by Jim Stitzel | Apr 9, 2019 | General
It’s been just about three weeks now since I decided to take a break of indeterminate length from Facebook. A couple of people have asked me how it’s going and admitted they probably should do something similar because they always find themselves going to...
by Jim Stitzel | Sep 11, 2016 | General
This is just one of many reasons why I harbor a fundamental disdain for Facebook’s policies and management decisions. When you’ve set the almighty dollar in a place where it trumps social responsibility in your decision-making process, it’s at that...
by Jim Stitzel | May 16, 2014 | General
So, everyone knows that Facebook has been on a tear the last couple of years to force their user base to use Facebook the way they think you should use it. (Right? This is pretty much common knowledge at this point, yes?) Every design update and developmental decision...
by Jim Stitzel | Jan 27, 2014 | General
One of the plugins I use on all my WordPress-powered sites is Jetpack. It’s chock full of features that provide a richer experience on both the front and back ends. One of my favorite features is Publicize, which allows you to automatically notify the various...
by Jim Stitzel | Apr 26, 2013 | Asides
For the love of Pete, people. That free iPhone 5 thing that keeps going around on Facebook? It’s a hoax, a scam, a spammy link-bait lie designed to generate social currency so some chucklehead can then go and sell the page to the highest bidder, who can then...