Archive for February, 2011

Facts On Bullying
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Facts On Bullying

Facebook is undoubtedly one of the most popular social networking sites today. If you are one of the millions of Facebook users around the world then you are probably aware of the benefits that Facebook brings to your life—such as a chance to connect with your family and friends, entertainment in the form of games [...]

Published by on February 28, 2011 6:52 AM
Addicting Facebook Games
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Addicting Facebook Games

Facebook is an addiction that my friends and relatives can’t seem to get enough of. I can tell just by the hours they spend in front of the computer working on their shoutouts and even more on the games offered by this social networking site. My concern is that their life depends on it. If [...]

Published by on February 25, 2011 5:27 AM
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Bullied to Death: Natasha MacBryde, 15

If you are someone who likes to keep updated with the latest news and current events then you are probably aware of the growing concern today over cases of cyber-bullying. Cyber-bullying is basically when an instigator (the bully) taunts and torments his victim through social networking sites such as Facebook. Since cyber-bullying offers the comfort [...]

Published by on February 24, 2011 10:46 AM
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Facebook Fall Short in U.K.

According to the latest survey of 2,234 U.K. residents Facebook scored 86 out of 100 for least favored innovation that came out during past decade. Irritation and wasting time were among the top common grievances they indicated towards Facebook. We at Avoid Facebook, Social Network Awareness Community find this survey as a confirmation. That U.K. [...]

Published by on February 22, 2011 3:53 PM
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Facebook makes NOTHING!!

If Facebook makes NOTHING why did the president of the United States go there to ask for help in ways to create jobs in America. Retail makes NOTHING too…. If people in America ready want jobs they would stop clicking onto things that make NOTHING….and stop shopping for things that are foreign. duh! America can’t [...]

Published by on February 21, 2011 3:42 PM
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Cyber Bullying on Facebook

Cyber bullying has become the norm in our schools. Bullying has been there for centuries but our Kids have moved on to Cyber bullying because the medium has made it much easier to bully someone. Ever since the fascination of Facebook where every student seems to be part of it our kids have used the [...]

Published by on February 20, 2011 8:46 PM
Nun Barred for Facebook Addiction
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Nun Barred for Facebook Addiction

A convent nun in Spain for more than 35 years has been asked to leave. . After a disagreement her convent asked her to leave. According the the convent it is an internal matter but she has been found spending way too much time on Facebook. Sister Maria Jesus Galan, also known as “Sister Internet” [...]

Published by on February 19, 2011 5:09 PM
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Facebook’s Privacy Policy Problems

Zuckerberg and crew face more and more scrutiny due to their stance on privacy. Because of the latest outcry by the public and pressure by some U.S. Congressmen, Facebook has decided to revise their privacy policy. Are you aware of Facebook’s internal policy to allow third parties to track your browsing habits? Those icons and [...]

Published by on February 18, 2011 11:36 AM
Facebook Addiction Symptoms
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Facebook Addiction Symptoms

Do you spend a significant part of your day attending to your Facebook account and doing other Facebook-related activities? Do you often fail to finish your work or run other errands on time because you are too busy with Facebook? Would you rather spend time on Facebook rather than participate in many activities in the [...]

Published by on February 17, 2011 9:53 PM
Mothers Against Facebook
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Mothers Against Facebook

There is no doubt that Facebook has become an influential part of many people’s lives today. Facebook, along with other social networking sites, are designed to help you connect with friends and relatives. They also give you the opportunity to stay updated on what’s happening on the web. However, not all the effects of Facebook [...]

Published by on February 16, 2011 4:41 PM
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Social Networking Without Facebook

Privacy is the prevailing and principal concern for adults using Facebook. One reads, almost daily, of some or other security breach which allows the informations users store on Facebook to be accessed by less than scrupulous organisations. The problem though it also the reason for Facebook’s popularity – to bring together everything you want to [...]

Published by on February 15, 2011 11:24 AM
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Facebook at Schools

Troubling times are ahead of us. Our children are online if we like it or not. Chances are extremely high that our children have a Social Network account like Facebook.. As parents we need to know and keep up with latest information about social networking and our children. Following numbers will give us a guide [...]

Published by on February 14, 2011 9:50 PM
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Are you checking on your EX too often?

Can you delete, unfriend and block your EX by February 13? This may be easier said than done because most of us according to statistics keep our EX on our list of friends in facebook. Keeping your EX in your profile is like keeping tabs on your EX. It’s time to avoid facebook if you [...]

Published by on February 13, 2011 2:06 AM
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Cyber Kids

I am a mother of 2 teenagers and I have reminded my kids in many ways I possibly could to sign off or log out. They are not realizing that our family information is left for someone else to see. As a mother I think I do a good job raising my kids. But Cyber [...]

Published by on February 10, 2011 5:08 PM
Michelle Obama: Kids don’t need Facebook
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Michelle Obama: Kids don’t need Facebook

According to First Lady kids don’t need to be on Facebook. Michelle Obama said that she’s “not a big fan of young kids having Facebook,” adding that it’s “not something they need.” 13 may be the allowable age on Facebook but as parents we need to be attentive to the choice of friends our kids [...]

Published by on February 10, 2011 1:31 AM
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Broke off with Boyfriend

I recently broke off with my boyfriend of 3 years. Though I removed him from my friends list he is still connected with all my friends. Now every time I go to my Facebook I get to read about his updates and comments. It hurts me to see he has moved on while I still [...]

Published by on February 9, 2011 3:19 AM
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My Boss’s Facebook Invite

I really need know what to do. I am kind of in a tight spot. Here is my situation. My boss just sent me a Facebook invite and I don’t know what to do. I really don’t want to connect to him on Facebook. I don’t want my friends to know my boss and I [...]

Published by on February 8, 2011 2:53 AM
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Video by Christine

We found this video by Christine and others alike shows why we need to spend appropriate amount of time on Facebook.

Published by on February 7, 2011 1:11 AM
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Personal Information

I have to admit that initially we were filling out all the profile information on our Facebook account. Now we wish we have not done so because I have just read the news about information seekers who managed to download 250,000 Facebook profile information for a dating site without getting any permissions. Now I am [...]

Published by on February 6, 2011 4:57 AM
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My Friends

Hey folks, my Facebook account has so many friends and they are wasting so much of their precious time on Facebook games . Whenever they are on Petville, Farmville and Cityville I get endless messages from them. It’s sad to see them on useless games.  Apparently they are on these games every day for hours, [...]

Published by on February 4, 2011 12:57 PM
Why Avoid Facebook Community
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Why Avoid Facebook Community

Time is precious. Avoid Facebook Community is created especially for your loved ones, friends and colleagues who are spending too much time and have become a Facebook addict at home or a counter-productive employee at office. We digested Facebook’s average user minutes in their latest press release and thought everyone should know few interesting facts pointing to addiction. [...]

Published by on February 4, 2011 9:51 AM