A snark for my F*c*book friends
By now, you already know that every time you allow a F*c*book quiz or game to access your profile, you are giving the authors of that application access to not only your own private data, but also all of your friends’ private data, too.
What do you get in exchange for all this private information? The ability to spam your friends by sending them make-believe alcoholic drinks? The chance to waste time tending a fictional farm? Understanding the meaning of your life by finding out what Gilligan’s Island character you are? Is that really how highly you value your privacy, and the privacy of your friends?
Having done projects for spammers online marketers in the
past, it didn’t take me long to see the need to block as many of
these viral data-mining tools as possible. Recently
I reached a milestone. Thanks to you,
my friends, I have had both the opportunity and the need to block over a
thousand F*c*book applications, and I’m still blocking more every
day (1,013 at last count).
Here’s the full listing of the apps I've blocked. I am posting the entire list so that you can see the critically important applications you traded your, my, and all your friends’ privacy for. I hope it was worth it.
Please look through the list. I hope you’ll find it enlightening.
- "Which Hogwarts teacher are You?"
- "Which molecule are you?"
- $100 Home Depot Card Giveaway
- $100 Kohl's Gift Card Giveaway
- $100 Target Gift Card Giveaway
- (fluff)Friends
- (Lil) Blue Cove
- (Lil) Eco Racer
- (Lil) Farm Life
- (Lil) Green Patch
- (Lil) Green Society
- (Super) Wedgies
- 101 Eggs & More
- 21 Questions
- 5 Tricky Questions
- 6 Impossible Questions
- ???What kind of fairy are you????
- A More Accurate Harry Potter Sorting Quiz
- Adopt A Friend
- Adopt a Reef
- African Safari
- Age of Castles
- American Mug
- Animated Gifts
- Animoto Videos
- Anita predictions
- Ar ilgi yra/butu tavo santykiai?
- Are You a Foodie?
- Are You a Grammar and Spelling Freak?
- Are you a Mac or are you a PC?
- Are you a potato?
- Are you a true Masshole
- Are you a True Rochestarian?
- Are you a true Southerner?
- Are You A True Virgin Islander?
- Are you a Witch, a Wiccan or a fluffy bunny wanna be?
- Are you addicted to...
- Are you good at gambling??
- Are you marriage material?
- Are you mind, body, or spirit?
- Are you on a boat?
- Astrology
- Astrology
- At What Price Would You Sell Out?
- ATTACK!
- Austin Gifts
- Baltimore Gifts
- Bananagrams
- Banbridge Blingers
- Bangla Food Gifts
- Bar Fight!
- BarTab
- Bats
- Battle of the Bulge
- Beers
- Bejeweled Blitz
- Berkeley Gifts
- Best Friend
- Best Friend Contest
- best places to shag according to your personality
- Bikes for friends
- BINGO!
- Birthday Album
- Birthday Cards
- Birthday Greeting Cards
- Blasts from the Past
- Blingee Book
- Booyah
- Boston Red Sox - Fenway Faithful
- Boston Red Sox Fans
- Bowling Buddies
- Brain Buddies
- BuddyPoke
- Bumper Sticker
- Butterfly Collection
- Café World
- Can you finish the lyrics?
- Can YOU pass a US Citizenship Test?
- Caption This!
- Car Racer
- Care2
- Castle Age
- Celtics 3-Point Play
- Central Asian Culture Shock Gifts
- CERT Gear
- Chain Rxn
- Chase Community Giving
- Chat - Rooms
- Chat!
- Che frase di canzone sei?
- Cheesecakes!
- Chess
- Chinese Horoscope
- Chinese Personality Test
- CHOCOLATE
- CHOCOLATE!
- Christmas Cards!
- Circle of Moms
- Citizen Sports
- Click a day for Animal Rescue
- Clinks
- CoinCan
- Collect Hearts
- Collect Hugs
- Collect Smiles
- Collect the Heroes!
- Commonly Confused Words Test
- Compare People
- Coolest Person Contest
- Could You Pass the US Citizenship Test?
- Could you Survive a Zombie Infection?
