An infectious disease, Facebook
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January 22nd, 2014 at 3:45:43 PM
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See http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/facebook-infectious-disease-will-lose-80-percent-users-says-princeton-2D11972165
I hope we will find a cure in the future.
I hope we will find a cure in the future.
Leave Katie alone.
Rasul: Or what?
Or I come back and break your F** legs
January 22nd, 2014 at 3:47:47 PM
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Quote: KickassSee http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/facebook-infectious-disease-will-lose-80-percent-users-says-princeton-2D11972165
I hope we will find a cure in the future.
"facebook will lose 80% of its user base between 2015-2017"
i would love to take the under on that bet. no chance. maybe a slight decline but nothing like 80%.
January 22nd, 2014 at 3:52:25 PM
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What's a facebook?
Each day is better than the next
January 22nd, 2014 at 3:56:24 PM
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Well I can tell you for sure that my wife has the disease...she's on that dumbass site 10 times a day I swear. It seems like a huge waste of time to me...but she'd say the same about this site...so whatever.
January 22nd, 2014 at 4:02:27 PM
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FB is the most fantastic thing if you have a
large extended family. My wife see's pics
of the grandkids who are 2000 miles
away almost every day. She stay's in contact
with her sisters and parents and people
she knew from HS. When the AF son is
deployed in the Mideast, which is coming
again in Ap, with FB and Skype he can talk
to his kids in one form or another every
day. It's a modern wonder.
large extended family. My wife see's pics
of the grandkids who are 2000 miles
away almost every day. She stay's in contact
with her sisters and parents and people
she knew from HS. When the AF son is
deployed in the Mideast, which is coming
again in Ap, with FB and Skype he can talk
to his kids in one form or another every
day. It's a modern wonder.
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
January 22nd, 2014 at 4:06:02 PM
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Quote: sodawater"facebook will lose 80% of its user base between 2015-2017"
i would love to take the under on that bet. no chance. maybe a slight decline but nothing like 80%.
I'm not making a prediction either way here, but would you have made the same bet about MySpace?
I would say that the main issue here is that they don't really have enough data to make any kind of statement about the accuracy of their model.
January 22nd, 2014 at 4:07:07 PM
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I once owned a camera that used films. If I still had it, I would donate it to a museum.
Shed not for her
the bitter tear
Nor give the heart
to vain regret
Tis but the casket
that lies here,
The gem that filled it
Sparkles yet
January 22nd, 2014 at 4:12:21 PM
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Facebook will fade and give way to social media more tuned to smaller mobile platforms, e.g. cell phones, tablets. I tip my hat to Zuck for timing the IPO perfectly 20 months ago. Sure, some people cling to it. That and their AOL mail addresses.
“You don’t bring a bone saw to a negotiation.” - Robert Jordan, former U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia
January 22nd, 2014 at 4:19:55 PM
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Quote: AxiomOfChoiceI'm not making a prediction either way here, but would you have made the same bet about MySpace?
I would say that the main issue here is that they don't really have enough data to make any kind of statement about the accuracy of their model.
By the time MySpace got "big" (around when it was sold to newscorp) I had already moved on to facebook and was already telling my friends its design and usability was worlds better than MySpace. So I would never have predicted Myspace would retain its userbase. I would have taken the other side.
Facebook, right now, has some of the best engineers in the world working on its product. Its mobile messenger app is the best in the world, hands down, and is far better than Google Hangouts (which on its own is pretty good) and Apple's iMessage (which is doomed.)
Facebook's biggest competitor right now looks to be Google, but Google's two big forays into social networking were Buzz (a spectacular failure) and Plus (failing with a whimper rather than a bang). Google and Facebook compete for eyeballs, ad dollars, and the place as the "default" location for people's conversations, pictures, contacts, social networks, and timelines/scrapbooks.
I am not saying Facebook is going to beat Google, but I am saying that in 2014, its messenger app is the best in the world, its photo albums are the best in the world (and the most used), and I don't see its social network disappearing.
There are lots of articles saying "teens and tweens are abandoning facebook!" -- they are, but that's not facebook's target market anyway. Facebook has always been about adults sharing their lives, starting around college (now high school), and a huge part of its growth was powered by older adults using it to keep in touch with their old friends and extended family. Tweens don't have any old friends or children. They will when they are adults, though, and they'll probably use facebook to keep in touch with them.
