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Here I am at work multitasking. Believe it or not, all within the course of ten minutes I have read and article, began the process of eating lunch, taken two Customer Service chats (just started three more), answered multiple emails, and now I am blogging.
Well, the article I read was about that handy (which in this context means ‘annoying’) application on Facebook called Living Social. If you have any knowledge of Facebook you know what I am talking about. It is the reason that you know your “friends” five favorite Japanese Animation Characters, the five favorite things within two inches of their hand,as well as the always useful five favorite aged cheeses.
Well, the article was interviewing the creator of the application. The typical stuff was being covered, nothing too out of the ordinary until the last question:
“List your least favorite things about Facebook.”
To which the the creator of the application responded:
“One, apps aren’t a part of Facebook on the iPhone, even though they’re an integral part of the Facebook experience. Two, I wish Facebook would figure out news. And three, I wish Facebook would just hurry up and buy Twitter so there’d be less noise in the world.”
That last statement (emphasis mine) caught my eye. Sure, the statement might not mean what my redeemed mind automatically runs to, but the truth of what was said remains the same – we live in a noisy world!
Amidst the Twitter posts, the Facebook news feed, the chimes of the iPhone, the comedic Youtube videos it becomes far to easy to neglect the need for stillness and quiet.
(Wired – Hotseat: The Creator of Facebook’s most Annoying App Explains Himself)