- Country Story
- Crystals and Minerals
- Cthulhu Mythos
- Cycling Gear
- Cycling Jerseys
- Daily Horoscope
- Daily Photo
- Decode your robot name
- Delta Love
- Do You Act Your Age?
- Do you have a Dirty Mind?
- Do you think...?
- Dog Wars
- DogWorld
- Dominoes
- Doodle Jump
- Doorbell
- Dr Who
- Dr. Phil's Personality Test
- Dragon Mahjong
- Dragon Wars
- Driving Test
- Dungeons & Dragons: Tiny Adventures
- Easter Eggs
- Egg Basket: More coming soon!
- Entourage
- Facebook for BlackBerry® smartphones
- Facebook for iPhone
- FacéDouble Twins
- FamilyLink.com
- FARKLE
- Farm Land
- Farm Pals
- Farm Town
- FarmVille
- Feliz año nuevo
- Fight Arena
- Find Out Your Secret Love Off Your Friends List
- Finish The Famous 80's Lyrics
- First Line of a song QUIZ
- Fish Life
- Fish Town
- FishVille
- Flowers for Friends
- Flutterby Butterfly
- Food Fling!
- Fortune Products
- Free Gifts
- Free Gifts
- Free Music Player
- Friend 8-Ball
- Friend FAQ
- Friend For Life
- Friend Hug
- Friend Quiz
- Friend Wheel
- friend.ly
- Friends Density
- Friends For Sale!
- Frogs
- Full Personality Evaluation
- Fun Lists
- Fuzzy Ferret Love
- FVA
- Games
- Gardenhood
- Geo Challenge
- Get Beer
- Gift Creator
- Gifts eXpress
- Gifts from Essen Germany
- Gifts from Queens
- Gifts from Vermont
- Give A Heart
- Give Celestial Body Gifts "Space and Science"
- Give your friends stuff from Brooklyn
- God wants You to Know
- God's Gift to us
- Goodreads Books
- Graffiti
- Grateful Dead
- Greyhound Kisses
- GroupCard
- Growing Gifts
- Guess the Children's Book
- Hallmark Social Calendar
- halloween candy
- Hammerfall RPG
- Happy Aquarium
- Happy Habitat
- Happy Hanukkah!
- Happy Hour!
- Happy Hour!
- Happy Mothers Day
- Happy New Year 2010 by Kari
- Happy Pets
- Happy Thanksgiving!
- Hatching Eggs
- Hatchlings™
- Heritage & Flags
- Hero World
- HiddenCoffee
- Hold Four
- Holiday Gifts
- Honesty Box
- Horoscopes
- Horse Swapper
- HOT or NOT
- HotLists
- How "Brooklyn are You"?
- How "New Yorker" Are You
- How addictive are YOU!?
- How Annoying Are You?
- How arab are you??
- How Black Are You?
- How Brookah are you?
- How buttu are you?
- How Canadian are you?
- How COUNTRY are ya?
- How Dateable are you
- How dirty is your mind?
- How Dirty is Your Mind?
- How Dirty is your mind?
- How Do You See The World?
- How Dumb are you?
- How El Paso Are You?
- How Evil are you?
- How evil are you?
- How girly are you?
- How good are you in bed?
- How good is your Grammar?
- How good is your medical knowledge?
- how insane are you
- How Italian are you?
- How Kwok r u?
- How Lazy are you?
- How long would you survive alone in the Maine Wild
- How long would you survive in a horror film?
- How many kids will you have?
- How many kids will you have?
- How many of me?
- How many Seconds will you last in a fight against Chuck Norris?
- How many times per week do you need SEX to keep you satisfied?
- How many times will you fall in love before you marry?
- How many times willl you get married??
- How much did Catholic school warp you?
- How much of a red sox fan are YOU!??
- How much should you weigh?
- how New Hampshire are you?
- How North Shore are you?
- How Obsessive Compulsive Are You?
- how OCD are you?
- How old a soul are you?
- How old are you on the inside?
- how old should u be
- How old will you be when you die?
- How Old You Will Lose Your Virgin?
- How Polish are you?
- How REDWOOD CITY Are You?
- How Sarcastic Are You, Really?
