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Facebook and Communication
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Facebook a Business ?
May 15, 2012 10:09 PM-
Ignore FacebookNumber 1 social network site with over 900 million users is becoming a waste of time and more and more people are...by Ruben on April 30, 2012 9:36 PM -
Facebook Activity or Outdoor ActivityOne of the main disadvantages of being overly active in social networking sites such as Facebook is that you tend...by Ruben on April 4, 2012 7:26 AM -
Facebook OfflineToday most youngsters lead a very sedate life and as a result lifestyle complications such as high blood pressure,...by Ruben on March 15, 2012 7:49 PM
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Is Facebook for Kids
May 12, 2012 10:58 PM-
Facebook Page RefreshDo you know that mindless page refresh or status updates on Facebook can actually make you dumb? You will only...by Ruben on April 22, 2012 2:13 PM -
Minimize Facebook TimeMost of us start using Facebook because our friends are using it. We use that as the perfect reason to join Facebook...by Ruben on April 16, 2012 10:01 PM -
Facebook DistractionIf you have been spending most of your waking hours just refreshing your Facebook page in your browser in your...by Ruben on April 14, 2012 5:49 PM
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Facebook Activity or Outdoor Activity
April 4, 2012 7:26 AM-
Log Off Facebook and Stay FitThere are several ways in which you can spend your time in a more interesting manner than by spending it just updating...by Ruben on March 18, 2012 5:02 PM -
Facebook OfflineToday most youngsters lead a very sedate life and as a result lifestyle complications such as high blood pressure,...by Ruben on March 15, 2012 7:49 PM
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Time on FacebookIt may sound funny, but obesity is directly related to the amount of time one spends being inactive. Your body...by Ruben on March 3, 2012 11:03 PM
Friends»
Facebook and Communication
May 9, 2012 9:03 PM-
Real Friends vs Facebook FriendsToday if I ask you to avoid Facebook, your immediate reaction could be two questions. 1. How would I keep in touch...by Ruben on April 8, 2012 10:25 PM -
Facebook Friends ListMost of us have Facebook profiles and every day we see tones of articles on why Facebook is a big blessing to mankind....by Ruben on January 9, 2012 3:31 AM -
Fake Facebook ProfileHave you ever wondered if your “friend” at Facebook is real or is he or she using a disguised profile? Fake...by Ruben on November 23, 2011 4:20 AM
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Facebook a Business ?
May 15, 2012 10:09 PM-
Father Reacts to Facebook PostWe can understand Dad’s frustration. We know all about the pain parents go through and we are constantly...by Ruben on February 12, 2012 9:33 PM -
Facebook EmailsHow many friends do you have? By this I do not mean the real offline friends you have. I meant your Virtual friends,...by Ruben on December 15, 2011 1:23 PM -
Facebook and IdentityAlmost every one now a days is aware about the practice of identity theft which is affecting not thousands in fact...by Ruben on December 12, 2011 2:34 AM
Recent Articles
Facebook a Business ?
This is probably be one of the rare occasion where I can write more positive things about Facebook than the challenges and effects of Facebook I have been writing since I started the website. That’s because I am looking at Facebook from a business point of view. Also to wish Facebook a favorable IPO on [...]
Is Facebook for Kids
People across the globe are so anxious to know their friends’ updates and read the variety of activities being posted on the site, and thus Facebook has turned out to be the biggest addiction in the world. The social networking site may have some positive facts such as connecting with friends and real time communication. [...]
Facebook and Communication
The days of face-to-face communications seem to have gone by after Facebook changed the way people interacted. Social networking sites have handed or created innumerable ways for people to communicate with each other. Even though it is easy to use Facebook, it enables an informal, unnatural and grammatically incorrect way of communicating. Or what I call [...]
Ignore Facebook
Number 1 social network site with over 900 million users is becoming a waste of time and more and more people are realizing this. If you are one of those people who are trying to find ways in which you are trying to ignore Facebook then here are some of the ways in which you [...]
Facebook Page Refresh
Do you know that mindless page refresh or status updates on Facebook can actually make you dumb? You will only be interested in the trivial updates from your so called friends and will not have any time to keep yourselves up to date with what is happening in the world around you. Start to think [...]
