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Why Facebook Breeds Voyeurism

Ari Herzog

Rachel Jonat joined Facebook in 2006. ” “I’d rather give up the 189 Facebook friends, the majority of whom I don’t have or want the phone number of, and focus on the people near and dear to me.” She deliberated for a week and posted a status update on her Facebook wall with her phone number and email address.

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Facebook, LinkedIn, and Me

Ari Herzog

I am Christina on Facebook and Thom on LinkedIn. On Facebook, I identify with Christina. The new normal is quickly reminding me that Facebook is not only a social network but it helps to make our planet smaller and closer. Related Stories How Facebook Brings Us Together 8 TV Ads About Caring and Hope. Let me explain.

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Facebook Changes, Part 2

Ari Herzog

Three weeks ago today I wrote about my Facebook divorce. If you want me to see what’s new with you, either send me a friend request (and I need to know you fairly well to accept that invitation) or enable Facebook following. Related Stories A Facebook Funny Facebook Changes For Me — and You Rethinking Blog Comments.

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Unfriending Facebook Friends

Ari Herzog

It is because of our mutual appeal toward social networking sites, such as Facebook, that I hardly blinked when I read her recent update, “Facebook is fun and all, but seems to be a colossal waste of time.&#. They may have been the right people once upon a time but life is dynamic and Facebook has a tendency to remain static.

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Farewell to Facebook

Ari Herzog

First went Twitter , next comes Facebook. There are more important things in life than Facebook and I intend to savor them over the remaining 40 days of 2013. This is my Facebook farewell message of November 21, 2013. That is, unless 2014 is a wakeup call that I don’t need Facebook anymore. Media Facebook'

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On Being Too Busy For Facebook

Ari Herzog

I want to be too busy to use Facebook. Here’s to living life outside of Facebook. Related Stories Why Facebook and I Broke Up Why I List My Facebook Friends Digital Sabbaticals are Healthy. Related Stories Why Facebook and I Broke Up Why I List My Facebook Friends Digital Sabbaticals are Healthy.

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Why Facebook Pages Should Be Deleted

Ari Herzog

Laurent works for an email marketing company and has her own Facebook page to promote training events and ask her fans what they think about the evolution of social media. She is self-employed and uses Facebook to share industry articles. EJ Smooth plays saxophone and his Facebook page promotes his gigs. Corissa St.

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