- How Sexy is your Zodiac Sign?
- How Skook are you?
- how stupid r u???
- How Washingtonian Are You?
- How well do you know Basketball?
- How Well Do You Know Me?
- How Well do you know Men?
- How Well do you know Women??
- How well do you know your friends?
- How well do you know your friends?
- How well do you remember the 80's?
- How will you die?
- How will you face the zombie apocalypse?
- Hug Me
- Hug Me
- Hug Me
- Hugged
- Hugs
- Häagen-Dazs Ice Cream
- I Can Has Gifts?
- I Play WoW
- iConcur
- If you were a wine what would you be?
- iHeart
- In your circle of friends, who are you?
- Initials of the one who loves you
- Interview
- iPhone Giveaway
- IQ Test
- IQ test
- IQ Test (Advanced Level)
- Island Paradise
- iSmile
- Italian Gifts
- Karen Walker said...
- Karma Farm
- Karma Games & Avatars
- Kickmania!
- Kidnap!
- Kiss And Tell
- Kitchenaid Mixer Giveaway
- Kittie's
- Knighthood
- Know-It-All Trivia
- Kongregate Games
- Kung-Fu Pets
- Lame Gifts
- Lead Out Loud!
- Leprechaun Name Generator
- Let the World Vote!
- Lexulous
- Likeness
- Likeness UNRATED
- Lil' Rhode Island
- Little Rock Pool
- Live365 Radio
- LivingSocial
- LivingSocial: Movies
- lol cats
- LOLcats
- Loopt
- Lucky Strike Lanes
- MacBook Pro Giveaway
- MacHeist
- Mafia Wars
- Mahjong
- Maine Stuff!!
- MakeMeSustainable
- Mandalas
- Marketplace
- Mashable Connect
- Medical Mayhem
- Mesmo TV - Make me a Celebrity
- Metropolis
- Mind Games
- MindJolt Games
- Minigolf Party
- Mob Wars
- Mob Wars - La Cosa Nostra
- Mob Wars Gift
- Mobile Arcade
- Mommy Style
- MonkWerks
- Monty Python Gifts!
- Monty Python Presents
- Moods
- Most Lovable Person Contest
- MouseHunt
- Movies
- Mr. Right
- Munich / München Gifts
- Music
- Music Challenge
- My Christmas Tree
- My City
- My Diet
- My Girls
- My Heritage
- My House
- My Netflix
- My Netflix Movies
- My Polls
- My Stuff
- My Xbox Gamercard
- My Year In Photos
- My Zoo
- myFarm
- MyMotionBased
- Mystical Forest
- MyType
- Name Generators
- Name that Liquor Bottle
- Nations
- Netflix Updates
- New England Patriots Fans
- Nicest Person Contest
- Nintendo Wii Giveaway
- Northwest Trail
- Occupational Therapy gifts
- Old School Candy!
- OpenTable
- Optical Illusions Challenge
- Organs
- Owned!
- P.O.M. Offender Locator
- PackRat
- Pandora
- Paradigm
- Paradise Paintball 3D
- Pass a Drink
- Pass a Drink
- PathWords
- Patriots Calendar App
- PeKay's Little Author
- Personality Analysis: What is Your Most Dominant Trait?
- Personality Test
- Pet Society
- PetVille
- Photo of the Day
- Pieces of Flair
- Pieces of Pennsic
- Pillow Fight
- Pillow Fight!
- Pinata
- Pink Ribbon
- Pirate Clan
- Pirates: Rule the Caribbean!
- Playing With Your Names
- Plock
- Polish Treats 4U
- Polls
- Pop Answers
- Positive Affirmations
- Postcrossing
- Postman
- Praetorians
- Praise Party
- Premier League Picks
- Princess Bride Quotes
- Promotions
- PS3 Giveaway
- PS3 Giveaway (old)
- Psychedelic Posters and Handbills
- PuzzleBee Jigsaw Puzzles
- Quiz Creator
- Quiz Monster
- Quiz Planet!
