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

Sun Aug 31 16:05:54 UTC 2014

Good morning,

         Upon reading you assertion of FaceBook's being an ad 
platform? I remember thinking the same thing, is that not the 
function of other places, such as GOOGLE, Bing, AOL and all the rest? 
Perhaps, FaceBook is more concentrated? At 03:09 PM 8/30/2014, David 
Andrews via blindtlk wrote:
>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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