Facebook. It’s a social networking site. I’m not going to bother explaining it any further than that cause if you don’t know what it is, you probably won’t be able to understand the explanation. I’ve talked many times about Facebook. I’ve said some good things. I’ve said some bad things. I’ve wondered how they do some of the things that they do. Today I’m back with a couple of Facebook pet peeves. If you’re a blind defender of all things Facebook then you should probably just move on… this one could get ugly.
“Liking” Your Own Posts
STOP THAT. It… Continue reading
10:00 AM in the parking lot of the Budget Inn & Suites (East Stroudsburg, PA)
I recently attended a get together with some of the fine folks from KillTheCan.org. The get together is a one per year celebration of our collective quitting of tobacco products. The phrase, “Eat, Drink and Be Merry” could have been coined by looking at this group.
Gettin ready for Pip's Power Hour
I recently made my yearly trek back to the Hoosier State to see brother Pip. As always the weekend went way to quick, but it was absolutely awesome to see Pip and Lauren again. I look forward to this trip every year and it had been a while since I’ve made the journey. Last year, instead of going to Indy for a weekend, we made the trip to Bloomington to be with Matt & Lauren on their wedding day.
I set out early on Friday mid-morning to get a jump on the traffic. … Continue reading
So if you’ve been keeping up here, you know that ol Pip went and got himself married this past weekend. The wife and I went back to my old stomping grounds of Bloomington, Indiana to partake in the festivities… and partake we did!
We rolled in on Friday evening just in time for the wedding rehearsal and dinner. The Pips decided to get married at a BEAUTIFUL facility on the south side of Bloomington called Deer Park Manor. I spent 4+ years in Bloomington and never even knew it was there. After the walk through was done, we headed to… Continue reading
The short answer is, I have no idea who this dude is. And therein lies the problem. This is one of the “suggestions” that Facebook gave me this AM as someone that I should be friends with. Now I’m not here to judge this guy at all – in fact he seems like a swell dude. I’m just not sure how we’re connected, or why he was suggested to me.
- OK, so we’re both male. If that’s the only criteria FB is looking at, their algorithm needs a lot of work.
- He’s nearly 20 years older than me.
- He’s single,… Continue reading
For those of you that are facebook users you’re probably familiar with the “friend suggestions” that they give you on a regular basis. This is a great way to reconnect with people that you know based on your current friend list. I’ve often wondered what kind of algorithm is used to create these suggestions.
Looking over my suggestions this evening I came to the conclusion that the algorithm is pretty simple… if you’ve got 2 friends in common you’re going to get a suggestion. So this means that if you’re friend with say one of your buddies and his wife,… Continue reading
Warning: This is going to be one sappy post.
One of the really crappy things about growing up is that people have a tendency to move away from one another and friendships are tested. It becomes hard work sometimes to maintain a friendship (though Facebook has made it easier to keep in touch). I’m happy to say that Pip and I have never had that problem.
A couple of weeks back I headed out for my (nearly) yearly trip to Indy to spend the weekend with Pip (and now the lovely Lauren). I got in town on Friday evening just… Continue reading
Weddings are great. We get to come together and celebrate the union of two people. We get to see friends and family that we haven’t seen in a while and we get to meet new and exciting people. Photographs are taken and memories are made that will last a lifetime. Some of those memories though are a tad bit embarrassing…
I’d actually considered not creating this post… but then I said screw it. It happened and I can’t change it. What is it? Well let me tell you. Typically the bride and groom get the first taste of their wedding… Continue reading
The Culling Of My Friends On Facebook
Facebook is an amazing site. It allows people to get back in touch with one another after many years. It’s a great time waster at work and there are some pretty cool applications on there. That said it can be incredibly addicting and if you’re like me you can get caught up in the hype. Similar to MySpace and LinkedIn, Facebook allows you to become “friends” with people. They need to approve you as a friend but there’s really nothing to it. Once that’s occurred, you’re able to view information about them (whatever they’ve set up as available at… Continue reading →