- QuizBone
- Quizopolis Quizzes
- Quizzes
- Real Drinks - Give Real Drinks
- Redneck Test
- Regalos Veterinarios
- Restaurant City
- Robin Hood
- Rochester Gifts
- RockYou Live
- RockYou Pets
- Roller Coaster Kingdom
- Rorschach Test
- Rosh Hashana Cards
- Rue La La
- Sa Tifoz TIRONE Je?
- Sacred Circles
- Save a Cat
- Save the Planet
- SCA
- Scavenger Hunt
- School of Magic
- School of Wizardry
- School Vandals
- SCRABBLE
- SCRABBLE® Worldwide (excluding U.S. and Canada)
- Scramble
- Sea Garden
- SEEN ON TV STUFF
- Send "Willow Tree" Angels
- Send a Dick in the box
- Send A Round
- Send Challah
- Send Christmas Trees
- Send Coffee
- Send Drinks
- Send Dunkin' Donuts
- Send Flowers!
- Send Good Karma
- Send Money!!!
- Send Muppets
- Send Roses
- Send Shalach Manot Basket
- Send StarTrek!!!!!!!!!!
- Send Sweets
- Send Think Pink Awareness
- Send Valentine Chocolate
- Send Yarn!
- Send-A-Salad
- Sesame Street Quiz
- Sex and the city - which one are you?
- Shite Gifts for Academics
- Shots and Drinks!
- Sigma Kappa gifts
- Sketch Me
- Sky City
- Slayers
- Slide FunSpace
- SmallWorlds
- Snowball Fight
- Snowball Fight!
- Snowball Fight!
- So you think you know Maine?
- So, you say you're from Westwood?
- So, you think you know American History?
- Social Interview
- Sorority Life
- Space Fight!
- Sparkey
- Special Forces
- Speed Racing
- Spore Islands
- Spread Good Vibes with Life is good.®
- Star Trek Quotes
- Star Wars Figures
- Stickers
- Street Racing
- Strippin' Santa
- Sunshine Ranch
- Superlatives
- SuperPoke!
- SuperPoke! Pets
- Surprise Gifts!
- SUSHI
- Tallest Tower
- Taste of Wheeling
- Team Italy Fans
- Tell The Truth!
- Test your Coach Souza knowledge.
- Tetris Friends
- Texas HoldEm Poker
- The Amber Wolf
- The Brain Dominance Test
- The Brain Game
- The Comprehensive Zombie Survival Quiz
- The Dot Game
- The Fellowship
- The Fortune Teller
- The Heist
- THE INNER NATIONALITY QUIZ: WHAT ARE YOU REALLY?
- The L Word: Which Character Are You?
- The Life Experience Test
- The Moron Test
- The New Astrology™
- The Pink Ribbon
- The Political Idealogy Quiz
- The Run Around
- the sesame street personality quiz
- the Sindicate
- The True Age Test
- The Ultimate Grammar Quiz
- The Warlords
- The Watchmen Personality Profile Quiz
- The World's Smallest Political Quiz
- The Zoo Game
- There/Their/They're Test
- Throw Beads
- Top Friends
- Top Restaurant
- Top Words
- Travel Balloon
- Traveler IQ Challenge
- Treasure Madness
- Trolls
- Twirl
- Typing Maniac
- Typing Race!
- Typing Speed
- Unicorns
- UNO™
- US Marine Corps Gifts
- Valentine's Gifts
- Vampire Wars
- Vampires!
- Veterinary Emergencies
- Viking Clan
- Virgin Islands
- Visual Bookshelf
- Want to know the first 3 letter of the person who likes you?
- War Metal
- Warlords
- Watch This Video
- Water Balloons
- Water Gun Fight!
- Weather
- Weird Gifts for "Friends"
- Welsh Stuff
- weRead ( Books iRead )
- What "Periodic Element" are you?
- What '90s Sitcom Are You?
- What 1980's Song Are You?
- What 2008 Song Are You?
- What 2009 song are you?
- What 7 deadly sins are you??
- What 70's t.v. show character are you?
- What actress are you
- What Alice In Wonderland Character Are You?
- what animal is most like you?
- What animal is your spirit guide?
- What are the initials of the person who loves you?
