"ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
news
> On Sun, 26 Jan 2014 03:37:07 -0800, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> I was in a waiting room of a Drs. office once. A man and his teenaged
>> son were there with their smart phones. The dad freaked because he
>> couldn't get FB to load. Then he turned to the son and said, "Is
>> Myspace working?"
>> It was.
>
> <double-snork!>
>
> Too funny.

Yes. I used to wonder what all those people were doing, poking at their
phones and showing them while smiling and laughing to the person sitting
next to them. And now that I have a smart phone, I still do. I still take
a book with me if I have to wait somewhere. Yes, the smart phone is useful
to me but I don't find it amusing. And unless I am expecting something, I'd
rather wait until I get home to check my email.

"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> If it weren't for FB, I wouldn't hear from some of my relatives.
>
> I don't care to hear from any of my relatives except immediate family.
> Most relative are strangers to me, the only bond is the dna
> connection.

That's too bad. I am not close to my extended family, mainly because I
didn't grow up with them and we don't know each other well. I do now have
two cousins who live in this state but not nearby. One came to my parent's
house and I think that was the second time in my life that I had ever seen
him. I see the other one perhaps once a year to every other year.

"sf" > wrote in message
news
> On Sun, 26 Jan 2014 09:51:48 +0200, ChattyCathy
> > wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 25 Jan 2014 23:41:19 -0800, sf wrote:
>>
>>
>> > Is word of mouth the point you thought I was missing? <shrug> So
>> > what?
>>
>> No, the point you are missing is that not everyone on the planet would
>> miss FB or other social networks if they ceased to exist. But clearly you
>> would.
>
> And what does that have to do with my reasoning why the smaller mom
> and pop operations choose to have a presence on FB rather than a web
> site? You obviously can't handle the idea that people don't rely on
> internet sites to stay in touch with their customer base. Julie is
> the one who won't give up FB for that, not me. I don't give a damn
> one way or the other about FB - I was talked into joining and still
> don't see the allure. However, Pinterest serves a real purpose for me
> that has absolutely nothing to do with Twitter, Instagram or FB types
> of interaction. Again, it's something that you can't seem to
> comprehend.

I don't *need* to give up Facebook. I happen to like it! I use it almost
daily. The allure for me is that I can talk to several people at once.
Either by making a post and replying to the responses or by starting a chat.
I have two friends who I gave up on trying to call because they were never
home when I did. And I generally won't call people past 10:00 p.m. unless I
know they will be up and it won't wake other members of the family. But...
I can talk to them both after 10:00 p.m. and the sound of our typing isn't
annoying to the other family members as a late night phone call could be.

As for Pinerest, what I can comprehend is that you are using it for
something other than its intended purpose. Fine. I don't care. I only
thought you might be interested in the hacks because people have been losing
their pins. But you obviously don't so... *shrugs*

"ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
news
> On Sun, 26 Jan 2014 09:03:40 -0800, sf wrote:
>
>> I don't give a damn one way or the other about FB - I was talked into
>> joining and still don't see the allure.
>
> Good grief! Who are you - and what have you done with sf?
>
>> However, Pinterest serves a real purpose for me that has absolutely
>> nothing to do with Twitter, Instagram or FB types of interaction. Again,
>> it's something that you can't seem to comprehend.
>
> Whatever floats your boat.......
>
> --
> Cheers
> Chatty Cathy <backing away slowly>

She has been increasingly crabby of late. Me, OTOH, I am all sweetness and
light!

"dsi1" > wrote in message
...
> On 1/25/2014 6:39 PM, sf wrote:
>>
>> Yes, I understand. A couple of occasional posters from rfc also use
>> FB that way and they stay logged in so family can chat with them via
>> the chat box. I never read my FB "Friends" (including close family:
>> DS, DD nieces and nephews) home pages. If it doesn't appear in my
>> news feed, it doesn't exist. They have to tag me or mention me by
>> name with an @ to make sure I see whatever it is they want me to
>> see... and then I might miss it.
>>
>>
>
> Facebook is a big part of some people lives but I can't get a handle on
> how it works or the dynamics of it. I'm missing some sort of social
> component in my mental makeup. :-) I don't like going through my kid's
> pages because it really feels like snooping. I'd prefer to not know too
> much about most other people.

My mom couldn't figure it out either.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 26 Jan 2014 08:19:29 -1000, dsi1
> > wrote:
>
>> On 1/25/2014 6:39 PM, sf wrote:
>> >
>> > Yes, I understand. A couple of occasional posters from rfc also use
>> > FB that way and they stay logged in so family can chat with them via
>> > the chat box. I never read my FB "Friends" (including close family:
>> > DS, DD nieces and nephews) home pages. If it doesn't appear in my
>> > news feed, it doesn't exist. They have to tag me or mention me by
>> > name with an @ to make sure I see whatever it is they want me to
>> > see... and then I might miss it.
>> >
>> >
>>
>> Facebook is a big part of some people lives but I can't get a handle on
>> how it works or the dynamics of it. I'm missing some sort of social
>> component in my mental makeup. :-) I don't like going through my kid's
>> pages because it really feels like snooping. I'd prefer to not know too
>> much about most other people.
>
> For me, it has nothing to do with feeling like I'm snooping - I'm
> simply NOT interested. Like I said before, if anyone wants me to see
> something specific - they can always tag me. I look at my news feed
> (which does not feed every little thing from every "Friend", TG) and
> if it's not there, I don't see it. I do get a lot of recipes in my
> news feed and I like that.

What does "tag" me mean? I know what it means to tag someone in a photo but
not beyond that.

"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> Okay then. Don't say that you weren't warned! If your pins all go away
>> you'd be SOL because that's how you save stuff.
>
> Very true too. You should always have a backup ongoing. Websites, etc
> have a habit of going away eventually.

