Tag: facebook
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Unsocial Media
There’s something unsociable about social media that doesn’t want to share… Just had an email from WordPress to tell me that Facebook will be shutting off the sharing function from WordPress to Facebook, which I use to share my blog posts on the Facebook profile. It’s possible that will impact my account at Blipfoto too,…
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Season of goodwill
As the Sun sits ever lower in the sky, and somewhere (far away from anywhere I’m likely to be) the gods of commercialmas receive the blessings of their frantic acolytes, Yule approaches. The Yule tree is up. Outside, a far more impressive holly is full of bright red berries, suggesting a hard winter ahead, but…
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Losing Control
In these days of everything online, electronic banking and identity theft, why is the largest social media organisation in the world requiring teenagers and young adults to send photographs of their passports and birth certificates over unsecured email? The “Real Name” fiasco still under way at Facebook has caused consternation in many areas. People who…
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What’s in a name?
So, this story blew up and then apparently blew out, but perhaps not really. Another (in fact, now, at least two) of my friends on Facebook has had her account suspended because she has an odd (but legal) name. It seems the account will be offline until she provides clear and irrefutable proof that she…
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TANSTAAFL…
I’m not a fan of Tesco, but generally in moments of time constrained apathy you’ll find me shopping there, sacrificing personal ethic for convenience… bit like so many other folk. However, this week has hardened my resolve – for a little while at least (At least I’m honest about my soft ethics and not joking about the…
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Discussing Druidries…
So I awake from the dream too early, startled by the too-loud close of the bedroom door as Miss gives up the night-time marking marathon and finally comes to bed. Opening my eyes I wonder where everyone has gone… all the druids who were there pointing out each others inconsistencies, but mostly all looking at me and laughing.…
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Currently Reading… Snuff
“Snuff” by Terry Pratchett. Link Actually, I’m about a third in already… that’s the thing about PTerry’s stuff – it grabs you and doesn’t let go. *** I’m hearing a lot of interesting background chatter on Facebook along the lines of general unhappiness with the new Timeline, but also what might turn out to be…
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Strategic withdrawal
Just when I was beginning to come around to the possibilities of the new Facebook Timeline, and perhaps feel like I was over-reacting… this popped up on El Reg! Now, there’s slightly distasteful and there’s plain old abuse of privilege. Facebook will begin adding photos of its users to third-party adverts appearing in users’ news feeds…
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Facebook and Timeline and a return to Blogging?
Blogging came and, for me, went a while back. Initially because I’m a muppet with little to say, then because I was too busy, and finally because Facebook seemed to ping my addiction gland and all my wittering went on there. It still does, but the new improved Facebook with added Timeline causes me to…
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