- what are you angel or devil!!!
- what are you born to do?
- What are you!!(Emo,GirlyGril,TomBoy.........)
- What Barbie Are You ?
- What Beer are you?
- What Bible Book Are You?
- What Biblical Character Are You?
- What breed of dog are you?
- What breed of dog are you?
- What brooklyn tech kid are you?
- What Bruce Springsteen Song Describes you
- What California City Should You Live In?
- What Calvin alter ego are you?
- What Cartoon Character are you?
- What cartoon character best describes you?
- What cheese are you?
- What Chinese Symbol Are You??
- What chromatic harmony are you?
- What Circle Of Hell Are You In?
- What classic Guns N' Roses song are you?
- What college do you belong to?
- What color are you?
- What color are you?
- what color dragon are you??
- What Color Is Your Heart?
- What colour is your heart?
- What Connecticut City Is Best For You?
- What Country Music Legend Are You?
- What crayon color are you?
- What Cthulhu Mythos creature are you?
- What Cullen Are You?
- What dead rock star are you?
- What Decade Fits Your Personality Best?
- What Deliciously Geeky Sci-Fi Fandom Are You?
- What Dewey number are you?
- What Disney Princess are you?
- what do people first notice about you?
- What do your eyes say?
- What does your birthday say about you?
- What does your eyes say...
- What does your mind look like?
- What does your siqn say about you.. ? (:
- What drink are you?
- What drug are you most like?
- What Drug Are You?
- What Dungeons & Dragons character archetype am I?
- What early 80's wrestler are you?
- What Era Should You Time Travel To?
- What famous literary heroine are you?
- What farm animal are you?
- What Farm Town is Missing.
- what fictional creature are you?
- What Finnish band are you?
- What flavor of Ben and Jerry's are you most like?
- What Flavor of Ice Cream Are You?
- What font are you
- What gemstone are you?
- What gift should you get for Christmas?
- What Godfather character are you
- what greek god are you
- What hair color should you have?
- What Hindu God are you?
- What hit 2009 song are you?!?
- what hollywood actress are you?
- What instrument are you?
- What is the Name of the person you will Marry?
- What is your Best Trait?
- What is your biggest fear?
- What is your biggest weakness?
- What is your dream house?
- What is your Euro-persona?
- What is your greatest fear?
- What is your Hippie Name?
- What is your inner animal?
- What Is Your Japanese Name?
- What is your life Rated?
- What is your lucky number?
- What is your Mafia nickname?
- What is your Maturity level?
- What is your patronus?
- What is your Patronus?
- What is your personality type??
- What is your Pharmacy IQ?
- What Is Your Political Alignment?
- WHAT IS YOUR PURPOSE IN LIFE?
- What is your RPG Class?
- What is your SCA destiny?
- What Is Your Secret Innermost Desire For Your Life...?
- What is your Sex Sign?
- What is your Soul Animal?
- what is your spirit animal
- What is your Spiritual Personality?
- What Is Your Split Personality?
- What is your superhero personality?
- What Jersey town best suits you?
- What Job Are You Born For?
- What job best fits you
- What kind of an Angelino are you?
- What kind of camper are you?
- What kind of caver are you?
- What kind of crazy are you
- What kind of dog are you?
- What kind of evil creature are you?
- What kind of Evil Over Lord would you be?
- What Kind Of Firearm Best Suits Your Personality?
- What Kind of Gem are you?
- What kind of guy are you?((guys only))
- What kind of kiss are you?
- What kind of librarian are you?
- What Kind of Man Are You?
- What kind of mom are you
- What kind of Mother are YOU?
- What kind of old person will you be?
- what kind of soul do you have
- What kind of tattoo should you get?
- What kind of writer are you?
- What Led Zeppelin song are you?
- What liquor are you???
- What Literary Time Period Are You?
- What Looney Tunes Caracter are you?
- What Lord of the Rings Character are you?
- What Marvel Villain Are You?
- What Massachusetts City/Town Should You Live In?
- What Matrix Character Are You?
- What Michael Jackson Song are You?
- What Montana town should you live in?
- What movie is your life?
