Entries in 'Networking'

Congratulations…

December 3rd, 2007 by Matt Rebeiro · 1 Comment

Congratulations Dan! You’re tireless efforts to bemoan Facebook’s intrusiveness have yielded success!
…they say 50,000 people signed a petition but we all really know that Marky-Mark has been reading RMM’s blog.

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Dept. of Neologisms: Beaconned

November 29th, 2007 by Dan O'Connor · No Comments

Beaconned (adj.)
How you’ll feel when Facebook tells all your friends you just bought the new Celine Dion CD.
Beaconned (trad.)
Colloquial contraction referring to the result of Facebook’s new ad scheme, as in, “I’ll beaconned if that happens to me”
Previous entries here and here.

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Facebook: A Beacon or a Stalker?

November 28th, 2007 by Dan O'Connor · 1 Comment

So, last week my friend Shannon got a great deal on a rental car from Hotwire. I know this not because Shannon is in the habit of calling me up and regaling me with tales of her automotive hiring practices, but because I found out about it on my Facebook page. There it was, a [...]

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Sometimes…

November 28th, 2007 by Dan O'Connor · No Comments

Sometimes I can’t even be bothered to explain, in excruciating detail, why something is a mind-fraggingly stupid idea. Sometimes I just need to write the phrase “Open Source Political Party” and then provide you with the link. You can do the sarcastic commentary for yourselves, I imagine.

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Want to save the planet? Turn your heating up.

November 26th, 2007 by Ben · 1 Comment

A friend complained to me the other day that her housemate never lets her turn the heating up, suggesting she just wears a jumper instead. Did this no-nonsense solution stem from her housemate’s rugged origins on his dad’s farm or a concern for the environment, I asked her. “No, no,” she replied, “I really think [...]

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