The Brady Campaign on Facebook

Here’s a Facebook Group worth noting.  And joining.

Facebook is Taking Over

Facebook just bought the rights to nearly everything you do online. And it cost them only $47.5 million.   The Washington Post explains quite thoroughly and concludes quite interestingly
That leaves two mega-conglomerates that will compete to be the portal of everything we do on the Internet. Google has long tried to get into the social game, [...]

A New Facebook Group: Rudolf Bultmann Gesellschaft

You can join here.  I’m confident all Facebookers will want to be part.

Why I’m Defriending Everyone on My Facebook List Under 30

I was driving back from ‘town’ today after stopping by to pick up dinner and heard on NPR a really informative report by a woman who was horrified that her mother had sent her a friend request on facebook.  In the course of the report, this website was mentioned.
I care about my younger friends far [...]

Facebook Users Beware

Everything you post will now be public by default. Photos, videos, status updates, all of it.  So it would be a good idea if you FB users read this report in the New York Times.

Another Facebook Group For Bibliobloggers

In fact, it’s titled ‘Biblioblogs‘ and was begun by my former [because of his Bultmann-cruelty] friend Mark Stevens.  If you’re a follower of the biblioblogs (and obviously you are or you wouldn’t be here, at the most popular biblioblog in human history), check it out.

The Growing Popularity of Facebook Groups for Biblical Scholars

In just a few weeks 200 people have joined the SBL Facebook Group.  In just a few days, nearly 30 have joined the European Association of Biblical Studies group.  The Society for Old Testament Study has had a Facebook presence for a few months and numbers nearly 150.  And ASOR, which has had a group [...]

For the Facebookers Out There …

There’s a new group for the European Association of Biblical Studies that you’re invited to join.  You need not be European to though.

Facebook Caves

Facebook has changed its mind about its data policy and users now need not fear having their personal property hijacked and sold off.  The Times Online reports
Facebook has withdrawn controversial changes to its terms of service after receiving a storm of complaints from users of the social networking website. Tens of thousands of posters protested [...]

A New Facebook Group: The Society of Biblical Literature

Facebook-ers who are at the same time SBL-ers might want to learn that there’s a new FB group for SBL members.  For some reason there has only been, till now, a student group on FB.  Now, normal members who are no longer enslaved to overpreening profs can join in the fun.  A new day is [...]