- What Muppet Are You?
- What Muppet Are You?
- What musical chord are you?
- What musical theatre character are you?
- What Musical Theatre Composer Will Write The Score To Your Life?
- What Musical Theatre Leading Lady Are You?
- What Mythology creature are you?
- What nationality are you?
- What Natural Disaster Are You?
- What NCIS character are you?
- What NFL player are you?
- What Norse God Or Goddess Are You?
- What old movie actor are you?
- What old school WWF wrestler are you?
- What part of Newhampshire do you belong?
- What Personality Disorder Do You Have? (Revised)
- What PITTSBURGH Neighborhood Do You Belong In?
- What Plastic Army Man Are You?
- what playboy bunny are you?
- What Princess Bride character are you?
- What programming language are you?
- What Providence bar am I in?
- What Psychiatric Disorder do you have?
- What Random Object Are You?
- What Red Sox player are you?
- What role do you play in life?
- What RPG class suits you?
- What Sex and the City character are you?
- What sexy cartoon female are you?
- What Shakespearean Character Are You?
- What Should You Get Pierced?
- What should your major be?
- What should your parents have named you?
- What Smiths Song Are You????
- What Sort of Academic Are You?
- What Star Trek character are you?
- What State should i live in?
- What stereotype do you fit?
- What super power(s) would you have?
- What Swear Word Are You?
- What swearing word best suits you ?
- What Tarot card are you?
- What Texting Emoticon Are You?
- What time period should you be living in?
- What type of a person are you?
- What type of bicycle are you?
- What type of girl are you?
- What type of horse are you?
- What type of Instrument should You play!!!!
- What type of medieval soldier are you?
- What type of pagan are you?
- What type of person are you?
- What type of serial killer would I be?
- What type of shoe defines you?
- What type of Starbucks drink are you?
- What type of Vermonter are you?
- What U.S. State Do You Belong To?
- what volleyball position should you play?
- What were you born to do?
- What were YOU in YOUR PAST LIFE ?
- What will you get this xmas?
- What will your Son's name be?
- What wine are you?
- What Writer/Author is the voice of your SOUL?
- What's your Actual Age?
- What's Your Bible IQ?
- What's your geek level?
- What's your ghetto nickname?
- What's Your Godfather IQ?
- What's your ideal man?
- WHAT'S YOUR NAME MEANING?
- What's your Native American Indian name?
- What's Your NPR Personality?
- What's your old lady name?
- What's your personality type?
- What's Your Personality Type?
- What's your power animal?
- What's your Red Neck Name?
- What's your Twilight style?
- whats you animal spirit?
- When will you DIE?
- When will you get married?
- when will you get married?
- Where are you meant to live??
- Where in Maine Should You Live?
- Where should you take your next vacation??
- Where would you live in Disneyland?
- Which "Dexter" TV show character are you?
- Which 60's subculture would you belong to?
- Which 80's band are you?
- Which 80's Song Describes You?
- Which 80's Toy Are You?
- Which 80s movie defines you?
- Which 90s alt-rock goddess are you?
- Which Action Hero are you?
- Which Action Movie Hero Are You?
- Which alignment are you?
- Which AP test are you?
- WHICH ARCHITECT ARE YOU?
- Which BADASS thing are you?
- Which Barbie are you?
- Which Beatle are you most like?
- Which Beatles song Are You?
- Which Billy Mays Product are YOU!
- Which Candy Are You Like?
- Which Captain Planet Planeteer Are You?
- Which Car suits your Personality?
- Which Cardiac Dysrhythmia are you?
- Which celebrity should you marry?
- Which celebrity would play you in a movie of your life? (women only)
- Which character from HBO's True Blood are you?
- Which character from The Wire are you?
- Which Chicago neighborhood should you live in?
- Which Children's Book Character Are You Most Like?
- Which Classic Hollywood Actress Are You?
- Which classic novel are you?
- Which color best suits your personality?
- Which color is your aura?
- Which Colorado City Should you live in?
- Which Columbus suburb should you live in?
- Which corny pick-up line suits you best?
- Which crazy bitch are you?
- Which Crazy Writer Are You?
