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in an earlier entry, i gave my own recap of my year on facebook instead of just posting the generic system-generated slideshow which ended in that hackneyed and insincere expression of gratitude which many people on my list shared. as i’ve said, the social network many of us use has misunderstood what was significant in our lives in 2014 by ( Read more... )

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it was probably one of the most bizarre questions i have ever been asked recently, mainly because it isn’t one i’d expect to hear from anyone. a friend of mine turned to me last week and said, in an enquiring tone, that i don’t read much. i was shocked by it because i will admit that among the many things i am not very modest about, one is the fact ( Read more... )

i have not bothered to open facebook’s recap of my 2014, which is really just a collection of the most popular posts on my page. it is an inaccurate review, because it measures the importance of a photo or status update based on the number of likes or comments it received. i have no control over how people will react to any of my actions on social ( Read more... )

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