Ari Herzog

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Why Facebook Breeds Voyeurism

Ari Herzog

Rachel Jonat recently shared why she quit Facebook , extracting in part: I want more from my friends than status updates. 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. people who watch everyone else Facebooking.

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Slapped! Facebook Blocks Me For 14 Days

Ari Herzog

I am seeking re-election to the Newburyport city council and actively sending Facebook messages to people who live in my town to 1) introduce myself and 2) inquire if they would like to be my friend. Rather, I’ll bet Facebook the system marked me a spammer for sending so many messages to non-friends in a short amount of time.

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Facebook Twitter and LinkedIn – The Truth

Ari Herzog

First of all , Facebook is a social network but it’s only for people to connect with their real friends. Citing a 2007 interview by founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Augie Ray points out : Facebook [has] been quite clear that the social network is for facilitating real and firm relationships and not making soft, virtual ones.

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Hi Hi Facebook, Hi Hi Twitter

Ari Herzog

Phil Baumann says it best: Facebook, Twitter, and every other social media site out there are addictive. It took a physical journey of self-discovery for me to recognize I don’t need to announce what I choose to do; I should just do it. -- Thank you for reading Hi Hi Facebook, Hi Hi Twitter at AriWriter.

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Bye Bye Facebook, Bye Bye Twitter

Ari Herzog

Six years on Facebook and three years on Twitter taught me a valuable lesson: social networking sites are about more than being social and can be the impetus for business, income, and relationships. Maybe facebooking and tweeting have nothing to do with it, but they might. Related posts: Facebook Twitter and LinkedIn – The Truth.

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When You Are Graded as a Facebook Friend

Ari Herzog

There is a Facebook application which grades your level of friendship in accordance to the number of times you interact. If you are inspired to add a comment with your thoughts, please visit When You Are Graded as a Facebook Friend in your browser. Related articles you may enjoy: LinkedIn MySpace Facebook Twitter Time.

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Evolving on Facebook From Then to Now

Ari Herzog

Reviewing my Facebook history from Day One (which you can learn how to download yourself ), I’ll guess I joined the social networking site in the spring of 2005 shortly after I gained an.edu email address in graduate school. Facts from my Facebook past… August 30, 2005: I wrote a message to someone for the first time.

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