[Blindtlk] Don't give up on Facebook please!

Sat Aug 30 22:09:15 UTC 2014

True, but that is the purpose of Google, Bing, Yahoo, Twitter and 
most of the rest of them!

Dave

At 04:57 PM 8/30/2014, you wrote:
>Let's be honest: the *real* purpose of FB these days is to deliver ads to
>you while you watch helplessly.
>
>Mike
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Ericka
>Short via blindtlk
>Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2014 1:21 PM
>To: Carly Mihalakis; Blind Talk Mailing List
>Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Don't give up on Facebook please!
>
>I am seriously considering tossing fb out the window.  I can't get into the
>thing because I don't know my password.  However they are asking for info to
>
>send me a new code.  I never got the code in my email as promised. In fact
>it seemed to shut down after I said I didn't get the email.   Interesting
>set up.  It was so much easer to change your password and most anything in
>the beginning. Seems useless now. I'd rather text.
>
>Ericka
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Carly Mihalakis via blindtlk
>Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2014 6:14 PM
>To: Mike Freeman ; Blind Talk Mailing List
>Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Don't give up on Facebook please!
>
>Good afternoon, my blastomite brother, Mike,
>
>          I, too, share your revulsion to social media yet, stupidly,
>I thought I could get away with making a Linked-in thing, went so far
>as to do it even, but figured out quickly that I'm just not into god
>dam prescriptions on all kina shit such as interviewing, hiring
>trends, ideal bosses, just to name a few. And, as you said, those
>canned invites. No! Presumably, you have my address and, given the
>internet being a bathroom wall, probably my number, too. No canned invites!
>for today, Car
>cell: 408-209-3239
>
>:46 AM 8/1/2014, you wrote
> >No; it's just that some of us consider a lot of what takes place on social
> >media to be vacuous twaddle and encourages confusion of casual acquaintance
> >with deep friendships. I never got into blogging, either. I figure if
> >anyone
> >wants to know what I think on a particular subject, they can ask me or read
> >these lists. (huge grin)
> >
> >Actually, I've considered joining LinkedIn but haven't because nowhere on
> >the sign-up page does it give me options to kill spamming of my contacts on
> >my behalf inviting them to join LinkedIn. To me, spam is spam is spam. If
> >you want me on LinkedIn, you have to generate a personal message to me
> >asking if I'd be interested.
> >
> >Ah well; no sense in beating dead horses to death!
> >
> >Mike
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of justin
> >williams via blindtlk
> >Sent: Friday, August 01, 2014 4:08 AM
> >To: 'Carly Mihalakis'; 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
> >Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Don't give up on Facebook please!
> >
> >So you don't think it is necessary to keep up with people?
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Carly
> >Mihalakis via blindtlk
> >Sent: Friday, August 01, 2014 5:51 AM
> >To: Mike Freeman; Blind Talk Mailing List
> >Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Don't give up on Facebook please!
> >
> >Good morning, Nor, am I a fan of social media, thinking of it as just a way
> >of keeping up with the Joneses, definitely not something which, within the
> >big, complicated picture that life is, we need.
> >for today, Car
> >408-209-3239
> >
> >15 AM 7/31/2014, you wrote:
> > >Facebook (and all other social media) have one object: to make money.
> > >Although Facebook may have some ADA obligations (it would be
> > >interesting were DOJ to take this up), I caution that our influence is
> > >limited by our extreme minority status.
> > >
> > >Take this in the FWIW department. AS you can tell, I'm not a fan of
> > >social media.
> > >
> > >Mike Freeman
> > >
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Eric
> > >Calhoun via blindtlk
> > >Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2014 8:47 AM
> > >To: blindtlk at nfbnet.org
> > >Subject: [Blindtlk] Don't give up on Facebook please!
> > >
> > >Danielle, I'm eric at pmpmail.com on Facebook.  Don't throw the baby out
> > >with the bath water.  Facebook wants to hear from us!
> > >
> > >Eric, and Danielle, add me please!
> > >..
> > >
> > >..
> > >
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