Minimize Facebook Time
Most of us start using Facebook because our friends are using it. We use that as the perfect reason to join Facebook in the first place. However, Facebook is becoming a marketing company which does everything possible for members to spend the maximum possible time inside Facebook. This is why you must minimize Facebook and [...]
Facebook Distraction
If you have been spending most of your waking hours just refreshing your Facebook page in your browser in your laptop or smart phone, then you are most likely suffering from Facebook distraction. In this article we will talk about some of the ways that you can avoid Facebook distraction and start to take charge [...]
Real Friends vs Facebook Friends
Today if I ask you to avoid Facebook, your immediate reaction could be two questions. 1. How would I keep in touch with friends? 2. What do I do with my free time if I don’t use Facebook? In this article, I will try to answer both these questions for you. You must understand that [...]
Facebook Activity or Outdoor Activity
One of the main disadvantages of being overly active in social networking sites such as Facebook is that you tend to be quite laidback and will soon have a lot of problems associated with being a Facebook addict. Research has proven that your body has not been designed to sit idle in one place for [...]
Log Off Facebook and Stay Fit
There are several ways in which you can spend your time in a more interesting manner than by spending it just updating your status messages and checking for status updates from friends and acquaintances in Facebook. You need to avoid Facebook if you want to have a healthy life. Staying fit is one of the [...]
Facebook Offline
Today most youngsters lead a very sedate life and as a result lifestyle complications such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes make an appearance even in teenagers. You are actually doing yourselves a disservice by spending the majority of your walking hours cooped up in front of your computer and checking out status [...]
Time on Facebook
It may sound funny, but obesity is directly related to the amount of time one spends being inactive. Your body needs exercise and being online hours on ends allows little time for exercise. As per a recent report on obesity in the US, around two thirds of the adult population and as many as one [...]
Facebook Backgrounds or Nature
Are you among one of those compulsive Facebook users who refresh your page every few minutes looking for status updates? Do you measure your popularity by the number of Facebook friends that you have and the number of likes that your messages get? Probably, you are becoming an addict of Facebook and it is high [...]
Father Reacts to Facebook Post
We can understand Dad’s frustration. We know all about the pain parents go through and we are constantly trying to find a solution for Facebook concerns, addiction and issues. But the Youtube video below is what we are trying to “Avoid”. Hopefully more parents will get together and try to find a solution. I sincerely [...]
Facebook is ruining young lives
I am glad to read the postings here. My teen daughter is addicted to facebook. She is a junior in high school, this is a very important year for her and facebook fad is ruiing her career, her future. Forget about all those hundreds of so called facebook friends, it is all useless. She used [...]
Facebook and Health
One of the main reasons why people spend excessive time on Facebook is to satisfy the basic need of wanting to belong to a group. In today’s fast paced life, Facebook offers an easy way to stay connected to all your contacts, even if they were old classmates whom you have not met for several [...]
Facebook Fitness! Still a Dream
Do you know the latest mantra of being cool? The latest mantra is “Get Fit, Be Cool’, and guess who’s advocating this mantra? Well, right from top notch celebrities like Justin Timberlake to Jennifer Aniston, to Jesse Eisenberg and many more have officially boycotted Facebook. Facebook’s over intrusive timeline and “News Feed” feature has created [...]
Facebook and Weight Gain
It may sound funny, for some of us obesity could be directly related to the amount of time one spends on Facebook. As per a recent report on obesity in the US, around two thirds of the adult population and as many as one third of all kids are obese. You may ask what has [...]
Facebook Addiction
Are you one of those users who have Facebook as your home page and have configured your mobile phones and IPads to access Facebook at the click of a button? Do you spend more than 60% of your online time checking out Facebook notifications, videos and photos? If so, be careful. You may be unconsciously [...]
Suicide and Facebook
The increase in the rate of suicide attempts among kids and teens has really set an alarm of caution among parents. One of the basic reasons behind this trend is that the young have lesser years behind them that may not have helped them get a broader perspective in life. It may come as a [...]
SOPA and PIPA is Not What We Want
Like many website around the world we are observing to keep the internet free from proposed US anti piracy acts. I encourage everyone to leave a comment so the the US congress hears it loud and clear.