As for the endgame of facebook vs google, here's how I see it playing out. In 2017, Google will still own search, PPC ads, and embedded ads. Google will be BIG into vertical integration like being a fiber ISP that then serves you Google content and ads, being an MVNO that serves you Google content and ads via its Android OS, and being a television/big screen network that shows live events like NFL games. Google will also be huge in bringing self-driving cars to our roads, which is closer than you think.
In 2017, I think facebook will be all about communication and staying in touch, much like it is now. So I don't see it losing anywhere near 80% of its userbase.
January 22nd, 2014 at 4:22:18 PM
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I read this and I disagree. Facebook may have peaked, but it will not die so quickly, and certainly not in 1-3 years. And I can use the author's analogy to explain why.
Diseases often become co-opted by the host to become useful; look no further than gut bacteria. An infection can become part of the organism. Although younger people are leaving Facebook, far more older people are joining it, planning reunions with it, sharing recipes and photos (and glurge, of course). Organizations are using Facebook (rather than a dedicated website) for communication because it is more immediate and facilitates multi-directional communication better than a website or a forum. Facebook serves a purpose.
ETA: sodawater points out that Google is vertical. Facebook is horizontal. And numbers trump better technology, just ask Betamax.
Diseases often become co-opted by the host to become useful; look no further than gut bacteria. An infection can become part of the organism. Although younger people are leaving Facebook, far more older people are joining it, planning reunions with it, sharing recipes and photos (and glurge, of course). Organizations are using Facebook (rather than a dedicated website) for communication because it is more immediate and facilitates multi-directional communication better than a website or a forum. Facebook serves a purpose.
ETA: sodawater points out that Google is vertical. Facebook is horizontal. And numbers trump better technology, just ask Betamax.
A falling knife has no handle.
January 22nd, 2014 at 4:35:48 PM
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Quote: BleedingChipsSlowlyFacebook will fade and give way to social media more tuned to smaller mobile platforms, e.g. cell phones, tablets.
I totally agree. Facebook looks like a juggernaut today, but so did Yahoo in the mid-90's. Then Google came along. Internet Explorer was also a behemoth not too long ago. Then along came Chrome. And BlackBerry was huge several years ago, but today it's pathetic.
Granted, Facebook isn't going anywhere any time soon, but I don't think it's as irreplaceable as many people think.
Fighting BS one post at a time!
January 22nd, 2014 at 4:51:43 PM
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I am no longer on Facebook. I strongly believe my Facebook profile played a part in me being robbed several years ago at gun point, right out side my condo complex. I place the blame on myself and my own stupidity more than Facebook, but I do think it can be a real bad thing in this day and age. You really need to minimize where you have info about yourself. Those evil-doer can take a seemingly small insignificant piece of info and add it to the puzzle. They get enough pieces and bad things can happen.
But I will say that I agree with EvenBob. For extended families spread out all over the country, it can be a useful way to keep in touch and share pictures and such. Just be careful and always remember more than just your extended family is watching.
But I will say that I agree with EvenBob. For extended families spread out all over the country, it can be a useful way to keep in touch and share pictures and such. Just be careful and always remember more than just your extended family is watching.
January 22nd, 2014 at 5:00:47 PM
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That damn website is a pain in the ass. It complicates things: I didn't want my boss at work to know what I was doing that day I called in "sick", but sure enough my wife absent-mindedly posted about our fun "sick" day on Facebook and the boss had some tough questions for me when I returned to work. Goddamned Facebook. (Ferris Bueller would have been screwed by Facebook, no?) My cousin announced on Facebook that she was pregnant, but I didn't read the whole post and missed the part about keeping it a surprise from her mom. So I mention to my mom that my cousin is pregnant and my mom calls up my aunt and the surprise was ruined. Why? Because I didn't read the whole post on Facebook. Goddamned Facebook. It complicates things.
