Facebook: America's newest fad

Facebook: America’s newest fad

 

Facebook is America’s newest childish obsession similar to the Hula Hoop and Frisbee. As a low mentality exercise anyone can partake in the few requirements to be successful. To be part of the Facebook billion one must sign up and provide a profile of his or her life. Though this information is supposed to be private, the owners of this social network believe otherwise. Once the participant is within the system he or she can post pictures of children, friends, dogs or whatever comes to mind. Commentary by most on the Facebook pages is usually limited to a sentence or two. Few debate or post something of significance. Other social mediums draw people with a wider range of thought processes, such as LinkedIn. Measurement of success on Facebook pages comes with the number of people who follow and or befriend you in this medium. Perhaps these numbers play well for advertisers, but for the average user they are meaningless. How many people would want to know the last time you had a Big Mac or when your dog was in heat? Very few! Recently the owners of Facebook went public with a stock offering. Those with diminished capacity bought into the company’s propaganda that it was a worthy investment. In the aftermath of the offering thousands took a literal financial bath when its share value fell to nearly half of its initial price. Since then the stock value has been creeping back, yet continues in a very negative range.  Mark Zuckerberg, the young billionaire who brought Facebook to life has decided to allow his social network to be part of the government’s strategic information pool. He has developed a close relationship with the Obama Administration, allowing them quick access to personal information you have posted in your profile or stated in commentary. Zuckerberg’s reward was an amazing tax break ranging into the billions. To the average user his actions are a betrayal of trust. Facebook has become a fad for tens of millions, for others an obsession. Facebook has reinvented social interaction, no doubt. What is missing from this equation is the human element that no cyber bulletin board can replace. Facebook may be around for many years to come but its value to humanity will diminish with time, as a good fad always does. Mark Davis, MD, President of Healthnets Review Services, www.healthnetsreviewservices.com, platomd@gmail.com  Author of Demons of Democracy and the forthcoming book, Obamacare: Dead on Arrival, A Prescription for Disaster. Manager of the LinkedIn group, Government in Transition, join, comment and debate with some of the best minds on LinkedIn.

Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook declares war on conservatism

Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook declares war on conservatism

 

Conservative thought on Facebook is being constantly censored under the watchful eyes of its founder, Mark Zuckerberg.  Complaints concerning this liberal giant are spread over thousands of internet pages. They have one theme in common, the greatest majority of them are from conservative minded individuals. Zuckerberg’s henchmen carefully monitor zillions of pages that make up Facebook. They go into attack mode when they sense a conservative page or in the event a conservative posts his or her ideas on several other pages. With minimal warning, the conservative commentator is blocked from commenting on others pages from days to weeks. Facebook’s excuse is these individuals or groups are spamming others. Diligently reviewing this issue, the evidence leans away from Facebook’s claims. In the last several days, my account came under assault from Facebook’s Ministry of Selected Truth. Since I have no commercial interests to relate to others, this could not be the reason for their assertions of spamming. Yet my conservative bent may have annoyed someone out there in liberal-land, who may have reported one of my posts as spam. In an attempt to clear my good name, I contacted Facebook, but to no avail. The management will not condescend to discuss any issues with us mere plebeians. Without resolution, my Facebook account is nearly worthless, because I am not allowed to comment on others pages. Censorship’s evil grip has infected Facebook. Its unkind grasp is aimed at only one group, conservatives. Several internet searches failed to find any liberals complaining of Facebook’s dirty hands on their pages. Recently, Mark Zuckerberg was seen with the President for several photo-ops, energizing the public’s mind of his political penchant. Knowledge of Facebook’s compliance with the government is even more profound because it provides this bureaucracy with information on users with the touch of a button. Facebook’s transformation into a very cooperative extended arm of the government is chilling because of the enormous amount of data it has collected on its users. Knowing that it monitors conservative thought and its hierarchy is close with the present Administration is very troubling. These facts alone should be a red light for anyone using its pages. A wise user of Facebook should post minimal information about themselves on this site. A wiser person would move on. Mark Davis MD, platomd@gmail.com, www.healthnetsreviewservices.com Author of Demons of Democracy and the forthcoming book, Obamacare: Dead on Arrival, A Prescription for Disaster.