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Comments: 1 +-   Doctorow: Your Ex-Co-Workers Will Kill Facebook -> on Thursday November 29 2007, @11:42AM Random BedHead Ed

Submitted by Random BedHead Ed on Thursday November 29 2007, @11:42AM
Random BedHead Ed writes "Cory Doctorow has an interesting new article in Information Week about the downside of social networking, with a focus on Facebook. While it starts with some minor but insightful quibbles (like "the steady stream of emails you get from Facebook: 'So-and-so has sent you a message.' Yeah, what is it? Facebook isn't telling — you have to visit Facebook to find out"). But then it gets into a more social critique 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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  • I believe if I happened upon that in a cube, it would become an HR issue. However I do not include any coworkers on my myspace, livejournal, personal blog on my wesbite, or any other sites. Its creepy. They have no reason to know anything personal about me.
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