Cleaning Up My Friends List
There latest facebook fad is to post “I am cleaning up my Facebook friends… let me know if u would like to stay”. Presumably this means to go through the list, and weed out those are who deemed unworthy. It could mean going to your fbf with a bar of soap, which might not be a bad idea. In search of the truth, it is time to visit Google City.
The top result (which may be sponsored) was from an outfit called Facecrooks. ( The Grateful Dead used to say “Steal your face”.) These people say this thingie is not a virus, but a “facebook question” gone viral. We are not making this up. There is a button on the application called “ask friends”. If you click this button, all your friends will be asked if they want to remain friends. The message goes on… “If you or your Facebook friends are falling for tricks like this, it’s time to get yourself informed of the latest threats. Be sure to join the Facecrookspage (spell check suggestion: Facecloths) on Facebook to be kept informed of the latest security issues. ”
The next five results say basically the same thing as the first one, but with different ads. The sixth result is from Cynthia Perla . Her story is “How To Delete All Facebook Groups And Wall Posts From Facebook Using Imacros”. If PG was a member of more than three groups, there might be a need to try this device.
Result seven is a puzzler. It for the blog of Scott Kenan . Mr, Kenan, a former resident of Stone Mountain, spent a few years as the personal assistant of Tennessee Williams, and wrote a book about it. The title of the post is “Cleaning Up My Errors (before the book is written) “. Perhaps some of these fb friends are mistakes.
The bottom result on page one is from ABC news . (There was a joke in the fifth grade about asking someone if they want some abc gum. In this joke, abc means already been chewed.) This page has a header ad for a rotating selection of products, including hand towel analyzers, and a drug called SYMBICORT. The content headline is “Unfriend Day? Not for Girl With 5,000 Facebook Friends”.
Pictures are from ” The Special Collections and Archives,Georgia State University Library”.
Chamblee54 
This posting is actually quite relevant to everyone. I’ve been marking unwanted ads for CD launch parties, etc. & intend to block those people. Many aren’t even friends. However, many people–especially those in show business–just get as many friends as possible to use as an easy mailing list to promote themselves.
I have one friend ho blocks all messages from both Facebook & YouTube. He has 20,000 unread emails. Thankfully, I have his turtle-technology telephone number. His land line is automatically forwarded to his cell phone when he is out of the house.
All this reminds me of a magnet I didn’t buy at Ginovani’s Room (sp?) Bookstore in Philadelphia. It said: “He has sex with me but he won’t friend me on Facebook.”
By the way, I enjoy your postings but I disapprove of of that policy “Your comment is awaiting approval”. Last time I swore I would never comment again. Now, I have broken my personal oath/promise to myself. I’ll try to be resist in the future until this censorhip policy is lifted. You should see the hate comments I leave on my videos on youTube. I do practice what I preach. What are you so afraid of??? You disappoint me!
I like comment moderation. I get an email when I get a comment, so I always know when one has been left. If it is not obvious spam, I approve it, even if I don’t like it. I don’t get many comments, and feel that beggars can’t be choosers.
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