Tagged with Facebook

Your Joke’s Not Funny

CBC’s Q hosted a discussion of sorts on the reaction to “rape joke” Facebook pages. The pages — with real people who “like” them and everything — have charming names like “You know shes (sic) playing hard to get when your (sic) chasing her down an alleyway” (194,000 “likes”) and “Riding your Girlfriend softly, Cause … Continue reading »

Bullies on the Interactive Playground

Facebook and I had a deal. I agreed to give them a basic amount of my information, use their site regularly to increase site traffic (and therefore their potential for ad revenue), and promote the site to my friends. In exchange, Facebook agreed to let me use their servers to post my vacation photos, interact with friends and control my privacy settings.

Without my consent, Facebook broke the deal. Continue reading »

Dear Facebook

Dear Facebook, Please stop the following: 1) Changing your design, then changing it back… and then changing it again.  Yes, I can adapt.  I can re-learn where things are, and I can figure out what you have renamed news feed items.  But I shouldn’t have to – especially when the changes don’t appear to be … Continue reading »