A few days ago, Facebook announced that over the course of the next few weeks the company would roll out — really, migrate — all users onto its new virtual space feature, Timeline. Less politely, this means that Timeline is being forced on Facebookers: Until recently, users had been able … Read More
Friend, and Like: two words whose everyday meanings used to be quite simple. In today’s post-Facebook times, those meanings are changing from qualitative to quantitative. In the process, they are arguably being cheapened, though not (yet) dragged down to the level of Craigslist NSA hookups. The primary goal of a … Read More
You and your girlfriend have called it quits. Dealing with that reality might have been simpler if your relationship had unraveled ten years ago, before Facebook put your life — and hers — on display. As we learned from last week’s poll results, things can get sticky, fast. Here, some basic guidelines … Read More
Last week, when the AP reported that Facebook is now cited in the vast majority of divorce cases, we weren’t the least bit surprised. From incriminating pics of that vacation you took with your mistress to the occasional flirtatious wall posting, Facebook – and other social networking sites – makes … Read More
As Russell Smith noted this weekend, Facebook can make breakups messy – and relationships difficult. Now that the high-minded polemic is out of the way, here are some practical tips for managing your online affairs. Relationship Status Don’t touch that relationship status. If you’re never in a relationship, you’re never … Read More
