The Facebook Follies

Sep 18

The Facebook Follies

Just when I think I’m out . . . they pull me back in. Every time I decide that Facebook is at best a waste of time, at worst a thing that makes me crazy. . . . Something happens that makes me hit that FB icon again and I’m back in thrall. I’m sure you’ve heard  that spending too much time on social media (how much is too much we wonder) can be negative...

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Please Retweet My Tweet!

Apr 30

Please Retweet My Tweet!

“Retweet my tweet!” What is this world coming to? Or more important, what is MY world coming to. I found myself writing this bit of deathless prose to someone who’s helping me with PR for my book, which in case I forgot to mention, is called I CAN’T BELIEVE I’M NOT BITTER. Catchy title, no? No? Then help me come up with something better...

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I’M SUING FACEBOOK!!

Apr 19

I’M SUING FACEBOOK!!

Will people ever stop coming out of the woodwork to sue Mark Zuckerberg — and leave the poor guy alone so he can enjoy his billions in peace? No way. In fact, I’m suing the Big Z myself. Hell, everybody else is. Following in the footsteps of Eduardo Saverin, Sean Parker, and the Winklevoss twins (all portrayed in the movie, The Social Network), The New York...

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Is Facebook Dead?

Aug 01

Is Facebook Dead?

Or is it just that some people ON Facebook are dead? No, really. As Facebook gets older, so do its users: people over 65 are joining at a greater rate than any other age group. And some of these people, poor dears, pass on. No, they haven’t switched to MySpace. They’ve gone to the Great Internet In the Sky. But here on Planet Earth, dearly departed...

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PLEASE STAY TUNED

Jul 09

PLEASE STAY TUNED

I   AM   EXPERIENCING   T E M P O R A R Y   T E C H N I CA L   D I F F I C U L T I E S Not surprising, considering that I’m afraid of my own alarm clock. No. Really. It’s a smart clock that automatically adjusts for daylight savings time, making it far, far, smarter than I. My old clock was dumb. It would start...

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