Showing posts with label Facebook. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Facebook. Show all posts

Sunday, November 27, 2011

Friends of today

 It’s all His hand, it’s His idea:
He tells me the joys you share,
Calls on me when you shed tears.
You know my friend,
Maybe we shall pretend?

No need to hear my voice,
Or to see my eyes,
When you see them brown,
 The light sees them shine.
My comments will tell,
Whom and what I like
My pictures will show,
Who and what I am.
No need to feel my presence;
You now know my charm.

Ever seen you?  Heard of you?
Watched you grow through pictures,
When you ask: ever met before?
My, sure, in caricature
Virtually he suggested
You as my friend,
 Intrigued me by
 The cello in your hands.

On our own,
 Maybe we would‘ve met,
Maybe stared at a painting
 On a wall,
In an Art museum like we use to,
 Like we use to wonder,
 Who is that boy, who is that girl?
In the picture, what is in her?

Now Facebook tells you
She is whom you see,
He is whom you should seek
The friend you will never be,
For an added name on your list.

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Good Old News

Whenever the future of  the printed newspaper is discussed, I think a big threat to it's existence is omitted in conversations: 


These days, it seems like Facebook is not only the main social network, it's also a main influence in the media diffusing world. People post links to articles all the time, and whatever gets posted repeatedly by different users goes viral. We, the members of Facebook, have the power to make the slightest speech/video/article... into the biggest news. We decide what news make it to our headlines, à la une ...

However, sometimes half of your "friends"- for lack of better word- are posting about the same topic, sometimes the exact same feelings or whatever it might be.  (If you need an example, do check up this post, PNN got me started on this involuntarily.) This viral handling of news in my eyes, devalues it, depersonalizes it and makes it bo-ring. 

On one hand it's beautiful for so many people across continents to be caring about the same subject, or protesting together via the net. But on the other, it's hard to believe in the New's value when it's broadcasting is too vast and in the hands of some who might not even care. 

ps: don't get me wrong, I'm glad Gilad is home 


Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Nu, let's set them up


This is what I found on Facebook today. If you are interested, search for the group "Nu, let's set them up" and ask 

to join. I personally haven't decided yet if I find it ridiculously funny or genius

"You know a guy. I know a girl. Nu, let's set 'em up!


HERE'S HOW IT WORKS! 

1. POST INFO AS A DOC 
Tell us about the single in your life using the "Creat Doc" option on the right. Give your doc a unique and true title. For example "Religious Adventurist Seeks Same in Partner." Be serious, or be funny - any identifying title works. Just make sure to fill that doc with relevant information about the single. You know, the stuff that matters. 

[To post to the group anonymously, you can send the info to MAKEAJEWISHCOUPLE@gmail.com and a group administrator will post it for you!]

2. DISCUSS 
Once the info on your single is posted, the match-seekers can comment with questions aimed at considering your single's compatibility with another single they may know.

3. SET 'EM UP!
If the descriptions line up, you can contact each other to get more information, set up a date...and potentially make a match! 


*Behold the power in real people banding together to make real matches!*"