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Facebook workaround?

Posted on January 23, 2008 by Nev

Facebook is to face questions from the Information Commissioners Office here in the UK. There is some concern about what information about you Facebook keeps on its servers even after you close your account. It seems that simply deactivating your … Continue reading →

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Targeted ads

Posted on January 12, 2008 by Nev

Just when Facebook stops displaying fliers for gay nights in Edinburgh to me (at least they got the city right), it now insists on serving me adverts in Norwegian for some strange reason1. Handbags and hair straighteners also make regular … Continue reading →

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Cute countdowns

Posted on January 8, 2008 by Nev

Suddenly it seems that all my friends who are using their Facebook status updates to count down to something (be it a holiday, the arrival of a new puppy or seeing their other half again) are using the arbitrary unit … Continue reading →

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Nev is a fan of

Posted on November 14, 2007 by Nev

Facebooks new advertising features are not only annoying me I’d probably say there are huge privacy implications too. I’m far from being the only one to be peeved by this. Zuckerberg was apparently confused as to why people would be … Continue reading →

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Most. Pointless. Things. Ever.

Posted on September 18, 2007 by Nev

I know a lot of things on the Internet are pretty pointless. Entertaining maybe, but ultimately pointless. Here are two things on Facebook that are pointless and utterly devoid of any entertainment value whatsoever. Firstly is the handy information that … Continue reading →

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