What I find amazing is that so many other corporations will plaster the Facebook logo on their products to encourage folks to "like" the product on Facebook. I'm skeptical that "liking" a brand on Facebook helps sales significantly. Amazon wants me to post about my purchases on Facebook, but frankly I don't want the world to know what I'm buying at Amazon. Caesars wants me to install a casino game on my Facebook page (they'll reward me with 200 Total Rewards credits!) but there are several "friends" of mine on Facebook that I don't want to share this with. Hyatt Hotels will pay for children's literacy programs in poverty-stricken neighborhoods of India, but only if you "like" Hyatt on Facebook, so there are literally starving children depending on us to use Facebook. Goddamned Facebook.
What I find amazing is that so many other corporations will plaster the Facebook logo on their products to encourage folks to "like" the product on Facebook. I'm skeptical that "liking" a brand on Facebook helps sales significantly. Amazon wants me to post about my purchases on Facebook, but frankly I don't want the world to know what I'm buying at Amazon. Caesars wants me to install a casino game on my Facebook page (they'll reward me with 200 Total Rewards credits!) but there are several "friends" of mine on Facebook that I don't want to share this with. Hyatt Hotels will pay for children's literacy programs in poverty-stricken neighborhoods of India, but only if you "like" Hyatt on Facebook, so there are literally starving children depending on us to use Facebook. Goddamned Facebook.
January 22nd, 2014 at 5:03:40 PM
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Quote: renoThat damn website is a pain in the ass. It complicates things: I didn't want my boss at work to know what I was doing that day I called in "sick", but sure enough my wife absent-mindedly posted about our fun "sick" day on Facebook and the boss had some tough questions for me when I returned to work. Goddamned Facebook. (Ferris Bueller would have been screwed by Facebook, no?) My cousin announced on Facebook that she was pregnant, but I didn't read the whole post and missed the part about keeping it a surprise from her mom. So I mention to my mom that my cousin is pregnant and my mom calls up my aunt and the surprise was ruined. Why? Because I didn't read the whole post on Facebook. Goddamned Facebook. It complicates things.
My solution to this problem is:
1. Real friends and family ONLY as FB friends. Not acquaintances, and not coworkers.
2. Everything I post is visible to friends only. Post nothing publicly!
3. Don't allow yourself to be tagged in the posts of others. Always untag yourself.
Or, a shorter, 1-step solution:
1. Don't use facebook.
January 22nd, 2014 at 5:09:32 PM
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I agree it's good for keeping in contact on things like holidays, big events etc. with families and friends that are far away or you haven't seen for a while. I don't agree with those who make hourly reports on what they had for breakfast etc.Quote: EvenBob...[good]...if you have a large extended family...
Personally I haven't yet got into the new phones (with their picture ability, connecting to internet, even watching TV or football matches) but I probably will one day.
One thing Facebook seems to get wrong is p***ing off its users by changing things too much; some people liked what they used to have. One day they may go too far, probably even more than the Windows 8 issue, and that will be the end. Unlike sticking with camera companies (because you already have the lenses) there isn't a similar issue with Facebook, you just move to a different platform and tell your close friends - others friends eventually follow/find you.
January 22nd, 2014 at 5:29:54 PM
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Quote: AxiomOfChoiceMy solution to this problem is:
1. Real friends and family ONLY as FB friends. .
I have fam only, no friends, and I never post
there. I make comments but never post. I'm
old, nobody cares what I do, but I like reading
what everybody else is doing.
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
January 22nd, 2014 at 6:04:08 PM
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Reno,
Could have been a blog, I award you Best Observational Post of January 2014!
On Facebook
Oh, and I hate it. I only use it for MyVegas with a fake name. I had one with my real name and deleted it because you'll have everyone you've ever met (75% of whom you never liked in the first place) requesting you as a friend. If you either ignore or deny the request, they still see when you last logged on, and then the inevitably run into you at the grocery store. To make matters worse, they recognize you at the store, but you don't recognize them, so now you have people, who are complete strangers as far as you know, in your face about why you didn't book them.
I just want to talk to who I want to talk to, which means, if I didn't meet you on here or ask for someone's permission, in-person, to put them on my Facebook Friends, then I don't want them there. I don't want to keep in touch with a girl with whom I went on three dates thirteen years ago, there's a reason that we only went on three dates, which is closely related to why we haven't talked in thirteen years!
