angeles, CA 3014 Posts |
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On 2011-08-11 22:51, landmark wrote: Yeah but you can "like" the new photos of your former plumber's cat.
"I'm sorry - if you were right, I would agree with you." -Robin Williams, Awakenings
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