Yeah. I prefer to save stuff to *my* computer now and back it up with
Carbonite. I lost a recipe that I really wanted because I had it saved on a
website and then the website suddenly went away. That was my wakeup call.
Have never found the recipe since. Was an egg free ravioli.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 26 Jan 2014 03:43:09 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > On Sat, 25 Jan 2014 12:53:30 -0800, "Julie Bove"
>> > > wrote:
>> >
>> >> > I don't see it anymore, because Pinterest has made it so much
>> >> > easier
>> >> > to report them - but there were some real idiots out there who
>> >> > probably had a virus on their home computer, so all of their
>> >> > beautiful
>> >> > Pinned photos led to the same website (usually for weight loss).
>> >>
>> >> Not according to what I read online. It really is a massive hack
>> >> attack
>> >> and
>> >> has been going on since 2012. Pinterest themselves even mentioned it.
>> >
>> > Honestly, I have no idea what you've been reading and don't care. As
>> > I said previously, I use it daily, have thousands of Pins and don't
>> > see whatever it is you're trying to spread fear about. So they're
>> > being hacked - so what? Target, the military and the US government
>> > are being attacked daily too. That's what happens when you're a
>> > "presence" on the internet.
>>
>> Okay then. Don't say that you weren't warned! If your pins all go away
>> you'd be SOL because that's how you save stuff.
>
> It wouldn't be a problem for me. I'm fine with them all going away
> and starting over because there's an entire internet full of recipes.
> I now save only what I've tried and liked to my computer instead of
> bogging down my browsers with untried recipes or saving everything to
> Word, tried or not.

Ooookay. I can't see why you'd bother to save them then but... Whatever
floats your boat.

"sf" > wrote in message
news
> On Sun, 26 Jan 2014 12:37:22 -0000, Janet > wrote:
>
>> In article >,
>> says...
>>
>> > Interesting - you decided to sneer about my very occasional use of
>> > twitter but it's okay for you to rain on me for my lack of interest in
>> > FB and Pinterest - rules for one but not for the other I guess!
>>
>> Welcome to sf-world, where gravity and logic do not exist. You are now
>> at the centre of the universe.
>>
>> Janet UK
>
> Blow it out your ass, Janet.

I would say that somebody ****ed in your Cheerios but I'll bet you don't eat
those. You probably make your own cereal out of ingredients only available
at one of the 12 or so Safeways in your 5 mile radius. Hmph!

On Sun, 26 Jan 2014 23:03:37 -0800, Julie Bove wrote:

OK, you would probably be devastated if FB went down - I geddit.
>
> "ChattyCathy" > wrote
>> You can't be serious? How any school could 'legally' require that of
>> parents/guardians is beyond me. They might have suggested it, but I
>> cannot see it being a 'requirement'.
>
> Why can you not think this? They are also required to have computers and
> Internet access.

I live in South Africa... that's why.

Take a look at this:

http://www.internetworldstats.com/africa.htm#za

or this:

http://mybroadband.co.za/news/broadb...-africa-2.html

<quote>

Some of the performance indicators in 'The State of Broadband 2013'
report include:

1. South Africa ranked at number 111 out of 183 countries on fixed
broadband penetration (2.2%)

2. South Africa ranked at number 62 out of 170 countries on mobile
broadband penetration (26%)

3 South Africa ranked at number 44 out of 128 countries on the percentage
of households with Internet (25.5%)

4. South Africa ranked at number 92 out of 192 countries on the percentage
of Individuals using the Internet (41%)

</quote>


--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

"ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
news
> On Sun, 26 Jan 2014 23:03:37 -0800, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> OK, you would probably be devastated if FB went down - I geddit.
>>
>> "ChattyCathy" > wrote
>>> You can't be serious? How any school could 'legally' require that of
>>> parents/guardians is beyond me. They might have suggested it, but I
>>> cannot see it being a 'requirement'.
>>
>> Why can you not think this? They are also required to have computers and
>> Internet access.
>
> I live in South Africa... that's why.
>
> Take a look at this:
>
> http://www.internetworldstats.com/africa.htm#za
>
> or this:
>
> http://mybroadband.co.za/news/broadb...-africa-2.html
>
> <quote>
>
> Some of the performance indicators in 'The State of Broadband 2013'
> report include:
>
> 1. South Africa ranked at number 111 out of 183 countries on fixed
> broadband penetration (2.2%)
>
> 2. South Africa ranked at number 62 out of 170 countries on mobile
> broadband penetration (26%)
>
> 3 South Africa ranked at number 44 out of 128 countries on the percentage
> of households with Internet (25.5%)
>
> 4. South Africa ranked at number 92 out of 192 countries on the percentage
> of Individuals using the Internet (41%)
>
> </quote>
>
>
> --
> Cheers
> Chatty Cathy

Ah, well here pretty much everything is online now. The schools in this
district went bookless a few years ago and everything is online. They do
keep some books for hardship cases that have no access at all to a computer
at home. Computers are available in the libraries but we don't have good
bus service here so that's not always an option either. I guess the books
were just getting too expensive and they seem to come out with new ones
every few years. They would only have to pay once for the online book.
Then the students are all given the log in code.

Homework is often turned in online too at a website called turnitin.com.
That way they can require stuff to be turned in on the weekends.

On Mon, 27 Jan 2014 01:37:13 -0800, Julie Bove wrote:



> Ah, well here pretty much everything is online now.

Yeah, I'm aware of that (and oftentimes quite jealous).

> The schools in this district went bookless a few years ago and
> everything is online. They do keep some books for hardship cases that
> have no access at all to a computer at home. Computers are available in
> the libraries but we don't have good bus service here so that's not
> always an option either. I guess the books were just getting too
> expensive and they seem to come out with new ones every few years. They
> would only have to pay once for the online book. Then the students are
> all given the log in code.
>
> Homework is often turned in online too at a website called turnitin.com.
> That way they can require stuff to be turned in on the weekends.

We are one of the 'lucky' ones who have internet access/cell phone
coverage at home - which can still be somewhat 'iffy' because living 'out
of town' ourselves we have to rely on radio links and the such like for
internet connectivity. Heh, sometimes I have to go out into the back yard
to get a decent signal on my cell phone.)

