Thirteen Facebook fallacies and musings

If you are on Facebook to play silly games, share meme photos, or other "casual" uses, skip this read. It is not for you.

If you are on Facebook to be social media savvy, find work, or get laid, read on.

I took a brief respite from Facebook to sit back and analyze articles and experiences. Summarized for a quick read because I know you want to go back to your news feed.

• if you are on Facebook for shits and grins, then you are in the right place.
• if you are on Facebook to nurture a network of people you can work with, go to LinkedIn.
• if you are on Facebook to find a random sexual encounter, forget it. People are hiding behind themselves and will tease you but not consummate.
• if you are on Facebook to share information and skills, people will suck the life out of you.
• Noone I know has ever made a dollar off of Facebook (unadvertised) because they are cool.
• If you are on Facebook to show how much you know, people will repost it as their ideas.
• If you post quality photography on Facebook, it will be poached without credit.
• If you are on Facebook and are serious about developing yourself as a brand, create another page and leave you personal page for shits and giggles.
• If you are on Facebook and run ads, do not correlate likes with sales conversions.
• If you are on Facebook and join groups for music or bands, there will be more drama than discussion.
• If you use Facebook for gratuitous self promotion, it will only show how little you understand media.
• If you become addicted to Facebook until the wee hours of the morning, set a timer.

I have a personal page, and maintain at least ten other pages or groups. I can monitor visitors, demographics, likes, shares, etc. This is not just an anti Facebook spew.

08/29/2013 ADG 

Revisting places we created and moved on from

In our hectic daily pace, we sometimes forget about things. Jackie Jimenez mentioned her old wordpress blog that has not been updated. Made me think about things, and scroll some social history to remember that I am @occupybocaraton . True. Even had BocaChief as a follower and we messaged over protest locations. Yep. But not as me, as one of my personas. So I thought I would share that one post can kindle (not the cheezy book reader) a train of thought. TY.

Death and Taxes

January 3rd, 2012. If I pay county property tax today, I get a 3 % discount. Not much, but worth it. I go online to the tax payment web site, and the first page is a login screen. Your property number, Name, or address of property.


Not one for numbers, I typed in my name and clicked search button. After a few moments, I got a "No results Found" message. Impossible. Or was it..


I looked at the billing statement and saw that my name was Last, First. What?
So I tried the backwards combo and was able to access the system.


In my frustration, I sent an email to the tax collector's office this afternoon, stating the problem and potential solutions.


Surprisingly, I got a positive response back this evening. And they are going to fix it. Where is Bugzilla when you need it?

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Hello Mr. Graham,


Thank you for contacting your Constitutional Tax Collector’s office and your suggestion.


The search option field can be clarified in more detail by stating “Enter:  Last name First Name”.  We appreciate your feedback and will submit the necessary changes.
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One person can make a difference.

Kim Jong Il is dead. Who is next?

It has been a good year for good over evil as Osama Bin Laden, Gaddafi, and now Kim have left the world without three evil people.

A lot of money was spent in the search and isolate missions on Bin Laden and Gaddafi. Kim was apparently a victim of his own vices, including a substantial cognac bill.

This is a perfect time for countries that are needing to purge archaic dictatorial rule to make a stand, and perhaps get support.

One term I hope not to make it into the dictionary is IED (improvised explosive device).

When do you just move on and let justice prevail?

From a post this evening "Monday marks the four year anniversary of the brutal murders of a mother and daugher outside Boca Raton's Town Center Mall. Despite hundreds of leads police still have not solved the case". CBS12 NEWS link

While there are murders daily in Palm Beach County, and more recently in Boca Raton, this case haunts the memories of law enforcement and residents.

My home is approximately three blocks north of the scene of the murder. For four years, I have been reminded of this case by the almost daily placement of a Boca Raton Police Department car in the general area of the crime.

Security has been upgraded with cameras everywhere imaginable at the mall, yet the sentinel police cruiser stands guard.

Which brings me to my point. Does anyone think that the original perpetrator or any other criminal with a TV would come near this location to recreate the crime. Also it has been on America's Most Wanted, so even those who watch FOX network have been exposed to the crime.

Four years. The carefree experience of going to the mall shopping marred by the fear that one may be the next victim. I do understand what the local police and TV media are trying to do to revive a cold case, however it is time to let this tragedy be left to the professionals to solve. Not to remind the public of their vulnerability.

I have not mentioned any names out of respect for the family.

Dave Thomas is rolling over in his grave.

The Wendy's Classic. A burger you could always count on for qualities beyond the Whopper or Big Mac. I get this snazzy direct mail piece to try the NEW Hot and Juicy burger for free (with purchase of small fries and drink). 


I haven't had a burger out in weeks, but wanted to give it a try. Drive thru, nah, eat in. I placed my order and got what looked to be fresh squeezed lemonade. My tray was set with the drink and fries, which upon sampling were not up to par. After apologies for the delay on the burger, I asked for fresh fries, which I got from the same batch as the first fries. The lemonade turned out to be a mix, with slices thrown in to fool you.


Now wondering why I got eat in, I sat by myself in the restaurant to overhear the Haitian chatter in the kitchen.


Having already dished the drink and fries, I move on to the main course. The Big n' Juicy.  Well It is was a letdown. The texture of the meat was different to increase the size of the patty. The toppings were ok, but the characteristic flavor was gone. I don't know if it was missing mustard or what.


Dave, the corporate minions have done you wrong, and I think it will be the end of Wendy's before long.


ADG 

Battle of the Titans - Facebook vs. Google +

This has been a rough month for the users of social media services. Facebook has introduced a series of updates that completely redefine the experience. Prioritized news feeds, a ticker of superfluous information, and a redesigned profile - "Timeline" that uses algorithms to decide what was important for you on any given day.
There is more, but you have to read up on it yourself.
Google, on the other hand, has let Google + expand in a "viral" fashion. People are joining circles for the sake of finding someone familiar. There is more a sentiment of superiority and conversational facilitation.
In my own social world, I actually know about 20% of my Facebook friends, and about 5% of my Google circle peeps. I am still using both services side by side to see what incremental changes are made to tweak the releases rushed out for the last trade shows.
In my opinion, Facebook and Google should stabilize, document, and let the user communities catch up.