So, I deleted it all. I have three Friends, now, I thought about re-friending all of my people on my new account which is not in my name, but that'd be too much of a pain.
If anyone on here plays MyVegas and wants to be my Friend, I'm good with that, PM me and you can have my Facebook handle.
Could have been a blog, I award you Best Observational Post of January 2014!
On Facebook
Oh, and I hate it. I only use it for MyVegas with a fake name. I had one with my real name and deleted it because you'll have everyone you've ever met (75% of whom you never liked in the first place) requesting you as a friend. If you either ignore or deny the request, they still see when you last logged on, and then the inevitably run into you at the grocery store. To make matters worse, they recognize you at the store, but you don't recognize them, so now you have people, who are complete strangers as far as you know, in your face about why you didn't book them.
I just want to talk to who I want to talk to, which means, if I didn't meet you on here or ask for someone's permission, in-person, to put them on my Facebook Friends, then I don't want them there. I don't want to keep in touch with a girl with whom I went on three dates thirteen years ago, there's a reason that we only went on three dates, which is closely related to why we haven't talked in thirteen years!
So, I deleted it all. I have three Friends, now, I thought about re-friending all of my people on my new account which is not in my name, but that'd be too much of a pain.
If anyone on here plays MyVegas and wants to be my Friend, I'm good with that, PM me and you can have my Facebook handle.
https://wizardofvegas.com/forum/off-topic/gripes/11182-pet-peeves/120/#post815219
January 23rd, 2014 at 12:11:19 PM
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Same here mission. Only used it for myvegas and the status updates from randoms drove me insane. I don't care about your subway lunch and your coworker that smells like old eggs. Also no nude pix = no quality images
"Man Babes" #AxelFabulous
January 23rd, 2014 at 12:35:14 PM
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Quote: Mission146
So, I deleted it all. I have three Friends, now, I thought about re-friending all of my people on my new account which is not in my name, .
You guys crack me up. I would never have a FB
account in my own name. Mine is in a pseudo
and no pics of me at all on it. Pick and choose
who you want to be friends with, for me it's
all family. And never make posts yourself, nobody
cares what you're doing. Great way to monitor
other people, though. It's a tool, use it as one.
If you run into somebody and they want to FB you, just
say 'whats that' and they'll never bother you again.
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
January 23rd, 2014 at 2:01:04 PM
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Quote: EvenBobYou guys crack me up. I would never have a FB
account in my own name. Mine is in a pseudo
and no pics of me at all on it. Pick and choose
who you want to be friends with, for me it's
all family. And never make posts yourself, nobody
cares what you're doing. Great way to monitor
other people, though. It's a tool, use it as one.
If you run into somebody and they want to FB you, just
say 'whats that' and they'll never bother you again.
You mean nobody wants to see a picture of your evening meal or your favorite drink? Who knew?
Many people, especially ignorant people, want to punish you for speaking the truth. - Mahatma Ghandi
January 23rd, 2014 at 2:07:23 PM
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Quote: 1BBYou mean nobody wants to see a picture of your evening meal or your favorite drink? Who knew?
Why do people post so many pics of their food,
it drives me nuts. They have a bowl of cheerios
and take a pic of it! This is sad to me, these
people think they have lives and they don't.
You made tacos for dinner??? WHAT? Let me
write that down in my diry, you moron...
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
January 23rd, 2014 at 4:51:17 PM
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Probably not as dire, but for me it's boring now and Really just check in out of habit. It's not satisfying me, but not sure about others.
I am a robot.
January 23rd, 2014 at 5:12:21 PM
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facebook is useful for me so I can keep up with my favorite authors and music artists. Plus keep in touch and status with my trainers for boot camp and parkour. I don't keep any friends in there and I am not into getting back in touch with old friends and acquaintances. Find that to be a waste of time. There is a reason I don't (want) to speak/connect with you then and not planning to do so now. Better to just leave the past behind and no need to reconnect and/or rehash whatever. Blah.
Given how facebook always like to mess with my privacy better to just put everything on lock with only access to me.
Given how facebook always like to mess with my privacy better to just put everything on lock with only access to me.
