*Update:

CNN totally ripped my blog post! (OK, probably not, but isn't it just too coincidental?)

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/20/annoying.facebook.updaters/index.html

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Facebook needs no introduction. It's become as ubiquitous in our society as breathing, sleeping and Coke ads. It's literally EVERYWHERE - on your monitor, on your phone, on the news - and for some, logging on has become something of a daily necessity.

So it's only natural that, like any relationship in life, there arise irritating and frustrating moments. While there are many things I love about Facebook, here are the things that annoy me to the bone about the world's largest networking site:

1. Profuse status updaters.
We all know at least one. You think, "Surely, this person did not just update with 'hello' or 'just woke up' or ':)'?" The news feed is pointless as it is; please do not fill it with more inane material.

2. People who post baby pictures.
This seems a little heartless, but for some reason, it bothers me when people post their baby pictures. No, I don't think you were a cute baby. And I may not care too much for what you look like now, but I sure as hell don't give a damn what you used to look like then. That being said...

3. People who post too many photos in one album (of absolutely nothing).
When Facebook first debuted the Photo Album feature, it limited the uploads to 60 photos per album. Now the uploads seem endless. I haven't seen any go past 200, but do we really need to see 168 pictures of you and your girls at the mall? It's become an excuse for bad photographers to become even worse, because now they can post all their terrible photographs without guilt or shame - they have the space, so why the hell not? If you have posted an album with more than 70 photos, I probably have and never will bother to view it. Sorry.

4. Obsessive survey takers.
"Which Celebrity Are You?" Gee, I don't know - and I don't care. I also don't care which pet you are or what your color aura is. Just get them out of my news feed, please!

5. Friend Recommendations
Of all networking ploys FB has used, this is the most ridiculous. Yes, I know so-and-so is connected to 45 of my Friends. But if I really wanted to be "Friends" with them, I would be. Duh.


**Disclaimer: This post was not written to hate on those who partake in the above-mentioned activities. If we're friends on Facebook, worry not - I will not defriend you. Unless you keep posting 150 albums at a time. Or decide to change your status every nanosecond.

Too lazy to make another post about my trip to Louisville, so click below to read the entry I posted on my other blog, La Voyageuse:

www.lavoyageuse.blogspot.com

Don't bookmark the blog just yet; I'm having issues with changing the URL b/c the word voyageuse is misspelled! What a crappy French major I was. With any luck, I'll have it fixed soon. Or I may just make a whole new blog. I've gotten pretty good at starting over..