It would be very convenient if we could have 'bookless' schools; text
books cost a bl**dy fortune here too (not to mention the exercise books
and pens, pencils etc.) My daughter does have a netbook (which we bought
her a couple of years ago) and of course a fancy smart phone too ;-)

--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

On 1/26/2014 3:36 PM, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article >,
> Nancy Young > wrote:
>
>> On 1/26/2014 2:40 AM, ChattyCathy wrote:
>>
>>> Well, I didn't read or 'share' anything with this NG for a couple of years
>>> and the world didn't stop turning for me - and I'm willing to bet nobody
>>> gave a damn.
>>
>> You'd be wrong. Just sayin.
>>>
>>> Mind you, there might have been one of those "Anybody heard from XXXX?"
>>> threads, to which certain posters might have replied, "I hope she's not
>>> dead" <yeah, right> while others would have said, "Hope she is dead and
>>> good riddance". Then somebody would have googled and come to the
>>> conclusion I *was* dead and posted something to that effect.... Then, more
>>> than likely it would have morphed into a nice flame war about 'speaking
>>> ill of the dead' and/or what a moron/saint I was <cough> - which might
>>> have been cause for some entertainment value here - for a couple of hours,
>>> anyway.
>>
>> (laugh) Nothing like that happened. Regarding you, I mean.
>> It's exactly what happened to one person, unfortunately.
>>
>> nancy
>
> Who? Name names, Woman!
>
She's probably talking about Andy (of the breakfast threads).

Jill

On 1/26/2014 3:36 PM, Melba's Jammin' wrote:

> Nancy Young > wrote:
>
>> On 1/26/2014 2:40 AM, ChattyCathy wrote:

>>> Mind you, there might have been one of those "Anybody heard from XXXX?"
>>> threads, to which certain posters might have replied, "I hope she's not
>>> dead" <yeah, right> while others would have said, "Hope she is dead and
>>> good riddance". Then somebody would have googled and come to the
>>> conclusion I *was* dead and posted something to that effect.... Then, more
>>> than likely it would have morphed into a nice flame war about 'speaking
>>> ill of the dead' and/or what a moron/saint I was <cough> - which might
>>> have been cause for some entertainment value here - for a couple of hours,
>>> anyway.
>>
>> (laugh) Nothing like that happened. Regarding you, I mean.
>> It's exactly what happened to one person, unfortunately.

> Who? Name names, Woman!

(laugh!) Well, Andy, of course, it's exactly how it went, as I
recall. RIP, Andy.

nancy

On Mon, 27 Jan 2014 10:33:35 -0500, Nancy Young wrote:

> On 1/26/2014 3:36 PM, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
>> Who? Name names, Woman!
>
> (laugh!) Well, Andy, of course, it's exactly how it went, as I recall.
> RIP, Andy.

I seem to also recall that there was a similar saga when Greg Morrow
stopped posting here for a while.

But a few months later he reappeared...

Which reminds me, anybody know what happened to cybercat? <ducking and
running>

--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

"ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
news
> On Mon, 27 Jan 2014 10:33:35 -0500, Nancy Young wrote:
>
>> On 1/26/2014 3:36 PM, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>
>>> Who? Name names, Woman!
>>
>> (laugh!) Well, Andy, of course, it's exactly how it went, as I recall.
>> RIP, Andy.
>
> I seem to also recall that there was a similar saga when Greg Morrow
> stopped posting here for a while.
>
> But a few months later he reappeared...
>
> Which reminds me, anybody know what happened to cybercat? <ducking and
> running>

I was in contact with her for while after she left. She said she had a
heavy work load, so if she intend to return, I don't know. That was a long
time ago.


--
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On Mon, 27 Jan 2014 15:56:38 +0000, Ophelia wrote:
>
> "ChattyCathy" > wrote


>> Which reminds me, anybody know what happened to cybercat? <ducking and
>> running>
>
> I was in contact with her for while after she left. She said she had a
> heavy work load, so if she intend to return, I don't know. That was a
> long time ago.

Ah, thanks. She and I used fight like cats and dogs as they say, but we
managed to get over it and were on speaking terms before she stopped
posting here, which IMHO was a Good Thing. Anyway, she's probably just
getting on with her life...

--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

"ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
news
> On Mon, 27 Jan 2014 15:56:38 +0000, Ophelia wrote:
>>
>> "ChattyCathy" > wrote
>
>
>>> Which reminds me, anybody know what happened to cybercat? <ducking and
>>> running>
>>
>> I was in contact with her for while after she left. She said she had a
>> heavy work load, so if she intend to return, I don't know. That was a
>> long time ago.
>
> Ah, thanks. She and I used fight like cats and dogs as they say, but we
> managed to get over it and were on speaking terms before she stopped
> posting here, which IMHO was a Good Thing. Anyway, she's probably just
> getting on with her life...

Seems to be

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On Sun, 26 Jan 2014 23:40:16 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

> What does "tag" me mean? I know what it means to tag someone in a photo but
> not beyond that.

I use the @ symbol and start typing their name.
https://www.facebook.com/help/218027134882349


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Good Food.
Good Friends.
Good Memories.

On Sun, 26 Jan 2014 23:43:51 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Sun, 26 Jan 2014 03:43:09 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > > wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> "sf" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >> > On Sat, 25 Jan 2014 12:53:30 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> >> > > wrote:
> >> >
> >>
> >> Okay then. Don't say that you weren't warned! If your pins all go away
> >> you'd be SOL because that's how you save stuff.
> >
> > It wouldn't be a problem for me. I'm fine with them all going away
> > and starting over because there's an entire internet full of recipes.
> > I now save only what I've tried and liked to my computer instead of
> > bogging down my browsers with untried recipes or saving everything to
> > Word, tried or not.
>
> Ooookay. I can't see why you'd bother to save them then but... Whatever
> floats your boat.

I don't have all the issues you have and prefer not to eat the same
thing over and over, so yes... my boat floats just fine - I'm glad
it's not a sinking ship like yours always appears to be.


