I hate to be an “I told you so,” so I won’t be. I’ll just reprint something I wrote back in 2011: ____________________ The Federal Trade Commission has finally taken Facebook to task. Now, because of previous violations of… Read More ›
Censorship on Facebook
Here’s another cartoon about all the university students complaining about the terrible injustices (“micro aggressions,” “hurtful speech,” etc.) they’ve endured on campus. Thought I’d get it in while I’m still contemplating the issue. The interesting thing about this cartoon, however,… Read More ›
Facebook idiots think Spielberg killed a dinosaur
In the wake of two attractive young females (the Texas cheerleader, the Belgian soccer fan) getting trashed in social media because they posed with and posted photos of themselves with their big game trophy kills, someone named Jay Branscomb… Read More ›
Facebook’s football folly
With the college football season firing up, this Facebook map is guaranteed to spark discussion. It shows which top-25 college team has the most Likes in each county. Slate breaks down the numbers, and based solely on the number of… Read More ›
No such thing as privacy on social media
“We have literally no protection against the advancements of Internet and social media,” complains Diane O’Meara, the young woman whose photo was used to dupe Manti Te’o. Yes, you do, you foolish, foolish woman. Stay off social media. They don’t… Read More ›
Facebook screw up
Like I needed another reason to hate Facebook. I just discovered that since November 1, my posts here have not been appearing there. After weeks, or months, of the system working beautifully, with each of my PT posts appearing as… Read More ›
No Facebook page means you’re a psychopath
Oh, joy. According to Forbes I’m a suspicious character because I’m not on Facebook. What happened to the idea that I’m not on Facebook because it’s the suspicious entity? I’m not the bad actor; Facebook is. Or so I’ve always… Read More ›
