Top 10 New and Improved Most Annoying Things About Facebook
Posted at 5:00 AM Dec 09, 2009
5. Accidentally liking something that 4 million other people also like and want to talk about, thereby showering your inbox with inane, one-line comments with all the depth and complexity of "LOL!"
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4. The fact that people can now remove themselves entirely from search
Used to be, if you were on Facebook, you were ON Facebook. Now that users can remove themselves from search results, it's hard to tell if that sweet piece of tail you're Facebook stalking really doesn't have a profile, or if they're invisible in search. And what kind of person isn't on Facebook? Add this to your long list of things to stay up at night worrying about, along with wondering whether or not the Snuggie is here to stay. (It is.)
3. Accidentally liking something that 4 million other people also passionately liked or disliked and want to get into a heated political discussion about, thereby showering your inbox with inane, partisan comments with all the depth and complexity of "YOU LIE!"
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2. The rise of fan pages
Look, Jimmy. I am your friend in real life. I am also your friend on Facebook. I also go to see your band's shows/art openings/comedy performances. But you also suggest that I click some stupid button to become a fan of your output? Repeatedly? After I've clicked ignore like ten times? Jimmy, I am not your fan.
1. Finding out people you barely know but otherwise know and like are Republicans.
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On 5 and 3, I'm so glad there's apparently a cutoff for that. I've done it before, and I think after about 20 messages, it stops. That, or GMail blocked it as spam.
Posted 12/09/2009 at 08:39:04 AM#1 happened to me twice this morning! You're upset about the "derection" this country is headed?!? And I thought I was making a new friend. :(
Posted 12/09/2009 at 09:17:30 AMRegarding #10, I fucking hate that cock-wrangler News Feed. I could probably chain together a much longer string of obscenities, but that would take away precious time from working. And by working, I mean reading through the Questionable Content archive while waiting for the code to compile.
Posted 12/09/2009 at 09:40:02 AMAs a libertarian, I'm always surprised when I find out a friend is member of the one Corporate Party, whether in the Democratic or Republican wing.
I wouldn't go so far as to call it annoying, or as you say in the link, "shameful".
It's called "tolerance of viewpoints that differ from my own", you might try it sometime.
Posted 12/09/2009 at 09:47:29 AM@Liberté, égalité, fraternité:
Posted 12/09/2009 at 11:12:11 AMLittle touchy about a funny little comment that simply points out that having a little line where a person writes their political sympathies is stupid!
Oh and I hate farmville... I always see people playing it in class and it just sucks me in to their game even though I have NO clue what is going on in it, or even what the premise is! I blame farmville for my lack of attention during class!
People are always railing on me because I don't do the while MySpace/ Facebook thing. IMDb is just fine for me.
Posted 12/09/2009 at 12:44:48 PMAndrea, you haven't accepted my friend invite yet!
Posted 12/09/2009 at 01:55:45 PMI got rid of my Facebook account when I grew a brain and realized that it's nothing more than a frightening continuation of high school. There's nothing sadder to me than a bunch of people in their 30s putting their juvenile bullshit front and center for the world (and their bosses, friends, CHILDREN, etc.) to see and comment on.
Posted 12/09/2009 at 06:30:55 PMWait, I was wrong; what's sadder than that is the people in their 50s doing so. *shudders*
Forgot to mention my passionate, undying love for Lamebook. Wonderful, wonderful website!
Posted 12/09/2009 at 06:32:44 PMIf number 4 didn't exist I wouldn't even bother with Facebook. I want to keep up with the goings on of specific people not random losers from the past. There are some people that I really don't care to share my online life with. So I don't want them finding me at all.
Posted 12/11/2009 at 04:19:12 AMLook! It's comment section full of people whining about a list composed of whining. Geez, I think I'll check Facebook to see what my 48 friends are doing. Really, if you have 200+ "friends" you're lying to yourself. See, now I'm a whiner too, and fit right in
Posted 12/12/2009 at 01:23:09 PMFinding out friends are republicans is annoying. Doesn't happen much, but when it does...it's annoying.
Posted 12/12/2009 at 09:29:31 PMLike all aspects of life, it's easy to find the good, bad and funny on Facebook. Getting online does not make one cool
Posted 12/12/2009 at 11:02:30 PMFunny, used to be going on the internet WAS the thing to do, now the hipsters have made the internet an immature outlet, unless you're looking at their overly coded web page or on purpose clashing outfits. Social profiles, smart phones, sexting and online banking, welcome to the future, there's room for everyone, even my mother.
Posted 12/13/2009 at 05:38:01 AMHey dont hate on Farmville too much...Its not that bad.
I hate the News Feed vs. Live feed or whatever also...I think a lot of the changes they have made are unnecessary, but they are prob doing it to save bandwidth or server space or something...who knows.
Facebook servers seem to get slower everyday though.
Posted 12/13/2009 at 10:06:27 AMDamn you have huge neigh neighs...
Posted 12/13/2009 at 12:45:43 PMI like how you complained about partisan comments, and then ended with one. You're such a good example.
Posted 12/13/2009 at 01:19:44 PM#1 - boy, is that ever an understatement! How is it I suddenly have 'friends' who describe themselves as "very conservative?" (Don't answer that - the blame goes to ZYNGA.) Tip to gamers: avoid looking at the info section of the people you game with. One out of 400 is someone you'd actually want to have a conversation with.
Posted 12/13/2009 at 02:30:53 PMDamn you have huge neigh neighs....
Posted 12/14/2009 at 04:15:30 AMProud to be a conservative...and list it on my facebook page. Liberals just hate anyone that disagree with them --
Posted 12/14/2009 at 04:27:38 AMI don't like the reconnect thing! It always gives me a nerve when I opened facebook.com, as I wish certain people would never appear there.
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