--

Good Food.
Good Friends.
Good Memories.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 26 Jan 2014 23:40:16 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>> What does "tag" me mean? I know what it means to tag someone in a photo
>> but
>> not beyond that.
>
> I use the @ symbol and start typing their name.
> https://www.facebook.com/help/218027134882349

That wasn't very helpful. It said that it may send them a response. If I
want to send someone a message, I just send it!

On Mon, 27 Jan 2014 15:00:17 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Sun, 26 Jan 2014 23:40:16 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> What does "tag" me mean? I know what it means to tag someone in a photo
> >> but
> >> not beyond that.
> >
> > I use the @ symbol and start typing their name.
> > https://www.facebook.com/help/218027134882349
>
> That wasn't very helpful. It said that it may send them a response.

Huh? Are you sure you use Facebook? It said and I quote: When you
*comment on a post*, you can link to someone in your response by
following the same steps as above.

IOW it's a thread and you are replying to a post, probably to someone
upstream. FB doesn't do subthreads, it's just one long conversation.
If you comment on a friend's post, there are often many people
involved that you don't know because they are your friend's friends.
Maybe you are replying directly to a comment upstream. How will that
person know you're replying to him/her if you don't tag them? Maybe
you've unsubscribed from notifications of new comments on the thread
- which I do when they are long and active with lots of participants I
don't know and I'm tired of the subject. How are you going to know
someone has replied to one of your comments without being tagged?
Like I said, FB gives you the notification and then it's up to you to
read and reply.

> If I want to send someone a message, I just send it!

How are you going to email them if you aren't on their FB friends
list? My settings are for friends only and I don't want to "friend"
some stranger just so they can send me a private email. Ain't gonna
happen.


--

Good Food.
Good Friends.
Good Memories.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 27 Jan 2014 15:00:17 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > On Sun, 26 Jan 2014 23:40:16 -0800, "Julie Bove"
>> > > wrote:
>> >
>> >> What does "tag" me mean? I know what it means to tag someone in a
>> >> photo
>> >> but
>> >> not beyond that.
>> >
>> > I use the @ symbol and start typing their name.
>> > https://www.facebook.com/help/218027134882349
>>
>> That wasn't very helpful. It said that it may send them a response.
>
> Huh? Are you sure you use Facebook? It said and I quote: When you
> *comment on a post*, you can link to someone in your response by
> following the same steps as above.

Oops! I read the info. on your link wrong. It thought it said that it may
send. It says that "you may send"...
>
> IOW it's a thread and you are replying to a post, probably to someone
> upstream. FB doesn't do subthreads, it's just one long conversation.
> If you comment on a friend's post, there are often many people
> involved that you don't know because they are your friend's friends.
> Maybe you are replying directly to a comment upstream. How will that
> person know you're replying to him/her if you don't tag them? Maybe
> you've unsubscribed from notifications of new comments on the thread
> - which I do when they are long and active with lots of participants I
> don't know and I'm tired of the subject. How are you going to know
> someone has replied to one of your comments without being tagged?
> Like I said, FB gives you the notification and then it's up to you to
> read and reply.

I have no idea what upstream means. I don't know what subthreads means. I
have never tagged anyone and AFIAK nobody has ever tagged me. Mostly when I
talk to people on FB I chat with them. If I want to comment on a post, I
just comment. I don't know about subscribing or unsubscribing from
notifications. AFAIK whenever there is a reply to a comment I have made,
whever someone else has commented on it, I get that little pinging noise so
long as I am online.

Whatever you are doing, you are making things complicated in my mind. You
and I obviously don't use FB in the same way. And whatever you are doing is
not something I'd want to do. Seems to me that you are wanting it to be
more like a forum and it's not.

My memory isn't all that bad. If I comment on a post and I really want to
go back and see responses, I'll just go look at that post. That isn't hard
to do. I hate being notified of things.
>
>> If I want to send someone a message, I just send it!
>
> How are you going to email them if you aren't on their FB friends
> list? My settings are for friends only and I don't want to "friend"
> some stranger just so they can send me a private email. Ain't gonna
> happen.

You don't email them! You send them a message via FB. You tell me that *I*
don't know how to use it but it sounds like *you* don't know how to use it.
You don't post to their wall. You just send a message. That way only
*they* see it. That's why the message button is on there.

*Walks away shaking head*

jmcquown wrote:
> On 1/26/2014 2:54 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>> On 1/26/2014 9:32 AM, sf wrote:
>>> For me, it has nothing to do with feeling like I'm snooping - I'm
>>> simply NOT interested. Like I said before, if anyone wants me to see
>>> something specific - they can always tag me. I look at my news feed
>>> (which does not feed every little thing from every "Friend", TG) and
>>> if it's not there, I don't see it. I do get a lot of recipes in my
>>> news feed and I like that.
>>>
>>>
>> I think my attitude is the same as yours. I'm not interested in the
>> lives of most people. I have a LinkedIn account that I don't use
>> although I probably should be working on building up professional
>> connections. My guts tell me that LinkedIn is going to be pretty
>> important for businesses.
>
> Oh, I sincerely doubt LinkedIn is, or will be, all that important. I
> had a membership for a brief time. As with FB, it degraded into "if
> you know this person maybe you know that person." No, sorry, I don't.
> Completely useless.
>
> Jill
Unfortunately, social media requires REAL friends.

On 1/27/2014 2:59 PM, Earl wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>> On 1/26/2014 2:54 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>>> On 1/26/2014 9:32 AM, sf wrote:
>>>> For me, it has nothing to do with feeling like I'm snooping - I'm
>>>> simply NOT interested. Like I said before, if anyone wants me to see
>>>> something specific - they can always tag me. I look at my news feed
>>>> (which does not feed every little thing from every "Friend", TG) and
>>>> if it's not there, I don't see it. I do get a lot of recipes in my
>>>> news feed and I like that.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I think my attitude is the same as yours. I'm not interested in the
>>> lives of most people. I have a LinkedIn account that I don't use
>>> although I probably should be working on building up professional
>>> connections. My guts tell me that LinkedIn is going to be pretty
>>> important for businesses.
>>
>> Oh, I sincerely doubt LinkedIn is, or will be, all that important. I
>> had a membership for a brief time. As with FB, it degraded into "if
>> you know this person maybe you know that person." No, sorry, I don't.
>> Completely useless.
>>
>> Jill
> Unfortunately, social media requires REAL friends.

