Archive for July, 2009

You know when you’ve become a native Oregonian when …

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

According to my latest Facebook poll, I’ve become a native Oregonian. Personally, I don’t quite believe it. Thankfully, according to this test, I only scored 14, so there is hope for me yet

You trade in your deluxe Camry for a four-wheel-drive Explorer.
You trade any motorized vehicle for a bike and a [...]

Facebook reponds to photograph abuse claims

Friday, July 24th, 2009

Facebook has responded to the accusations of abuse of personal photographs by advertisers stating that the offending advertisements have been removed from Facebook for violating their policies by misusing profile photos.
It is nice to see them respond to the public concern, but personally I feel safer now that I have just opted out [...]

Facebook using (or abusing) your photographs?

Friday, July 24th, 2009

It’s a little scary to discover that Facebook has stated providing user photographs to advertisers to include in their advertisements. From an advertisers point of view, this is a great way to capture eyeballs, but personally I don’t want to see my face on an advert for Hillsboro singles!
Thankfully, there is a way to [...]