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

Mike Freeman k7uij at panix.com
Sat Aug 30 23:21:18 UTC 2014 

Cindy:

I have mourned the passing of the noncommercial Internet ever since the
government gave up its Internet backbone and domain registry in the late
1990's!

Mike


-----Original Message-----
From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Cindy Ray
via blindtlk
Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2014 4:14 PM
To: Carly Mihalakis; Blind Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Don't give up on Facebook please!

If  you take that approach, then what is the internet in general for. Sure,
there are issues with FB, but there is good there, too. For instance, I am
on a good discussion group about some Bible things.
Cindy

On Aug 30, 2014, at 5:04 PM, Carly Mihalakis via blindtlk
<blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> True 'dat!
> 
> At 02:57 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!
>> > >..
>> > >
>> > >..
>> > >
>> > >Sighted and blind people, Eric from Los Angeles.  Here's where you 
>> > >can find
>> > >me: The all-new Stairs to Heaven Christian Line, 712-432-4808, 
>> > >Room 9; the all-new Eric Calhoun Magazine; to subscribe, send a 
>> > >message to eric at pmpmail.com, with the subject line, "The Eric 
>> > >Calhoun Magazine."; talking Dodger Baseball, let's talk Dodgers!:
>> > >lets-talk-dodgers-subscribe at emissives.com, or go to 
>> > >www.emissives.com, and click on Directory of Lists; my 
>> > >general-interest group, 
>> > >erics_chat_session-subscribe at emissives.com, or go to www.emissives.com
and click on Directory of Lists, and on Facebook at eric at pmpmail.com.
>> > >The Eric Calhoun Magazine is free of charge in your email!  You 
>> > >are the star of the show!  All we ask is that when you submit a 
>> > >Special Notice, that it is free and legal.  You may also submit 
>> > >articles, Pen Pals, and
>> >tidbits.  In 2014:
>> > >Try to be good to each other!
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>> Ericka J. Short
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>> 
>> "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me". Philippians 
>> 4:13
>> 
>> "No hand is too small or too big to do good in this world." EJ. Short
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