Your Ex-CoWorkers Will Kill Facebook

Random BedHead Ed writes "Cory Doctorow writes about the downside of social networking on the Information Week site, with a focus on Facebook. While he starts with some minor but insightful quibbles, he quickly moves to a critique of the core of social networking: 'Imagine how creepy it would be to wander into a co-worker's cubicle and discover the wall covered with tiny photos of everyone in the office, ranked by 'friend' and 'foe,' with the top eight friends elevated to a small shrine decorated with Post-It roses and hearts.' Do you really want to add your boss and coworkers to your friends list? (And more to the point, do you really have a choice?)"

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Cory - Fun guy who censors those who disagree

[gadlaw]

A fellow without much credibility in my book since the dustup with Ursala LeGuin over his posting her entire one paragraph story and then not allowing comments on his fake apology to her. Putting up a comment board to comment on his stories and articles from around the web and then not allowing comments, what a concept. Also if you mention that fact on his site you get the dreaded 'removal of your vowels' censorship. Funny how the most avowed 'liberal' folks turn into little Nazis when given a tiny bit of power.

Re:this is old news...

[heinousjay]

Don't bother apologizing to the nerds around here. You'll piss someone off with every thing you do. Let them get their rant on, and ignore them. It's the only sane course.