social media

Have you seen the new Netflix film, The Social Dilemma? It’s an eye-opening docudrama about how social media platforms manipulate our behavior, even beyond the point of their original intent to make money from targeted advertising. You may have heard this before: If you’re not paying for the product, it means you’re the product.

I know, I know…..things are bad. Really bad. Racial tension, worldwide pandemic, financial instability, political division…so many sources of stress on top of the normal stress of our daily lives! All of the news is upsetting — and some of it is inaccurate or biased. Emotions are running high and there is no end in…

Are you feeling like you have no control over what you see in your Facebook News Feed? Are you on the verge of ditching Facebook altogether out of frustration? Are you sick of that “Facebook limits you to seeing posts from 26 friends” cut-and-paste meme going around? I know some of you are, because I’m…

Before we get into how to declutter your news feed, let’s talk about why you might need to. If there’s anything we can all agree on these days, perhaps it’s the necessity — and the difficulty — of staying informed in this ever-changing political climate. Many people find the glut of news — real and…

I’ve joked before about Facebook friend clutter, but never really felt the need to do anything about it. Who cares if a friend never posts, or has abandoned their account without deleting it? How is that hurting me?

I’ve noticed a rash of disclaimers in my friends’ Facebook posts lately: “I am sharing this so that I’ll be able to find it on my Timeline later.” Indeed, many pages encourage you to share their posts…because it gives them greater exposure! But it’s not the only way to save recipes and such.  Just to…