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More evidence that Facebook is lame
Facebook is introducing more choices for gender identification — 56 choices in all (is that too many choices … or too few?) — but after all is said and done, there is still only one level of “friend” …
“What if we got rid of likes?”
That is the title of this provocative essay by PJ Vogt. Even WordPress, the sponsor of this blog, has a like button (see below). But “likes” are lame, right? So, why don’t we get rid of them? Here’s why, according to … Continue reading
How five students changed the world …
On this day some ten years ago, five undergraduates–Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, Chris Hughes, and Mark Zuckerberg–launched “thefacebook” from their Harvard College dorm room. Although Facebook is now becoming the AOL of social media, prior probability salutes the original bold founders of Facebook. They … Continue reading
Why is there no “Unlike” or “thumbs-down” button on Facebook?
The geeks at Facebook have just introduced new “Like” and “Share” buttons on their popular social media site, but there is still no “Unlike” or “Dislike” buttons on Facebook. Why not? Similarly, why is there is no -1 option (as … Continue reading
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