Last Saturday was my birthday. I'm now 54 years old. I've never been ashamed of my age, never shied away from a party or celebration, and always appreciated a bit of the spotlight - yet a few months ago I decided to hide my birthday from the people of Facebook. Here's why. 1. Facebook does …
Testing the new Facebook App for Android
So I got a new phone yesterday. I was tossing around between the iphone 5, 5S or Samsung Galaxy S4. I even asked what people what they thought over on Facebook. Post by Mike Mueller. In the end, I thought it best to go with the Galaxy S4. I'll have a post about the 'why' soon. …
Testing the new Facebook Embed Feature
Over the weekend I was walking around the Scottish Games in my Kilt. We took a picture, posted it to Facebook and the comments started rolling in. I've been wanting to try the new ability to embed a post from Facebook into a post and this one seemed to be the perfect for testing. My post was public …
Turn off the Facebook Notification ‘BeeBoop’
Facebook recently updated the website and made a few changes. I'm not sure if it was intentional, but they turned on the notification 'Bee-Boop' for everyone. Like a smoke detector with bad batteries in a white trash trailer, some people seem to not even notice it. For me, that BEE-BOOP was …
Timing
They are absolutely right - Facebook search sucks! Wait! Change that. <insert screeching record needle sound> Facebook Search did suck until last Tuesday when they announced their new upcoming search engine. Sorry, I can't find an embeddable version of the Facebook Video, but go …
Facebook Group Message Spam
I'm not a fan of Spam - yeah who is? I'm also very aware of phishing techniques and there's a new one out there that's catching people. One of your friends on Facebook will group message a bunch of people with a link that seemingly goes to Facebook. It doesn't. It's a redirect to a phishing …
The power of a profile picture
I came across this story but it was a small incident last Friday that prompted me to write a post about it. Here's a feel good story about a high school Goalie who was having a rough time. I liked the story, loved the video. It shows the immense power that images hold in our lives and the …
How to BLOCK Every Facebook App
I like the peaceful tranquility of my social sphere in Facebook. Typically my friends are low maintenance and have little conflict in their lives. I tend to filter out the drama queens. From time to time that peace is interrupted by noise and distraction. Earlier I showed you how to Block an …
No Politics on my Facebook
No, that's not a request, nor is it a demand. It's a statement Flashback to July 2012. For 21 consecutive days the Tour de France was broadcast on TV. The broadcast started live at 5 am every morning with the race finishing somewhere around 10 am pacific time. While I love watching the race, …
Facebook Fail: Business operating as a Profile
No doubt you've heard that it's against the Terms of Service to use your Facebook Profile in a commercial way. But EVERYONE does it... Yes, we do. Even I do (on a small scale from time to time). You do too? Don't worry, we'll just keep that between us. As a refresher, remember Facebook …
How to Block “The Ville” on Facebook
Facebook Apps can do some pretty cool things. They can also be used for Evil. Ok, maybe not evil in the biblical sense, but they can do some crappy spammy things - mostly to your friends. Good or Evil, most Apps tell you exactly what access they'll have once you approve the App. While we …
Groups Gone Wild (or bad)
Hey Mark Zuckerberg! Dude, I know it's been a while since we last chatted. You've been busy, I've been busy. There was that timeline thing, then that IPO thing. Boy does time fly. But hey, I was just wondering IF Facebook Profiles are for individuals, and the T.O.S. specifically prohibits my …