I have a bebo page (the great POC) adores the homepage....but anythime I check it at home my missus accuses me of being a perv[img]smileys/surprised.gif[/img]
so I'm now on FB cos she's knows that's for the more elderly (pervs) [img]smileys/biggrin.gif[/img]
PS. you're welcome to Poke M[img]smileys/cool.gif[/img]e
Digital Chocolate have now put up a version of Tower Bloxx on FB, so now I don't have to spend all day on my mobile phone. There goes any prospect of work this week [img]smileys/smile.gif[/img]
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Any link? Not that I need anymore time wasting apps, with Scrabulous taking up all my day already.Originally Posted by ClanMan
http://apps.facebook.com/towerbloxx/Any link? Not that I need anymore time wasting apps, with Scrabulous taking up all my day already.
My high score - 67 [img]smileys/smiley37.gif[/img]
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i am addicted[img]smileys/sad.gif[/img]
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Holy crap ClanMan, that game is like crack.
i only got 19
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do you count towerblocks or people?
i've gotten 47 blocks. a few hundred people
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Oh, I count blocks; I don't care about people [img]smileys/lol.gif[/img]
This game has been the top selling mobile game for over a year now. It's the most addictive thing you've ever played in your life!
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i think its tower blocks
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no it's not. that one with the yeti and the penguin was the most addictive game i've ever played.
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Oh yeah, I forgot about that. Let's hope they don't make a Facebook version [img]smileys/biggrin.gif[/img]no it's not. that one with the yeti and the penguin was the most addictive game i've ever played.
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Facebook founder apology over ads
Facebook has 50 million users worldwide
The founder of social networking site Facebook Mark Zuckerberg has apologised to users for the way it launched a social advertising system.
Called Beacon, the system tracks web shopping on partner sites outside Facebook and then sells adverts to the social network based on purchases.
After complaints the site was invading privacy, Facebook changed Beacon from an opt-out system to opt in.
Mr Zuckerberg has said users can now switch off Beacon completely.
In a statement posted on the Facebook blog, Mr Zuckerberg said: "We've made a lot of mistakes building this feature, but we've made even more with how we've handled them.
"We simply did a bad job with this release, and I apologise for it."
He added: "I'm not proud of the way we've handled this situation and I know we can do better."
More than 50,000 Facebook users signed a petition complaining about Beacon. Initially, Facebook said it would not offer users a universal opt-out from Beacon.
Concerted pressure
The company relented after concerted pressure from privacy advocates and leading technology writers in the blogosphere.
But some writers have questioned whether the switch-off option goes far enough.
Om Malik has questioned if turning off Beacon merely prevents advertisers and Facebook "storing" purchase information.
If so, he wrote on his website, information from purchases could still be swapped in real time.
The Facebook apology highlights a growing debate surrounding privacy and advertising in the online space.
Many privacy advocates are concerned about the use of "web beacons" to monitor the surfing habits of users and to what use that information is put by websites and advertisers.
Facebook's system raised concern with some users because it meant friends could see which websites and which products they were buying online.
The adverts were presented as personal recommendations to users because people in their friends' list were, in effect, endorsing brands and products by purchasing items.
More than 40 companies, including Coca Cola, Blockbuster and Sony Pictures, signed up to Beacon when launched.
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Frank the Tank is not coming back. OK? That part of me is over, water under the bridge.
Good work young Harold!
Is there any limit to your video capabilities?
"If we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards - checkmate!" Zapp Brannigan
yes, there is, a long spell in jail[img]smileys/surprised.gif[/img]
Frank the Tank is not coming back. OK? That part of me is over, water under the bridge.
With the irish prisons you'd probably have your own computer and broadband. If not you can always watch the munster matches. Prisoners get sky sports one and two, but not three in the midlands anyway.
The trick is getting to the second set of horses.
Good work Harry
cheers Balla, wow looks like being a prisioner would be alright so, would be horrible not having TV[img]smileys/surprised.gif[/img]
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Hurrah, something to do on Facebook when they take Scrabulous away! Thanks Harry[img]smileys/smiley31.gif[/img]
no probs Cat, I'm messing around on the facebook at the moment, thought it would be a good app to build.
Frank the Tank is not coming back. OK? That part of me is over, water under the bridge.
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More to do with workplaces banning it than anything else, I suspect. That and the deluge of invitations to install s**te applications. Oh, and the Fun Wall, which is a device designed to allow you to receive every circular email ever.
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"Little by little, we have been brought into the present condition in which we are able neither to tolerate the evils from which we suffer, nor the remedies we need to cure them." - Livy
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I checked the value of my application and it is now worth a grand total of $45. This time next year I'll be a millionaire. I'm telling ya
Frank the Tank is not coming back. OK? That part of me is over, water under the bridge.
agree with that but i think over-popularity is an issue too. When you find long lost non-friends contacting you on it, it loses its appeal somewhat. One would think they would do something about the viral applications though.
We banned it at work about 6 months ago (along with other social networking sites, and You tube, streaming media etc). Bandwith use dropped 75%. At the same time, abuse from staff rose about 150%. At a recent away day, one of the more senior guys made a complete ar$e of himself trying to justify the use of Facebook for business contacts. He failed to answer my question of why he couldn't just sent an email or pick up a damn phone.
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“Do not repeat the tactics which have gained you one victory, but let your methods be regulated by the infinite variety of circumstances.”
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Fouad Mourtada's lawyer said his client had left the Casablanca jail where he was serving his three-year sentence.
He had been arrested at the beginning of February for "usurping the identity of Prince Moulay Rachid".
Mr Mourtada had insisted his internet entry was a bit of fun, and a campaign was launched in his support.
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Mr Mortada's brother Ilyas told the BBC that Fouad was in good health, and was delighted to be free.
His lawyer said Mr Mourtada was still trying to come to terms with what had happened to him.
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His release has delighted Moroccan human rights organisation,
international pressure groups and internet users around the world who
had campaigned for his release.
The king granted the pardon just before the anniversary of the
birth of the prophet Mohammed, a public holiday in Morocco, and a date
on which pardons are often announced.
But the BBC's James Copnall in Rabat says the case shows that the royal family remains a taboo subject in Morocco.
He says Moroccan journalists and others have learnt that harsh
words about the king, or Islam, or Morocco itself, can lead to trouble.
The journalist and editor Ahmed Benchemsi faces up to five
years in jail over an article he wrote about a speech made by King
Mohammed VI.
His trial has been adjourned until September.
The Islamist leader Nadia Yassine is also facing trial for saying she is in favour of Morocco becoming a republic.
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The Moroccan establishment is keen to stress the progress it has
made in opening up the country, particularly since Mohammed VI came to
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Political opponents and human rights activists, among many
others, faced terrible conditions in Moroccan jails, often merely for
objecting out loud.
But while most people agree society is more open now, Moroccans know the king and the royal family remain almost untouchable.
King Mohammed VI is regarded as a descendent of the Prophet
Muhammad, and to question his authority is seen as a challenge to his
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Just joined............... not sure what the hell is going on....
He was as lame as a duck. Not the metaphorical lame duck either, but a real duck that was actually lame. Maybe from stepping on a land mine or something.
It's all very confusing, but basically it's a way for your friends to spam you.
Ah skulldrag hasnt configured his email settings yet!![img]smileys/lol.gif[/img]
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