Please Don't Hit On Me Via LinkedIn
Wannabe paramours: Go ahead, favorite my tweets. Like my Facebook status updates. Follow me on Instagram. But please don't hit on me via LinkedIn, because that is not only creepy but pathetic.
New Research on Networking and Sex Wins Stereotype Bingo
Every week or so, a book promises to "break all the rules" and "tell it like it is," and this week is no exception. This time, the mind blowingly predictable series of yawn bombs will be dropped on the world of business networking. Specifically, the role of sexy sex mcsex and sexiness in networking. What widely…
So What the Hell Are We Supposed to Put on Google+?
Here's the problem: I hate my friends. You do too. I'm using the word "friends" in the social networking sense. Facebook and Flickr "friends." Twitter and Tumblr Followers.
How to Respond to Facebook Birthday Wishes
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Today is my birthday. Yeah! But unlike when I turned 18 (old enough to bet the ponies) or when I turned 21 (duh), I don't really care. And like many of us on our *special days*, I'm getting a lot of love on facebook: from old friends, family members, professional contacts—that random guy whose friend request I…
Social Minefield: How To Deal With Shyness
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Being shy makes almost any social event more difficult — and it can keep you from getting what you want out of life. But some simple tips can make shyness less of an obstacle.
What Facebook Does To Teenage Girls
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If you came of age without Facebook, you probably regularly find reasons to be grateful for it. But a new survey suggests that despite the risks, social networks can make teen girls more emotionally safe and closer to their friends.
Online Dating Gets Either More Clever, Or More Lazy
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"Users receive calling cards to dole out to alluring strangers they encounter in their everyday lives. Recipients of the cards can use the identification code printed on them to log onto Cheekd.com and send a message to their admirer."
Dear Facebook Couple: I No Longer Want To Be In A Threesome With You
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Dear [Couple Who Displays Lots Of PDA In All Your Facebook Pictures]: I've watched you two grow so much in the time that we've all been Facebook friends.
On The Subject Of These Alleged Online Relationship "Rules"
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They're weird, right? I mean, listen to this madness, from today's WSJ:
Facebooked: The Art Of Choosing A Picture
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One of the primary challenges of modern existence is that of crafting the Facebook profile. How to make clear, in a few well-chosen words, that you don't really care about this, but, incidentally, are incredibly awesome and have impeccable taste with a flippant but mordant sense of humor? How much to write? How…