January 23rd, 2014 at 5:38:02 PM
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Whether you like Facebook or not, writing an opinion piece and saying that FB will lose 80% of its members within 1 to 3 years isn't stupid it is flat out moronic.
Facebook is by no means too big to faill but there are still huge amounts of people out there who use it on a daily basis. Older people don't use instagram (which is owned by FB anyway) and vine and tumblr and whatever else. They use Facebook!!!
Say what you like but the teens and tweens don't have the market cornered far from it. Let them keep their vine accounts and post drunk pics of them throwing up......who cares is what I say :)
But as has been posted before, watch out what you post on FB because somebody is always watching. Don't put your place of birth, current residence, school, email, telephone, favorite tv show, favorite book and all that crap.....People use those things as passwords for sensitive information. You don't want to go give it away for free......
What do you guys think about Linkedin?
Facebook is by no means too big to faill but there are still huge amounts of people out there who use it on a daily basis. Older people don't use instagram (which is owned by FB anyway) and vine and tumblr and whatever else. They use Facebook!!!
Say what you like but the teens and tweens don't have the market cornered far from it. Let them keep their vine accounts and post drunk pics of them throwing up......who cares is what I say :)
But as has been posted before, watch out what you post on FB because somebody is always watching. Don't put your place of birth, current residence, school, email, telephone, favorite tv show, favorite book and all that crap.....People use those things as passwords for sensitive information. You don't want to go give it away for free......
What do you guys think about Linkedin?
“There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man.” - Winston Churchill
January 23rd, 2014 at 7:25:56 PM
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Quote: TomspurWhether you like Facebook or not, writing an opinion piece and saying that FB will lose 80% of its members within 1 to 3 years isn't stupid it is flat out moronic.
Facebook is by no means too big to faill but there are still huge amounts of people out there who use it on a daily basis. Older people don't use instagram (which is owned by FB anyway) and vine and tumblr and whatever else. They use Facebook!!!
Say what you like but the teens and tweens don't have the market cornered far from it. Let them keep their vine accounts and post drunk pics of them throwing up......who cares is what I say :)
But as has been posted before, watch out what you post on FB because somebody is always watching. Don't put your place of birth, current residence, school, email, telephone, favorite tv show, favorite book and all that crap.....People use those things as passwords for sensitive information. You don't want to go give it away for free......
What do you guys think about Linkedin?
LinkedIn is essential if you are still working at a career. It has replaced Monster.com and Dice.com if you are job searching.
Facebook's terms of use say whatever you upload is theirs FOREVER to use ANY WAY THEY WANT (read: sell it.) Think long and hard before you post something. A manager I work with always visits prospective employee's social media pages. He says he frequently decides to reject a candidate based on what he sees.
“You don’t bring a bone saw to a negotiation.” - Robert Jordan, former U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia
January 23rd, 2014 at 7:45:34 PM
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Quote: BleedingChipsSlowlyHe says he frequently decides to reject a candidate based on what he sees.
I can see that happen. If you want to be a professional you will be professional throughout your life including on social media.
I don't mind it at all.
“There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man.” - Winston Churchill
January 24th, 2014 at 8:29:07 AM
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Quote: BleedingChipsSlowlyThink long and hard before you post something. A manager I work with always visits prospective employee's social media pages. He says he frequently decides to reject a candidate based on what he sees.
If you keep an eye on privacy settings, especially for photo albums, this isn't a big deal. If some rando who isn't "friends" with me wants to look me up on Facebook, they will see very little of anything.
Now Facebook seems to do their damndest to change their privacy settings every 5 seconds, but I keep a second account that isn't "friends" with my main account to double check every now and then and make sure that the stuff I want to be "friends only" is actually friends only.
"So drink gamble eat f***, because one day you will be dust." -ontariodealer
January 25th, 2014 at 10:22:54 PM
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If I want to see pics of babies I don't care about...I check Facebook.
If I want to know what my Mom is up to....I check Facebook.
If I want to see pics of people I'll never see again but went to high school with...I check Facebook.
If I want actual news and updates from friends or relevant people....I check twitter.
If I want to laugh and/or kill some time...I check reddit.
So yeah, I'm not saying 80%, but the Facebook decline isn't stopping anytime soon, if ever.
