CRAP!

Remember when I was mumbling about this a couple of months ago? For those of you too lazy to click the link, to summarize, I use the social networking site Facebook to stay in touch with friends from high school and college.

The network used to be private enough that if you weren't directly affiliated with another member's circle, be it school or geographic location, they couldn't do a blind search for you. Now they can.

Also, Facebook has recently added this feature called the Newsfeed where you can read all the recent activities your friends have made. Here's what my feed looks like right now (edited to remove names):

Today

Tiffany and XXX are now friends. 4:59pm
Tiffany and XXX are now friends. 3:58pm

Yesterday

Tiffany added new photos. 10:55pm
Added to:
Cheese, Click! - 12 Photos
[Happy New Year!

(Me, Scott & Rosco)]

December 29

Tiffany commented on her own photo. 11:17pm
"XXX, that same nasty flu is all over the Triangle, too. Good thing we're antisocial..."

December 19

Tiffany is pondering the fact that she hasn't had booze in 10 months. 6:37pm

Tiffany tagged herself in a photo. 6:35pm
Tagged in:
Cheese, Click! - 12 Photos
[Cootchie cootchie coo!]

Tiffany added new photos. 6:34pm
Added to:
Cheese, Click! - 12 Photos
[Cootchie cootchie coo!]

Tiffany edited TV Shows in her profile. 6:32pm

Tiffany and XXX are now friends. 12:16pm
December 17

Tiffany commented on XXX photo. 4:56pm
"Damn it, I want to take a real vacation >:("

My privacy settings are set up that only my friends (meaning people I actually know and give a damn about) can read my feed and profile details. What I sometimes forget is that my actions can be made inadvertantly clear in OTHER peoples' feeds.

So, I recieved a friend request earlier which I accepted. That person is friends with the person I previously declined that I spoke of in the linked post above. He apparently saw that I do indeed check my friend requests because there was a newsfeed entry on the new friend's profile.

He just tried to add me again.

I'm sorry, but, why can't people get a clue? If I had requested to add someone and they hadn't reciprocated within a couple of days, I'd take the hint.

Posted by Tiffany at January 1, 2007 06:58 PM | TrackBack