Tag: facebook

  • Facebook Does It Again

    I feel compelled to comment on the new Facebook layout. Based on status updates, I was one of the last people on my friends list to receive the new layout. Every single one of their status updates were negative, all of my Facebook friends universally hated the new layout. It seems like that last redesign…


  • Thoughts on Online Privacy & How to Protect Yourself [OR How Facebook Can Save Your Identity]

    The following is an excerpt of an email I wrote in response to this article Facebook can ruin your life. And so can MySpace, Bebo A lot of the current batch of social networks have very poorly designed privacy controls. On facebook for instance, it’s very hard to tell which of your contacts have access…


  • How To Ignore All Facebook Requests

    Now that I have over 100 friends on Facebook, I’ve started to get inundated with ridiculous application requests. I was about ready to send some angry Facebook emails to so called friends. Then I found this greasemonkey script to Ignore ALL Application Requests. As you can see from this spiffy screenshot the script creates a…


  • Facebook Fix Your News Feed, Seriously

    Seriously, 3 out of 5 of the items at the top of my facebook feed right now are from someone on my “Less About These Friends” list. Why can’t you just give me a list of updates in chronological order?! #End Mini-Rant


  • Add Facebook Events to Google Calendar, 2 Simple Steps

    I just discovered the most amazing, useful mashup. You can automatically add your Facebook events to your Google calendar! This way whenever you accept an event invite it shows up on your google calendar, with all the details! It just takes 2 simple steps. Pull up your facebook events page, click the “Export Events” link…