- Which Cullen are you?
- Which Daria character are you?
- Which decade are you?
- WHICH DINOSAUR/WEAPON COMBO WOULD YOU RIDE INTO BATTLE!!!!!!
- Which Dirty Dancing Character Are You?
- Which Disney Villain Are You?
- Which Disney/Pixar Character are you?
- Which Doctor Who are YOU?
- Which Dog Are You?
- Which Dr. Seuss Character are you?
- Which Egyptian god are you?
- Which element are you?
- Which element are you?
- Which Facts of Life character are you?
- Which Famous Historical Couple Are You?
- Which Famous or Infamous Woman In History Are You?
- Which famous painting are you?
- Which figure from history are you?
- Which film director are you?
- Which Firefly Character Are You?
- Which Food Network Personality Are You?
- Which Ghastlycrumb Tiny are you?
- Which GHETTO Booty is like yours?
- Which Gilligan's Island Character are you?
- Which Golden Girl are you?
- Which Gossip Girl Character Are You?
- Which Goth Band Are You?
- Which Grease Character Are You?
- Which Greek god are you?
- Which Greek God are you?
- Which Halloween Candy Are You?
- Which Harry Potter character are you most like?
- Which Harry Potter character are you?
- Which Harry Potter Character Are You?
- Which Harry Potter character are you?
- Which Harry Potter House Do You Belong In?
- Which Historical Female Badass Are You?
- Which historical female figure are you?
- Which historical figure are you?
- Which Historically Misunderstood Person Are You Most Likely to Befriend?
- Which Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy character are you?
- Which Hogwarts Man Would You Have Ended Up With?
- Which House M.D, character are you?
- Which infectious disease are you?
- Which internet meme are you?
- Which Iron Maiden song are you?
- Which is your Dream Home?
- Which Jane Austen Heroine Are You?
- Which Jedi are you?
- Which Joss Whedon character are you?
- Which Labyrinth Character are You?
- Which Leading Lady Are You?
- Which legendary warrior are you?
- Which literary theorist are you?
- Which LOLcat are you?
- Which Lord of the rings character are you ?
- Which Loyal Primarch are you?
- Which M*A*S*H Character Are You?
- Which Marvel Character Are You
- Which mathematical function are you?
- Which matrial arts style suits you?
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So far, I've avoided farcebook. There's some pressure to join, but it seems like a bad time to be jumping in this particular mudhole.
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Becoming aware... Think of FB like LJ. You friend people, and their posts show up on your Friends Page (on FB it's called your Wall). But FB is also an application platform, so there are little apps that you can "install" on your profile that will let you take quizzes or play Scrabble or send virtual gifts to your friends. So far so good?
Now, many of these applications will automatically post stories onto to your Wall. So, for example, if you beat your high score in Scrabble, the app will announce it to all your friends. Or if you enter a contest for a free iPod, that app will post that fact so that everyone can see it. So if you have a lot of friends, unless you block these apps, you're getting a lot of pointless noise thrown in your face.
In the larger scheme of things, I do think FB is very worthwhile, because it is ubiquitous, and it does allow you to stay in touch with people easily. But you do have to be disciplined about it. If you sign up, my advice would be as follows:
1). NEVER put ANY personal information up there you wouldn't want publicly available to everyone forever. Even if they say it's protected (because it isn't).
2). Learn the settings you have to change to keep your information secure. It's not easy, and they make everything default to world readable.
3). Never install FB apps except ones you really need and know are by reputable authors.
4). Never, ever, ever trust FB or its creators. They are sleazy, lying, greedy, scheming bastards.
5). I'd suggest being conservative starting out. Friend your friends and don't overdo it. Watch what your friends post, and block their apps as they show up. I've obviously taken this to an extreme. Take your time learning the ropes before diving in very deeply.
With those warnings, I do think FB is going to remain the biggest social networking facility around. It is useful and has a lot going for it, and I've derived a lot of value from it. However, you just can't trust them, and you have to take the usual conservative privacy precautions you'd take with any social networking site.
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Dups: There are actually 14 apps with names which duplicate others. They're still different apps, even though they have identical names.