If I want to know what my Mom is up to....I check Facebook.
If I want to see pics of people I'll never see again but went to high school with...I check Facebook.
If I want actual news and updates from friends or relevant people....I check twitter.
If I want to laugh and/or kill some time...I check reddit.
So yeah, I'm not saying 80%, but the Facebook decline isn't stopping anytime soon, if ever.
January 25th, 2014 at 11:23:01 PM
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Quote: kewljI am no longer on Facebook. I strongly believe my Facebook profile played a part in me being robbed several years ago at gun point, right out side my condo complex. .
A lady I know got her house robbed while she was out for the night playing poker at somebody else's house...yep she posted.... off to JOE's house for the big poker game tonight wish me luck
Came home her house was broken into and the wall safe hidden in the house removed. Never heard how much she had in it but would guess is was a pretty nice amount ... she trains horses ( top female trainer in harness racing history) lovs to play cash poker games so money needs to be available.
HEY FACEBOOK why did you just increase the size of the ads and reduce the size of the posts ?
February 4th, 2014 at 8:17:04 AM
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This article about our collective disdain for Facebook is worth reading in its entirety, but here's a good excerpt:
"Every day, and sometimes several times a day, I change the News Feed setting on my Facebook Mobile app to “Most Recent.” I do this because I prefer to see the status updates generated by the people I am friends with in the chronological order in which they have been created, rather than let Facebook decide what is “important” enough to be at the top of queue.
Facebook doesn’t care that I have consistently made my preference clear for years. Facebook routinely resets the default to its own preferred setting, in which a mysterious algorithm decides which updates are worthy of my immediate attention. But I’ll be damned if I’m going to let Mark Zuckerberg impose his values on me. So every single time, I change it back. And every single time I wonder: Why do I put up with this? Is there any other tool I regularly use from which I would accept such obnoxious behavior?"
"Every day, and sometimes several times a day, I change the News Feed setting on my Facebook Mobile app to “Most Recent.” I do this because I prefer to see the status updates generated by the people I am friends with in the chronological order in which they have been created, rather than let Facebook decide what is “important” enough to be at the top of queue.
Facebook doesn’t care that I have consistently made my preference clear for years. Facebook routinely resets the default to its own preferred setting, in which a mysterious algorithm decides which updates are worthy of my immediate attention. But I’ll be damned if I’m going to let Mark Zuckerberg impose his values on me. So every single time, I change it back. And every single time I wonder: Why do I put up with this? Is there any other tool I regularly use from which I would accept such obnoxious behavior?"
February 4th, 2014 at 8:19:17 AM
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Quote: renoThis article about our collective disdain for Facebook is worth reading in its entirety, but here's a good excerpt:
Facebook is the most overrated of all the top websites. I've never used it and never will. Can't stand that Zuckerberg guy either.
Fighting BS one post at a time!
February 4th, 2014 at 8:21:58 AM
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Quote: Beethoven9thQuote: renoThis article about our collective disdain for Facebook is worth reading in its entirety, but here's a good excerpt:
Facebook is the most overrated of all the top websites. I've never used it and never will. Can't stand that Zuckerberg guy either.
I suspect he doesn't care too much... being a billionaire from it all probably means he doesn't worry about the thoughts of B9 ;)
"Then you can admire the real gambler, who has neither eaten, slept, thought nor lived, he has so smarted under the scourge of his martingale, so suffered on the rack of his desire for a coup at trente-et-quarante" - Honore de Balzac, 1829
February 4th, 2014 at 8:27:47 AM
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That will make it all the more enjoyable when he stumbles. lol
That will make it all the more enjoyable when he stumbles. lol
Fighting BS one post at a time!
February 4th, 2014 at 8:43:47 AM
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Quote: Beethoven9th
Facebook is the most overrated of all the top websites. I've never used it and never will. Can't stand that Zuckerberg guy either.
I hate Zukerberg as well. Everyone hates him. I'd like to see him guest on "Shark Tank" and see Mark Cuban smack him.
But I have to go along with EB on the utility of the site. It is great for if I need to get in touch of someone who is more of a casual friend of a friend for something, or just ask people I know if they know a good tradesman, etc.
