It wasn't always this way. It might be hard to remember, but there was a time when Facebook wasn't the only place to learn about upcoming events in our communities. Instead of having to scroll past silly memes and political…
It's been about a year since I left Facebook, and I'm still glad I did. (I guess there were those thirty years before Facebook existed that I somehow managed without it, too.) Some observations: People in my circles generally continue…
A month ago I deactivated my Facebook account and I haven't used it since. In the larger scheme of things this is a relatively inconsequential decision, and one that I may even eventually reverse. But for the benefit of my…
I went looking today for tools to create an autoresponder for Facebook's private messaging functions. I try to avoid using Facebook's messaging whenever possible, but that doesn't stop someone who I'm connected to there from sending me a private message,…
Mostly for my own reference, but also to invite comments about what others are doing, I'm taking stock of how I use (and don't use) various social media tools today in my personal life. Twitter Twitter is probably the social…
Idea: What if Facebook shut down once per day, every year? Turn it all the way off. No one could get to it. No walls, timelines, profiles, friends, games, apps or messages. They could call it Facebook Appreciation Day. Some…
Daniel Ray Carter Jr., a sheriff's deputy in Virginia, claims he was fired because he "Liked" a Facebook post belonging to the political rival of his own boss. When he fought the firing in court, the judge ruled against him saying that clicking…
If you're like many people, you've renounced the joys and complexities of face to face socialization in favor of robotic and impersonal displays of feigned consideration on Facebook. Wait, that didn't come out quite right. If you're like many people,…
I've had a few days to play around with Google's new social network offering, Google+, and I thought I'd share some initial thoughts. First of all, kudos to Google for "going for it" in the Facebook era. They're one of…
I saw the movie The Social Network tonight, here are my spoiler-free comments. The movie was incredibly well made. Aaron Sorkin's writing was as good as the best days of The West Wing, each member of the cast seemed to…