LinkedIn is mostly used for business contacts - not REAL friends or family.

On 1/27/2014 8:06 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>> On 1/26/2014 2:54 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>>>> On 1/26/2014 9:32 AM, sf wrote:
>>>>> For me, it has nothing to do with feeling like I'm snooping - I'm
>>>>> simply NOT interested. Like I said before, if anyone wants me to see
>>>>> something specific - they can always tag me. I look at my news feed
>>>>> (which does not feed every little thing from every "Friend", TG) and
>>>>> if it's not there, I don't see it. I do get a lot of recipes in my
>>>>> news feed and I like that.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> I think my attitude is the same as yours. I'm not interested in the
>>>> lives of most people. I have a LinkedIn account that I don't use
>>>> although I probably should be working on building up professional
>>>> connections. My guts tell me that LinkedIn is going to be pretty
>>>> important for businesses.
>>>
>>> Oh, I sincerely doubt LinkedIn is, or will be, all that important. I
>>> had a membership for a brief time. As with FB, it degraded into "if
>>> you know this person maybe you know that person." No, sorry, I don't.
>>> Completely useless.
>>>
>>> Jill
>
> LinkedIn is mostly used for business contacts - not REAL friends or family.

IME, LinkedIn started out to be for making business contacts. It has,
as I said, degraded to "do you know this person or that person" Wanting
the equivalent of 'friending' on Facebook. LinkedIn also kept urging me
to upgrade to a paid membership. As if that would make it any better.
Nope.

Feel free to join. Don't expect too much.

Jill

On 1/27/2014 3:32 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>
> IME, LinkedIn started out to be for making business contacts. It has,
> as I said, degraded to "do you know this person or that person" Wanting
> the equivalent of 'friending' on Facebook. LinkedIn also kept urging me
> to upgrade to a paid membership. As if that would make it any better.
> Nope.
>
> Feel free to join. Don't expect too much.
>
> Jill

I did join and I'm not expecting much because I'm not into social
networking. My ex-boss thinks it's a great tool for him. I believe that
LinkedIn will grow because some folks, not you, consider networking
important to conducting business. I do too but I'm too lazy to put much
effort into it.

On Mon, 27 Jan 2014 16:40:05 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Mon, 27 Jan 2014 15:00:17 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > > wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> "sf" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >> > On Sun, 26 Jan 2014 23:40:16 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> >> > > wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> What does "tag" me mean? I know what it means to tag someone in a
> >> >> photo
> >> >> but
> >> >> not beyond that.
> >> >
> >> > I use the @ symbol and start typing their name.
> >> > https://www.facebook.com/help/218027134882349
> >>
> >> That wasn't very helpful. It said that it may send them a response.
> >
> > Huh? Are you sure you use Facebook? It said and I quote: When you
> > *comment on a post*, you can link to someone in your response by
> > following the same steps as above.
>
> Oops! I read the info. on your link wrong. It thought it said that it may
> send. It says that "you may send"...
> >
> > IOW it's a thread and you are replying to a post, probably to someone
> > upstream. FB doesn't do subthreads, it's just one long conversation.
> > If you comment on a friend's post, there are often many people
> > involved that you don't know because they are your friend's friends.
> > Maybe you are replying directly to a comment upstream. How will that
> > person know you're replying to him/her if you don't tag them? Maybe
> > you've unsubscribed from notifications of new comments on the thread
> > - which I do when they are long and active with lots of participants I
> > don't know and I'm tired of the subject. How are you going to know
> > someone has replied to one of your comments without being tagged?
> > Like I said, FB gives you the notification and then it's up to you to
> > read and reply.
>
> I have no idea what upstream means. I don't know what subthreads means.

GIYF

> I
> have never tagged anyone and AFIAK nobody has ever tagged me. Mostly when I
> talk to people on FB I chat with them. If I want to comment on a post, I
> just comment. I don't know about subscribing or unsubscribing from
> notifications. AFAIK whenever there is a reply to a comment I have made,
> whever someone else has commented on it, I get that little pinging noise so
> long as I am online.
>
> Whatever you are doing, you are making things complicated in my mind. You
> and I obviously don't use FB in the same way. And whatever you are doing is
> not something I'd want to do. Seems to me that you are wanting it to be
> more like a forum and it's not.

I don't play victim and make it work the way I want it to work.

>
> My memory isn't all that bad. If I comment on a post and I really want to
> go back and see responses, I'll just go look at that post. That isn't hard
> to do. I hate being notified of things.
> >
> >> If I want to send someone a message, I just send it!
> >
> > How are you going to email them if you aren't on their FB friends
> > list? My settings are for friends only and I don't want to "friend"
> > some stranger just so they can send me a private email. Ain't gonna
> > happen.
>
> You don't email them! You send them a message via FB. You tell me that *I*
> don't know how to use it but it sounds like *you* don't know how to use it.
> You don't post to their wall. You just send a message. That way only
> *they* see it. That's why the message button is on there.
>
So I used the wrong word, BFD. At least I know how to use FB.

> *Walks away shaking head*

If you think you can message me without being on my list of friends,
you're sadly mistaken.


--

Good Food.
Good Friends.
Good Memories.

On 1/27/2014 8:32 PM, jmcquown wrote:

> IME, LinkedIn started out to be for making business contacts. It has,
> as I said, degraded to "do you know this person or that person" Wanting
> the equivalent of 'friending' on Facebook.

