Category Archives: Facebook

May
20
2012

News of the Week: My Thoughts on the Facebook IPO

I’m not following the Facebook IPO offering. I’m also not an expert, or even very knowledgeable about the present world of stock buying and selling. But I know a dumb bet when I see one. Much like Groupon’s IPO, I wouldn’t buy this stock if I did have all the money in the world. Why? Because [...]
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Sep
27
2011

Online/Offline: This is Your Friendship on Social Media

Bluntly, I have the birthday kinda-blues. There’s nothing like a birthday to make you rethink relationships and other aspects of life. I’ve subconsciously nixed birthday celebrations and now I can’t stop thinking about stuff. It’s a good/bad thing, the birthday reflections. I like the goals and plans I’ve set of late. I’m optimistic of where things [...]
Also posted in Being me, internet, Society, Twitter | Tagged , , | 10 Comments
Jun
18
2011

Big Brother & Vancouver: My Thoughts on Crowd Surveillance

As the dust settles from Vancouver’s riots, a controversy brews. Public shaming is Vancouver’s new favourite past-time. Know a rioter? Expose that ass! But should we be doing this? Some folks have very different opinions, and the loudest voice one hears on the matter is by local professor & author Alexandra Samuel, who explains her opposition very [...]
Also posted in Current Events, Dimestore Philosophy, Ethics, internet, Society | Tagged , , , , , | 35 Comments
Oct
12
2010

No Meanies Allowed!

There are bad people in this world. Really bad. Then there are people like this, who are just demented and cruel, who enjoy inflicting emotional pain but would never have the balls to get physical about it. Long story short? “How it started depends on who you ask.  It escalated into frequent calls to police and personal protection [...]
Also posted in Current Events, Cyberbullying, Dimestore Philosophy, Ethics, internet, Society, Steff Rants, Twitter | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments
Aug
24
2010

Closet Skeleton Pioneers

A friend of mine laughed at me the other day when I suggested that I was an “oversharer” on the internet. “Hah! You? Oversharing?” Yes, I know. Just a smidge. The thing is, I’m pretty good at toeing a line these days. I don’t tell you what I don’t want you to know. Pretty simple. [...]
Also posted in Communication, Dimestore Philosophy, internet, keeping it real, Life 101, Lifestyle, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Politics, Society, Specifically Steff, Twitter, writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments
Jul
27
2010

Hate Lives Here

Yesterday a local Vancouver paper asked a question on its Facebook page: “Do you think more could be done to combat homophobia?” In the ensuing comments, a White Pride freak — who I’m really fucking wanting to identify by name here but don’t feel like dealing with the legal hassle as a little blogger girl [...]
Also posted in Battle of the Comments, blogging, censorship, Crime, Current Events, Dimestore Philosophy, Ethics, Gay or Straight?, internet, keeping it real, Life 101, Lifestyle, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Politics, Society, Specifically Steff | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

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