{"id":1102,"date":"2009-07-28T10:06:57","date_gmt":"2009-07-28T15:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/?p=1102"},"modified":"2009-07-28T11:13:30","modified_gmt":"2009-07-28T16:13:30","slug":"now-on-facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2009\/07\/28\/now-on-facebook\/","title":{"rendered":"Now on Facebook"},"content":{"rendered":"

I now have a page on Facebook- available at http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jim.bovard<\/p>\n

If you’re not already a member of Facebook, it is not worth joining to see my page. Most of the information on that page will be posted here as well. <\/p>\n

Facebook has a dreadful record on privacy. I don’t trust it as far as I could throw my keyboard. And its multiplication of “friends” (the label often required to see someone else’s webpage) is a typical online bait-and-switch. <\/p>\n

But perhaps it is worthwhile as another way to spread ideas and information…. <\/p>\n

If nothing else, seeing all the details that some people post about their daily lives will boost my opinion of humanity. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I now have a page on Facebook- available at http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jim.bovard If you’re not already a member of Facebook, it is not worth joining to see my page. Most of the information on that page will be posted here as well. Facebook has a dreadful record on privacy. 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