I never did ask you about it, but I got an email saying you
wanted me to sign up, or something like that. It was a few
years back.

nancy

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 27 Jan 2014 16:40:05 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > On Mon, 27 Jan 2014 15:00:17 -0800, "Julie Bove"
>> > > wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >> "sf" > wrote in message
>> >> ...
>> >> > On Sun, 26 Jan 2014 23:40:16 -0800, "Julie Bove"
>> >> > > wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> What does "tag" me mean? I know what it means to tag someone in a
>> >> >> photo
>> >> >> but
>> >> >> not beyond that.
>> >> >
>> >> > I use the @ symbol and start typing their name.
>> >> > https://www.facebook.com/help/218027134882349
>> >>
>> >> That wasn't very helpful. It said that it may send them a response.
>> >
>> > Huh? Are you sure you use Facebook? It said and I quote: When you
>> > *comment on a post*, you can link to someone in your response by
>> > following the same steps as above.
>>
>> Oops! I read the info. on your link wrong. It thought it said that it
>> may
>> send. It says that "you may send"...
>> >
>> > IOW it's a thread and you are replying to a post, probably to someone
>> > upstream. FB doesn't do subthreads, it's just one long conversation.
>> > If you comment on a friend's post, there are often many people
>> > involved that you don't know because they are your friend's friends.
>> > Maybe you are replying directly to a comment upstream. How will that
>> > person know you're replying to him/her if you don't tag them? Maybe
>> > you've unsubscribed from notifications of new comments on the thread
>> > - which I do when they are long and active with lots of participants I
>> > don't know and I'm tired of the subject. How are you going to know
>> > someone has replied to one of your comments without being tagged?
>> > Like I said, FB gives you the notification and then it's up to you to
>> > read and reply.
>>
>> I have no idea what upstream means. I don't know what subthreads means.
>
> GIYF
>
>> I
>> have never tagged anyone and AFIAK nobody has ever tagged me. Mostly
>> when I
>> talk to people on FB I chat with them. If I want to comment on a post, I
>> just comment. I don't know about subscribing or unsubscribing from
>> notifications. AFAIK whenever there is a reply to a comment I have made,
>> whever someone else has commented on it, I get that little pinging noise
>> so
>> long as I am online.
>>
>> Whatever you are doing, you are making things complicated in my mind.
>> You
>> and I obviously don't use FB in the same way. And whatever you are doing
>> is
>> not something I'd want to do. Seems to me that you are wanting it to be
>> more like a forum and it's not.
>
> I don't play victim and make it work the way I want it to work.
>
>>
>> My memory isn't all that bad. If I comment on a post and I really want
>> to
>> go back and see responses, I'll just go look at that post. That isn't
>> hard
>> to do. I hate being notified of things.
>> >
>> >> If I want to send someone a message, I just send it!
>> >
>> > How are you going to email them if you aren't on their FB friends
>> > list? My settings are for friends only and I don't want to "friend"
>> > some stranger just so they can send me a private email. Ain't gonna
>> > happen.
>>
>> You don't email them! You send them a message via FB. You tell me that
>> *I*
>> don't know how to use it but it sounds like *you* don't know how to use
>> it.
>> You don't post to their wall. You just send a message. That way only
>> *they* see it. That's why the message button is on there.
>>
> So I used the wrong word, BFD. At least I know how to use FB.

Um, uh, wha? What wrong word did I use? And I know how to use FB too.
>
>> *Walks away shaking head*
>
> If you think you can message me without being on my list of friends,
> you're sadly mistaken.

I don't want to message you. Nor do I want to message anyone else who isn't
my friend. Why would I? Again... FB isn't a forum but it sounds like you
want it to be like one.

On Mon, 27 Jan 2014 20:35:58 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Mon, 27 Jan 2014 16:40:05 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > > wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> "sf" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >> > On Mon, 27 Jan 2014 15:00:17 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> >> > > wrote:
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> "sf" > wrote in message
> >> >> ...
> >> >> > On Sun, 26 Jan 2014 23:40:16 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> >> >> > > wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> What does "tag" me mean? I know what it means to tag someone in a
> >> >> >> photo
> >> >> >> but
> >> >> >> not beyond that.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I use the @ symbol and start typing their name.
> >> >> > https://www.facebook.com/help/218027134882349
> >> >>
> >> >> That wasn't very helpful. It said that it may send them a response.
> >> >
> >> > Huh? Are you sure you use Facebook? It said and I quote: When you
> >> > *comment on a post*, you can link to someone in your response by
> >> > following the same steps as above.
> >>
> >> Oops! I read the info. on your link wrong. It thought it said that it
> >> may
> >> send. It says that "you may send"...
> >> >
> >> > IOW it's a thread and you are replying to a post, probably to someone
> >> > upstream. FB doesn't do subthreads, it's just one long conversation.
> >> > If you comment on a friend's post, there are often many people
> >> > involved that you don't know because they are your friend's friends.
> >> > Maybe you are replying directly to a comment upstream. How will that
> >> > person know you're replying to him/her if you don't tag them? Maybe
> >> > you've unsubscribed from notifications of new comments on the thread
> >> > - which I do when they are long and active with lots of participants I
> >> > don't know and I'm tired of the subject. How are you going to know
> >> > someone has replied to one of your comments without being tagged?
> >> > Like I said, FB gives you the notification and then it's up to you to
> >> > read and reply.
> >>
> >> I have no idea what upstream means. I don't know what subthreads means.
> >
> > GIYF
> >
> >> I
> >> have never tagged anyone and AFIAK nobody has ever tagged me. Mostly
> >> when I
> >> talk to people on FB I chat with them. If I want to comment on a post, I
> >> just comment. I don't know about subscribing or unsubscribing from
> >> notifications. AFAIK whenever there is a reply to a comment I have made,
> >> whever someone else has commented on it, I get that little pinging noise
> >> so
> >> long as I am online.
> >>
> >> Whatever you are doing, you are making things complicated in my mind.
> >> You
> >> and I obviously don't use FB in the same way. And whatever you are doing
> >> is
> >> not something I'd want to do. Seems to me that you are wanting it to be
> >> more like a forum and it's not.
> >
> > I don't play victim and make it work the way I want it to work.
> >
> >>
> >> My memory isn't all that bad. If I comment on a post and I really want
> >> to
> >> go back and see responses, I'll just go look at that post. That isn't
> >> hard
> >> to do. I hate being notified of things.
> >> >
> >> >> If I want to send someone a message, I just send it!
> >> >
> >> > How are you going to email them if you aren't on their FB friends
> >> > list? My settings are for friends only and I don't want to "friend"
> >> > some stranger just so they can send me a private email. Ain't gonna
> >> > happen.
> >>
> >> You don't email them! You send them a message via FB. You tell me that
> >> *I*
> >> don't know how to use it but it sounds like *you* don't know how to use
> >> it.
> >> You don't post to their wall. You just send a message. That way only
> >> *they* see it. That's why the message button is on there.
> >>
> > So I used the wrong word, BFD. At least I know how to use FB.
>
> Um, uh, wha? What wrong word did I use? And I know how to use FB too.

