Facebook - friend or foe?

peachy · #**301** (**permalink**) 04-09-2009, 13:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dingbat

There is a real cow, a college friend of the ladybat, who has requested a xing link from me which I have, properly, ignored. Now she is getting on the ladybat's case. We are nearing the end of the "do it for me" stage and entering the threat of ultimate punishment phase.

What do I do?

setup duplicate Xing account, send request

BigD · #**302** (**permalink**) 04-09-2009, 13:12

Put a load of chicken feed made-up information on there: like you have recently struck gold on your Limerick smallholding but things have to be kept quiet at this stage.

BigD

(that is assuming of course that you haven't actually struck gold)

Quote:

Originally Posted by peachy

setup duplicate Xing account, send request

peachy · #**303** (**permalink**) 04-09-2009, 13:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigD

Put a load of chicken feed made-up information on there: like you have recently struck gold on your Limerick smallholding but things have to be kepty quiet at this stage.

BigD

and add only one other contact: Newshound

La Lucy · #**304** (**permalink**) 04-09-2009, 13:27

....and my sister in law

BigD · #**305** (**permalink**) 04-09-2009, 13:35

Has anyone developed automated Facebook respondents, in a similar fashion to ELIZA, to give the illusion of a real person ?
That would be a good student project...

BigD

BigD · #**306** (**permalink**) 04-09-2009, 13:38

How about an app that finds a face image in the net, and puts together many photographs of that same person and tries to generate a complete persona ?

BigD

Kitty · #**307** (**permalink**) 07-09-2009, 11:07

Another reason why FB is a foe: While in the past, you were usually blissfully unaware of mutual friends, achievements, exact looks, sense of humour etc. of the person you have been replaced with, FB now allows you to add an extra edge to the wallowing in self-pity after being dumped for someone else. Instead of getting off your behind and focussing on other things, hitherto unknown stalker tendencies rear their ugly head. Not the best.

peachy · #**308** (**permalink**) 07-09-2009, 11:22

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Originally Posted by Kitty

Another reason why FB is a foe: While in the past, you were usually blissfully unaware of mutual friends, achievements, exact looks, sense of humour etc. of the person you have been replaced with,

You still are blissfully aware, what you see on Facebook is the sanitised "PR" view of that person.

Kitty · #**309** (**permalink**) 07-09-2009, 11:30

Even subtracting 25% self-PR coolness, it's depressing. At least on the achievement and personality match level. Looks, not so much... *meow*

BigD · #**310** (**permalink**) 14-09-2009, 07:41

Here is why Facebook are holding onto your data. It is obvious really

(my bold):

Facebook's Michael Richter said if a user chose to deactivate their account, the site would still store their information "even if it is for 10 years".
"We're committing to that user," he said. "We want them to know that if they change their mind they can always come back."

BigD