I don't see it following myspace to the grave, but I do see the kids finding other things to use.
All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others
February 4th, 2014 at 8:49:40 AM
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Quote: MoscaAlthough younger people are leaving Facebook, far more older people are joining it, planning reunions with it, sharing recipes and photos (and glurge, of course).
Older people have more money to spend, too.
After figuring it out, no small feat, I've settled down to a few feeds I enjoy and two games now and then (and Candy Crush, which is not quite a game <w>)
I still own a film camera, BTW. I haven't used it in almost 10 years. I don't expect to ever use it again.
Donald Trump is a fucking criminal
February 4th, 2014 at 9:16:59 AM
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Quote: AZDuffmanI hate Zukerberg as well. Everyone hates him.
I'm willing to separate the man from the invention. After all, Steve Jobs was apparently a jerk to the people around him, but his inventions were fantastic. Conversely, Bill Gates is doing important philanthropy, but his invention was notorious for crashing. Thomas Edison was an unapologetic anti-Semite, but his inventions changed civilization. (Ditto for Henry Ford.)
As for Zuckerberg, I'm not a fan. But I have a lot more disdain for his awful invention than I do for the man himself.
February 4th, 2014 at 9:18:05 AM
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Quote: Beethoven9th^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
That will make it all the more enjoyable when he stumbles. lol
Caught Bob's Schadenfraude?
No point hating on Zuckerberg. He's done the American dream, eh? He's worked, he's made money, found a niche, surely the Conservatives should use him as a poster boy!
"Then you can admire the real gambler, who has neither eaten, slept, thought nor lived, he has so smarted under the scourge of his martingale, so suffered on the rack of his desire for a coup at trente-et-quarante" - Honore de Balzac, 1829
February 4th, 2014 at 10:00:21 AM
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Quote: renoI'm willing to separate the man from the invention. After all, Steve Jobs was apparently a jerk to the people around him, but his inventions were fantastic. Conversely, Bill Gates is doing important philanthropy, but his invention was notorious for crashing. Thomas Edison was an unapologetic anti-Semite, but his inventions changed civilization. (Ditto for Henry Ford.)
As for Zuckerberg, I'm not a fan. But I have a lot more disdain for his awful invention than I do for the man himself.
I think most inventors are jerks to people because it seems the creative gene and the social gene are mutually in opposition to each other. If inventors had better social skills they would not be in the basement inventing all day and night. Gates didn't really "invent" MS-DOS, he bought and modified it. Gates was never really creative, he was a businessman and a good one.
I use Facebook for several things, but Zuke is not the first person I care to have dinner with.
All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others
February 4th, 2014 at 1:42:12 PM
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Quote: AZDuffman...but I do see the kids finding other things to use.
That's Facebook's biggest long-term problem. Google is like the Beatles, but FB is more like Bieber. Once kids no longer find it "cool", then that's an entire generation that will go elsewhere. It won't happen in 1-3 years though. More like 7-9 years, unless they come up with something new to keep people interested.
Fighting BS one post at a time!
February 4th, 2014 at 1:44:03 PM
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Quote: thecesspitConservatives should use him as a poster boy!
He probably would be if he kept his trap shut about politics.
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February 4th, 2014 at 1:47:49 PM
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Quote: AZDuffmanI use Facebook for several things...
Just out of curiosity, do you put bogus info into your profile? I could see myself possibly using it to keep in touch with people whom I rarely see in real life, but I'd do so without entering in any personally identifiable information. (Can't stand FB's privacy policy)
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February 4th, 2014 at 2:43:01 PM
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Quote: Beethoven9thHe probably would be if he kept his trap shut about politics.
He's probably a Republican supporter, even if he's relatively liberal on immigration. He's raised money for Christie, for one.
Or is having an opinion about politics not allowed in the brave Conservative world?
"Then you can admire the real gambler, who has neither eaten, slept, thought nor lived, he has so smarted under the scourge of his martingale, so suffered on the rack of his desire for a coup at trente-et-quarante" - Honore de Balzac, 1829
February 4th, 2014 at 3:00:38 PM
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He's stated himself that he's neither Democrat nor Republican. The fact that he likes Christie does prove that he's pro-RINO...hahaQuote: thecesspitHe's probably a Republican supporter, even if he's relatively liberal on immigration. He's raised money for Christie, for one.
