http://www.removepoke.com celebrate Facebook ennui Tue, 20 May 2008 04:59:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Facebook Borked, originally uploaded by shawnblog. Is brokenpoke.com taken yet? :-) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RemovePoke/~3/yIt2fvO6EYo/ http://www.removepoke.com/2008/05/19/i-broke-my-poke/ .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } MD Tag: BEACON, originally uploaded by shawnblog. Go figure! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RemovePoke/~3/FipHUPfhz6s/ http://www.removepoke.com/2008/05/18/md-tag-beacon/ Some staffers are so frustrated with being treated like children and having their internet access at work restricted that they're taking their talent elsewhere. Block Facebook and watch your staff walk The study also undermines the commonly-held notion that people see such sites as bad for business, with 76% of those surveyed ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RemovePoke/~3/YmR9RjEHkSI/ http://www.removepoke.com/2008/05/07/employees-quit-when-companies-block-facebook/ facebook_dumb, originally uploaded by shawnblog. I wrote one (1) message and then one (1) "wall-to-wall" response to a friend of mine in about one (1) minute and got this warning message as I finished the wall post. Way to go Facebook. If you're going to make yourself intelligent with this sort of ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RemovePoke/~3/uN8gK90oLGs/ http://www.removepoke.com/2008/05/06/facebook-is-stupid-and-it-shows/ It's amazing what people will buy into and waste time doing. Study reveals shocking truth: Most Facebook apps are silly, pointless In other words, the majority of Facebook applications are goofy time-wasters. The Social - CNET News.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RemovePoke/~3/O3jGOIDuhRs/ http://www.removepoke.com/2008/05/04/this-should-not-be-shocking-but-it-is-the-truth/ This should be no surprise to anyone. Identity 'at risk' on Facebook We have discovered a way to steal the personal details of you and all your Facebook friends without you knowing. - BBC NEWS http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RemovePoke/~3/5uKDFdubpfM/ http://www.removepoke.com/2008/05/01/identity-at-risk-on-facebook/ This is where it's going folks! Nip/Tuck Facebook app tells you how ugly you are (with math) Users can pick any photos they've uploaded to Facebook and simply map out points on their face for the app to run its algorithm. The end result is a 1 percent to 100 percent scoring ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RemovePoke/~3/k1o45n2xYoM/ http://www.removepoke.com/2008/04/30/niptuck-facebook-app/ Facebook Chat, originally uploaded by shawnblog. Not bad. Actually, pretty damn good! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RemovePoke/~3/VZX4VBKl0rY/ http://www.removepoke.com/2008/04/20/facebook-chat/ Michael Arrington whoring for Blockbuster, originally uploaded by shawnblog. Facebook will use your activity as an ad. I wonder if they would consider paying users for using their names and faces for profit? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RemovePoke/~3/ewaD_GvvjMk/ http://www.removepoke.com/2008/04/03/michael-arrington-whoring-for-blockbuster/ Joe was not pleased when Facebook tried to tell him that someone who went to the same school might be someone he wants to add as a friend. This is a good feature, but users should have control. It's like a new toy that you are forced to watch Facebook ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RemovePoke/~3/_0hsNgpWSEs/ http://www.removepoke.com/2008/04/02/facebook-spam/