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Facebook used to be just that, an online “book” where you could display non-literal representations of your visage, along with other manifestations of your “face.” The “friends” box demonstrated how popular you were...

Author: By Adrienne Y. Lee | Title: Whose Facebook is it anyway? | 4/19/2010 | See Source »

But as of late, Facebook has become more of a tool for mass publicity than for personal expression and social interaction.

Author: By Adrienne Y. Lee | Title: Whose Facebook is it anyway? | 4/19/2010 | See Source »

But it isn’t just big organizations that solicit Facebook support; my inbox is full of suggestions for me to become a fan of this and that—from my friends themselves. Friends have asked me to become fans of the company they work for, or the...

Author: By Adrienne Y. Lee | Title: Whose Facebook is it anyway? | 4/19/2010 | See Source »

Although this development is fairly innocuous in itself, it seems to indicate a negative trend in the way we view our relationships with other people. It has become increasingly acceptable for individuals to use friends as publicity vehicles. Many employers appear to even encourage this type of behavior; more than...

Author: By Adrienne Y. Lee | Title: Whose Facebook is it anyway? | 4/19/2010 | See Source »

A related problem is the semantics of the exact question; would it be in binary form—gay or straight?  What about bisexual and transsexual identities?  The Common Application is unlikely to produce a question that is both inclusive and specific enough to be useful...

Author: By Ryan M. Rossner | Title: Should Colleges Ask? | 4/16/2010 | See Source »

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