I personally think people in the public eye (both liberal and conservative) should keep their mouths shut and just do their jobs, whether it's acting, singing, running a company, etc. There's no need to be so outspoken about politics.Quote: thecesspitOr is having an opinion about politics not allowed in the brave Conservative world?
But with that said, I wouldn't mind people speaking out if both sides got the same treatment. For example, any celebrity who supports gay marriage gets the royal treatment, while anyone who opposes it get tarred & feathered.
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February 4th, 2014 at 3:09:55 PM
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Quote: Beethoven9thHe's stated himself that he's neither Democrat nor Republican. The fact that he likes Christie does prove that he's pro-RINO...haha
Laugh... I wonder if that's how you (and other Cons) might characterize him. He's on the left of the right, for sure.
Quote:I personally think people in the public eye (both liberal and conservative) should keep their mouths shut and just do their jobs, whether it's acting, singing, running a company, etc. There's no need to be so outspoken about politics.
Unless a politician or political commentator, eh? :) In some ways, I agree, but in others, having people talk about the issues might, well, get them thought about.
"Then you can admire the real gambler, who has neither eaten, slept, thought nor lived, he has so smarted under the scourge of his martingale, so suffered on the rack of his desire for a coup at trente-et-quarante" - Honore de Balzac, 1829
February 4th, 2014 at 3:27:56 PM
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I don't understand all the dislike of FB. I
look at it several times a day to keep up
with friends and family. I find it a useful
and enjoyable site. I seldom post on it,
just monitor the people I know. Keeps
me up to date painlessly.
look at it several times a day to keep up
with friends and family. I find it a useful
and enjoyable site. I seldom post on it,
just monitor the people I know. Keeps
me up to date painlessly.
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
February 4th, 2014 at 3:30:31 PM
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DUHHIIIIIIIII HEARD THAT!
February 4th, 2014 at 3:40:07 PM
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I was on faceboom right before I was on here. If it wasnt for facebook I would probably never speak to some of my relatives.
BTW, I really enjoyed the facebook movie.
BTW, I really enjoyed the facebook movie.
Expect the worst and you will never be disappointed.
I AM NOT PART OF GWAE RADIO SHOW
February 4th, 2014 at 4:55:02 PM
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I guess facebook now has a thing where they will make a short movie of your posting history. I think its pretty neat.
https://lookbackvideo4-a.akamaihd.net/hvideo-ak-ash2/v/t54/1647676_10200647981520310_20751_n.mp4?oh=0063f3aa53ac56d5623df3dfffa0f582&oe=52F3FCF3&__gda__=1391691315_01ba6cbab15c425aac26f5a07780f0b2
https://lookbackvideo4-a.akamaihd.net/hvideo-ak-ash2/v/t54/1647676_10200647981520310_20751_n.mp4?oh=0063f3aa53ac56d5623df3dfffa0f582&oe=52F3FCF3&__gda__=1391691315_01ba6cbab15c425aac26f5a07780f0b2
Expect the worst and you will never be disappointed.
I AM NOT PART OF GWAE RADIO SHOW
February 4th, 2014 at 4:55:53 PM
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Quote: GWAE
BTW, I really enjoyed the facebook movie.
I bet I saw it 10 times when it was on Encore.
It's a pure straightforward capitalistic story,
you snooze you lose. Zuckerburg got the orig
idea and ran with it. Similar thing happened
with the telephone. Bell was first to patent
it, by not by much. Work hard, keep at it, and
you might be the first with a good idea and that
really pays off in a capitalist society. As a result,
the entire world benefits because of the incentive
inventors get under capitalism.
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
February 4th, 2014 at 5:02:41 PM
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Quote: EvenBobI don't understand all the dislike of FB. I
look at it several times a day to keep up
with friends and family. I find it a useful
and enjoyable site. I seldom post on it,
just monitor the people I know. Keeps
me up to date painlessly.
That's cuz yours isn't filled with a bunch of opinionated twentysomethings. If you read my wall for 5 minutes, you'd give up your computer for the rest of the year.
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