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Facebook Is Making Your Sad Life Even Sadder

August 28, 2017 by Naomi Kritzer Leave a Comment

So, we’ve known for a while that Facebook makes people more depressed. The researchers back in 2013 controlled for pre-existing loneliness and were pretty confident that they were finding cause and effect, and not just that depressed people spend more time surfing Facebook. A just-published study on social networking tested one hypothesis for why. Social…

Filed Under: SciTech Tagged With: facebook, fomo, jealousy

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Death By Gamification

September 16, 2015 by Kaleb Horton 2 Comments

Facebook is adding a “dislike” button.   What tremendous news. We should all be jubilant. This is what we’ve always wanted. We have conquered the last frontier. All online interaction has finally been gamified. Is this not cause for celebration? Take a look at what we’ve done. We’ve taken what was once a simple means…

Filed Under: SciTech Tagged With: dislike, facebook, mark zuckerberg

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Let’s Sentence The ‘Lawyer Memes’ Facebook Page To Death

May 13, 2015 by Stefan BC 2 Comments

This is probably not a surprise to you (reader of a snarky law blog) but lawyer jokes are universally beloved, especially by lawyers. In Clown College, lawyer jokes are taught on the first day. The original script of Blade Runner used lawyer jokes during the Voight-Kampff test. Even notable hater Tony Scalia can tell some damned…

Filed Under: Lawyer Tagged With: facebook, lawyer memes, oj

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Facebook Knows You Better Than You Know Yourself

January 12, 2015 by Bitter Staff 1 Comment

Freakin’ Facebook. I know, I know: it perpetuates drama, makes our relationships shallow and impersonal, and wastes your valuable time showing you images of your best friend’s second cousin once removed’s new baby, but did you know that Facebook literally knows you better than you know yourself? A joint study coming out of the combined…

Filed Under: SciTech Tagged With: AI, facebook, personality tests, skynet

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Facebook for Lawyers: The Like

February 20, 2013 by Gregory D. Luce Leave a Comment

How lawyers approach the “Like” button on Facebook.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Infographlike Substances, Lawyer Tagged With: facebook, gl11

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How to Tell You're an Unacceptable Attention-Whore Based on Your Facebook Habits

May 16, 2012 by Law Firm 10 31 Comments

The following list contains things you must avoid posting on Facebook, both for your own sake and for the sake of humankind as a whole

Filed Under: Columns, Featured Lawyer, Law Firm 10, Lawyer Tagged With: facebook, public opinion

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Facebook for Lawyers: The Friend Request

April 11, 2012 by Gregory D. Luce Leave a Comment

How lawyers handle friend requests on Facebook

Filed Under: Comics, Featured Lawyer, Lawyer Tagged With: facebook, gl11

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The iBaby Generation

December 27, 2011 by Law Firm 10 5 Comments

What is the deal with babies playing on iPads? What is with these iBabies?

Filed Under: Columns, Law Firm 10, Lawyer Tagged With: facebook, iPhone, social media

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Bitter Brief 29: Law School Transparency and Swapping Facebook Passwords

November 17, 2011 by Bitter Brief 1 Comment

The potential for Senate hearings on the issue of law school transparency. And a Bitter Brief update on the status of Facebook password swapping

Filed Under: Columns, law school, Lawyer Tagged With: Bitter Brief, facebook, law school admissions

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Why I Deleted My Facebook Account

October 18, 2011 by Law Firm 10 165 Comments

No one can understand why I would ever want to disconnect myself from the (unfortunately) ubiquitous social network. Well, here’s why.

Filed Under: Columns, Law Firm 10, Lawyer Tagged With: facebook, social media

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