Lecture: What has Facebook done to us?
University College London’s Lunch Hour Lecture series starts again next week and one of our first lectures is on the effects of Facebook What has Facebook done to us? comprehensive research on the impact of Facebook on common population reveals very different consequences from those generally available in newspapers. It also express the future of [...]
Facebook Friends List
Most of us have Facebook profiles and every day we see tones of articles on why Facebook is a big blessing to mankind. One of the most obvious measures of popularity has become the number of friends that you have on Facebook. And if you are a business who believes in social media marketing, then [...]
Get Fit…Be Cool…
I know I have been writing the negatives of Facebook since I started the blog. But I wanted to do more and reach out to those who really didn’t care about the negatives even though there were millions of Facebook users knowingly or not knowingly were affected. This was the fundamental reason why I created [...]
Facebook Wishes ?
Have you ever considered how many of your loved ones – close friends and family members are on Facebook? Most likely, you will notice that the older generation is completely not there in Facebook – they avoid Facebook just like they avoid a lot of other new generation applications. And even close friends would love [...]
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Jaimie: I am happy to see such kind of article. You brought out an interesting and wonderful ideas... -
GlendsMc21: Facebook is making youngsters to become lazy… kids need to go outside and make friends i... -
HMatthews: Take and do everything in self-control, too much of everything, including the good, is bad... -
Evangeline: A good indicator is the amount of time that you spend each day checking status updates on ... -
Kate.M: I am a mother and I can relate to the short article. I just don't understand your question... -
Greg Peterson: Isn't it very alarming that teens devote increasing amounts of time to the Internet? Fr... -
Greg Peterson: Facebook is really one of great concept in terms of social networking and is fine in moder...
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Farrah Daye: Truly… overuse of internet, especially facebook can really lead to inactive lifestyles. ... -
Alexander Thorburn-Winsor: Ruben, why is it more "useless" than talking to them in person?... -
Alexa Brickman Moraserga: Twitter is really a social networking internet site that gets mixed reviews based on who i... -
Harmony: No complaints on this end, spimly a good piece.... -
Nato: That's a clever answer to a trikcy question... -
Shaharyar: I have read all of the seven points and I agree with all of them. There is this point miss... -
Andrew: If you are you a member of several groups on Facebook? Then make it a point to unsubscribe...
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tahmina kabir: This article is very interesting.Most of the time I also get friend request and I add them... -
Amy: I think you mean she couldn't type it. That was a typo not a spelling error. This arti... -
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Alexander Thorburn-Winsor: And this Ohio can't even spell "ruining"......
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Ruben: The small article above was written by an Ohio Mother who has teenage children. She is not... -
Mormila: Replace virtual games with an outdoor game of soccer or baseball......I mean physical outd...
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Alexander Thorburn-Winsor: I'm sorry. What???!!! You want to ban Facebook because people like it? Ruben, this is a jo...
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manisha: we should aware from fb becoz it's effect on our widely body................ -
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keerti: ya these statements are quite true ........fb is so much addicted................
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ME: It doesn't matter what we say hear until they start charging to use the stupid facebook, o... -
OrientMom: We banned our 15 year old 3 times now from Facebook. She has mild mental illnesses to beg... -
Papaho: Status messages are a addictive circle and you will usually wait for responses from friend...
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Jackie: Addictin to Facebook was the beginning of the end for my son. Online Facebook contact rep... -
Carla Ambrico: I do NOT think any child should be on Facebook. Who are they trying to reunite with?? Kid... -
GameSucks: How about Facebook makes academic games that helps you to make good grades. I am sure that... -
Duckkie: Facebook do have a lot of games you can play as you sign into your account. You can now se...
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SangerB: If you have ever signed up for an account on any of the social networking sites like faceb... -
keona: i agree also they shouldn’t have to do anything like this for people who come to their w... -
Antone Acoba: Someone said your blog post was good for reading about Facebook issues, I hope that it doe... -
Anisha Jessel: Youre so cool! I dont suppose Ive learn anything like this before. So nice to search out a... -
Ruben: Ginger, Your comments and understanding of the issues, concerns and addictions we are fac...
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fromhome: One thing for sure is that no one on earth has more than 24 hours per day. Everyone is app...