This Week From The Interwebs: Texts From Hilary, Corgis, and Things To Buy For One Billion Dollars
I think I’m going to start a semi regular feature called ‘This Week From The Interwebs’. I see so much fun stuff online (‘interwebs’ being a funny, old-timey way of saying the internet) that I can’t share it all so here’s a...These Three Weeks In Business: Crashing Edition
These past three weeks, my Mac, my PC, and me have all crashed. Let me explain. Many people think if you happen to be good at internet stuff you are also good at computers. Not so. I am truly terrible at physical computer issues. And in the past three weeks, both of...A Note About Online Privacy: There Is None
It’s been interesting to watch reactions to Facebook’s changes in their privacy policy. Status updates of some of my friends have outlined how to change privacy settings by unclicking a box in the administrative options of a profile. Then I saw an interesting post on Beth’s Blog about a movement called Seppukoo (named after the noble death of samaris who threw themselves down on their swords) to get people to cancel their Facebook accounts and reclaim their lives.
I haven’t felt very strongly about any of this because I’ve always felt that anything I post on the internet, whether it’s a tweet or a blog or a status update, can be accessed by anyone with enough tech skills.
Why Your Friend Is Online All The Time
An Explanation From A Socially Needy Person
Every time I hear someone complaining about those people who change their Facebook status multiple times a day, I smile to myself. I smile because I have become that person.
Contrary to popular belief, I don’t do this because I am bored or have no friends. I have a full life and real life friends. Really!
I would like to shed light on those people in your life who, like me, seem to reach out an awful lot online. Yes there are actual reasons for this behavior which I will from now on call ‘socially needy’.