Why does it always have to be about you even when YOU accused me of
using a wrong word.
> >
> >> *Walks away shaking head*
> >
> > If you think you can message me without being on my list of friends,
> > you're sadly mistaken.
>
> I don't want to message you. Nor do I want to message anyone else who isn't
> my friend. Why would I?

Missed the point yet again.

> Again... FB isn't a forum but it sounds like you
> want it to be like one.

No idea what you are talking about, but I don't care. As I said
before, FB works the way *I* want it to work. I am not a victim that
thinks it can only be treated one way.

Good bye.


--

Good Food.
Good Friends.
Good Memories.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 27 Jan 2014 20:35:58 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > On Mon, 27 Jan 2014 16:40:05 -0800, "Julie Bove"
>> > > wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >> "sf" > wrote in message
>> >> ...
>> >> > On Mon, 27 Jan 2014 15:00:17 -0800, "Julie Bove"
>> >> > > wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "sf" > wrote in message
>> >> >> ...
>> >> >> > On Sun, 26 Jan 2014 23:40:16 -0800, "Julie Bove"
>> >> >> > > wrote:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> What does "tag" me mean? I know what it means to tag someone in
>> >> >> >> a
>> >> >> >> photo
>> >> >> >> but
>> >> >> >> not beyond that.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > I use the @ symbol and start typing their name.
>> >> >> > https://www.facebook.com/help/218027134882349
>> >> >>
>> >> >> That wasn't very helpful. It said that it may send them a
>> >> >> response.
>> >> >
>> >> > Huh? Are you sure you use Facebook? It said and I quote: When you
>> >> > *comment on a post*, you can link to someone in your response by
>> >> > following the same steps as above.
>> >>
>> >> Oops! I read the info. on your link wrong. It thought it said that
>> >> it
>> >> may
>> >> send. It says that "you may send"...
>> >> >
>> >> > IOW it's a thread and you are replying to a post, probably to
>> >> > someone
>> >> > upstream. FB doesn't do subthreads, it's just one long
>> >> > conversation.
>> >> > If you comment on a friend's post, there are often many people
>> >> > involved that you don't know because they are your friend's friends.
>> >> > Maybe you are replying directly to a comment upstream. How will
>> >> > that
>> >> > person know you're replying to him/her if you don't tag them? Maybe
>> >> > you've unsubscribed from notifications of new comments on the thread
>> >> > - which I do when they are long and active with lots of participants
>> >> > I
>> >> > don't know and I'm tired of the subject. How are you going to know
>> >> > someone has replied to one of your comments without being tagged?
>> >> > Like I said, FB gives you the notification and then it's up to you
>> >> > to
>> >> > read and reply.
>> >>
>> >> I have no idea what upstream means. I don't know what subthreads
>> >> means.
>> >
>> > GIYF
>> >
>> >> I
>> >> have never tagged anyone and AFIAK nobody has ever tagged me. Mostly
>> >> when I
>> >> talk to people on FB I chat with them. If I want to comment on a
>> >> post, I
>> >> just comment. I don't know about subscribing or unsubscribing from
>> >> notifications. AFAIK whenever there is a reply to a comment I have
>> >> made,
>> >> whever someone else has commented on it, I get that little pinging
>> >> noise
>> >> so
>> >> long as I am online.
>> >>
>> >> Whatever you are doing, you are making things complicated in my mind.
>> >> You
>> >> and I obviously don't use FB in the same way. And whatever you are
>> >> doing
>> >> is
>> >> not something I'd want to do. Seems to me that you are wanting it to
>> >> be
>> >> more like a forum and it's not.
>> >
>> > I don't play victim and make it work the way I want it to work.
>> >
>> >>
>> >> My memory isn't all that bad. If I comment on a post and I really
>> >> want
>> >> to
>> >> go back and see responses, I'll just go look at that post. That isn't
>> >> hard
>> >> to do. I hate being notified of things.
>> >> >
>> >> >> If I want to send someone a message, I just send it!
>> >> >
>> >> > How are you going to email them if you aren't on their FB friends
>> >> > list? My settings are for friends only and I don't want to "friend"
>> >> > some stranger just so they can send me a private email. Ain't gonna
>> >> > happen.
>> >>
>> >> You don't email them! You send them a message via FB. You tell me
>> >> that
>> >> *I*
>> >> don't know how to use it but it sounds like *you* don't know how to
>> >> use
>> >> it.
>> >> You don't post to their wall. You just send a message. That way only
>> >> *they* see it. That's why the message button is on there.
>> >>
>> > So I used the wrong word, BFD. At least I know how to use FB.
>>
>> Um, uh, wha? What wrong word did I use? And I know how to use FB too.
>
> Why does it always have to be about you even when YOU accused me of
> using a wrong word.
>> >
>> >> *Walks away shaking head*
>> >
>> > If you think you can message me without being on my list of friends,
>> > you're sadly mistaken.
>>
>> I don't want to message you. Nor do I want to message anyone else who
>> isn't
>> my friend. Why would I?
>
> Missed the point yet again.

I don't think there was a point.
>
>> Again... FB isn't a forum but it sounds like you
>> want it to be like one.
>
> No idea what you are talking about, but I don't care. As I said
> before, FB works the way *I* want it to work. I am not a victim that
> thinks it can only be treated one way.
>
> Good bye.

