Sometimes it’s scary just how Facebook can figure out who they should recommend as friends…
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FB likes to suggest people I don’t know with the most tentative connections to people I do. Very annoying.
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There are times that I think they just choose them at random.
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Despite FB banning my blog, I go there for Mysterious Chicago and #WATWB.
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Banned your blog…?
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They did! And I get no recourse. No idea who complained or about what specifically. I think my stuff is tame except for an occasional curse word but who knows.
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FB has recommended a number of people I’d never want to connect with. I actually think there’s enough “public” information about both of us (in each case) for them to know that.
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Me, too. Guess the presumption of anonymity and privacy is a thing of the past.
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I’m part of the #deletefacebook crowd. Don’t give FB the chance to influence you, you’ll live happier. Promise
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I keep it for my family, but rarely go there anymore.
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Funny because I just saw a cousin of mine as a suggested friend and I never would want to invite him….blecchhh. I just shake my head, now, with the cigarette commercials.
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At one time, the cigarette commercials were ubiquitous. The tobacco companies had huge advertising budgets and would hit network and local TV stations. Say what you will about smoking (I stopped years ago), the tobacco companies put a lot of people to work…
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I don’t use FB but my hubby does. I have enough social media to deal with. Great commercial!
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I think you’re on Twitter, right? I think I follow you there.
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Yes, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Tumblr, and beBee.com
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FB still sucks and I wish I never went back. Now they’re telling me I’ve reached my limit of 5000 friends when I have only 128 🙄
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I’m on Facebook but rarely visit. Everytime I go there I wonder why I went there.
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It does make you wonder
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I read recently that someone from Facebook admitted that they made it as addictive as cigarettes. The more time you spend out there, the more they know about you, and the more they know, the more they can use it. They put tracking cookies in your browser so they can see where else you go, too. They’re more devious tha the CIA…
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