tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867343265106830137.post332749290333797246..comments2023-07-19T05:26:41.766-07:00Comments on RYviewpoint: Polish Your Crystal BallRYviewpointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06689453255540643963noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867343265106830137.post-51798497632707901642011-01-04T12:51:46.755-08:002011-01-04T12:51:46.755-08:00Thomas: A lot of new technology is "sizzle&qu...Thomas: A lot of new technology is "sizzle" and not "steak". People get talked into using/buying/demanding things that they don't need, or don't function as advertised, or that end up being more of a time waster than a help.<br /><br />But hype and word of mouth convinces a lot of people that some gizmo, game, or tool is a "must have". Sadly, they discover after the fact that it wasn't what they thought it would be or was more trouble than it was worth.<br /><br />I don't know about Facebook. I don't use it. But I am bothered by the fact that it walls its users off from the rest of the Internet. I can find a link to somebody's Facebook page, but unless I'm willing to "register" I don't get to see what they have. But I refuse to register. I don't like being forced to do things because a tool "wants" it. I'll register if I find something useful, but I won't register first, then find out the stuff isn't worth my time.<br /><br />Seems to me Facebook treats its customers shabbily. I haven't seen the movie, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_social_network" rel="nofollow">The Social Network</a> but my understanding is that it gives you a glimpse of what a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociopath" rel="nofollow">sociopath</a> Mark Zuckerberg, the owner of Facebook, is.RYviewpointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06689453255540643963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867343265106830137.post-25934755298979819592011-01-03T13:39:10.624-08:002011-01-03T13:39:10.624-08:00Most of what they said makes sense. I can relat...Most of what they said makes sense. I can relate to the computer part and now one of us has Kindle laying on the table. I wish I had never opened a Facebook account and I continually talk about closing it. It just doesn't work for me very well. I question whether the service actually brings people closer.. I liked the little interview.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18066585661702469034noreply@blogger.com