And I have no idea what *you* are talking about!

On 1/27/2014 8:38 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On 1/27/2014 3:32 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> IME, LinkedIn started out to be for making business contacts. It has,
>> as I said, degraded to "do you know this person or that person" Wanting
>> the equivalent of 'friending' on Facebook. LinkedIn also kept urging me
>> to upgrade to a paid membership. As if that would make it any better.
>> Nope.
>>
>> Feel free to join. Don't expect too much.
>>
>> Jill
>
> I did join and I'm not expecting much because I'm not into social
> networking. My ex-boss thinks it's a great tool for him. I believe that
> LinkedIn will grow because some folks, not you, consider networking
> important to conducting business. I do too but I'm too lazy to put much
> effort into it.

Networking can be a good thing IF the person can further business
contacts/sales/etc. I supposed it depends on your profession. I didn't
see how some guy named Joe Blow in Omaha could be of any help to me,
professionally speaking, unless perchance I wanted to move to Omaha. As
always, YMMV.

Jill

On 1/27/2014 10:57 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
> On 1/27/2014 8:32 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> IME, LinkedIn started out to be for making business contacts. It has,
>> as I said, degraded to "do you know this person or that person" Wanting
>> the equivalent of 'friending' on Facebook.
>
> I never did ask you about it, but I got an email saying you
> wanted me to sign up, or something like that. It was a few
> years back.
>
> nancy
>
*I* didn't send it! I suspect they stole my address book. I
unsubscribed last year but I still get emails asking if I know
so-and-so. I finally saw the little unsubscribe link at the bottom of
the requests to turn off email notifications.

Jill

On 1/28/2014 4:13 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>
> Networking can be a good thing IF the person can further business
> contacts/sales/etc. I supposed it depends on your profession. I didn't
> see how some guy named Joe Blow in Omaha could be of any help to me,
> professionally speaking, unless perchance I wanted to move to Omaha. As
> always, YMMV.
>
> Jill

This sounds reasonable.

On 1/28/2014 9:17 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 1/27/2014 10:57 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
>> On 1/27/2014 8:32 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>> IME, LinkedIn started out to be for making business contacts. It has,
>>> as I said, degraded to "do you know this person or that person" Wanting
>>> the equivalent of 'friending' on Facebook.
>>
>> I never did ask you about it, but I got an email saying you
>> wanted me to sign up, or something like that. It was a few
>> years back.

> *I* didn't send it! I suspect they stole my address book. I
> unsubscribed last year but I still get emails asking if I know
> so-and-so. I finally saw the little unsubscribe link at the bottom of
> the requests to turn off email notifications.

If it was actually something from you, you'd have mentioned it
first. And if I thought it was something you actually wanted
me to sign up for, I would have said something.

There doesn't seem to be any protection for address books. This
isn't the only time I've gotten (or sent) stuff that was from
address book stealers.

nancy

On 1/28/2014 11:14 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
> On 1/28/2014 9:17 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 1/27/2014 10:57 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
>>> On 1/27/2014 8:32 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>>> IME, LinkedIn started out to be for making business contacts. It has,
>>>> as I said, degraded to "do you know this person or that person"
>>>> Wanting
>>>> the equivalent of 'friending' on Facebook.
>>>
>>> I never did ask you about it, but I got an email saying you
>>> wanted me to sign up, or something like that. It was a few
>>> years back.
>
>> *I* didn't send it! I suspect they stole my address book. I
>> unsubscribed last year but I still get emails asking if I know
>> so-and-so. I finally saw the little unsubscribe link at the bottom of
>> the requests to turn off email notifications.
>
> If it was actually something from you, you'd have mentioned it
> first. And if I thought it was something you actually wanted
> me to sign up for, I would have said something.
>
Yes, I'd have mentioned it. The kicker that got me to unsubscribe was
when they sent me an email last year asking if I know Scott McKenzie.
Uh yeah. He's been dead since 2012. I seriously doubt he's checking in
on LinkedIn.

> There doesn't seem to be any protection for address books. This
> isn't the only time I've gotten (or sent) stuff that was from
> address book stealers.
>
> nancy

I think lots of these "social networks" harvest address books. IMHO,
it's highly unethical. It's probably written in *very* small print
somewhere in the TOS agreement.

Jill

On 1/27/2014 12:57 PM, sf wrote:
> On Sun, 26 Jan 2014 23:40:16 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>> What does "tag" me mean? I know what it means to tag someone in a photo but
>> not beyond that.
>
> I use the @ symbol and start typing their name.
> https://www.facebook.com/help/218027134882349
>
>
That made entirely too much sense, sf.

Jill

On 1/28/2014 4:17 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 1/27/2014 10:57 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
>> On 1/27/2014 8:32 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>> IME, LinkedIn started out to be for making business contacts. It has,
>>> as I said, degraded to "do you know this person or that person" Wanting
>>> the equivalent of 'friending' on Facebook.
>>
>> I never did ask you about it, but I got an email saying you
>> wanted me to sign up, or something like that. It was a few
>> years back.
>>
>> nancy
>>
> *I* didn't send it! I suspect they stole my address book. I
> unsubscribed last year but I still get emails asking if I know
> so-and-so. I finally saw the little unsubscribe link at the bottom of
> the requests to turn off email notifications.
>
> Jill

I haven't had any trouble with LinkedIn. As far as I know, they've never
contacted anybody in my address book. It's a good thing too cause then
I'd have to send out apology emails to these people. Not good because
it's a loss of face and I don't like losing face.

LinkedIn does not have my permission to use my address book. OTOH,
Facebook and Google + have my address book because it wouldn't make
sense not to.

Spoof email is pretty common these days and easy to ignore but if it's
from somebody you know, you should let them know about it. That's what I
do. Hopefully, they'll return the favor.

On Tue, 28 Jan 2014 10:52:34 -0400, wrote:

> That's what Linkdin does only too well !

They certainly make you work to delete an account. I deleted one
(never let them send me email, so that part isn't an issue for me),
but I haven't built myself up to going through that again to delete
the other one.

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