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Peer-to-pier – Facebook User Tries Stumbleupon

Posted on December 18, 2013 by twitmericks

A woman who walked by the quay/ Was glued to her phone on FB/ But couldn’t update us/ Regarding her status/ Because she fell into the sea./// http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/12/18/woman-falls-off-pier_n_4465527.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/413319417108254720  

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Writing on the Wall for Facebook?

Posted on May 23, 2012 by twitmericks

A number of top US banks/ Are liable now to close ranks/ Over just who was told/ As FB shares were sold/ “Cut and run – before flotation tanks!” /// http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-0523-facebook-regrets-2-20120523,0,2596022.story  

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Geeks bearing Gifts?

Posted on May 18, 2012 by twitmericks

Zuckerberg, king of the geeks/ Will be, in a matter of weeks/ Like a zillionaire/ With his big Facebook share/ So will Mr Z bail out the Greeks? /// http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/may/17/facebook-ipo-key-players

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Floating Network? It May Yet Work

Posted on February 2, 2012 by twitmericks

A big social network, FB/Filed an IPO with SEC/Which means in the end/It must choose which to friend/The Nasdaq or NYSE. http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2012/02/02/facebooks_new_stock_ticker_why_not_like_or_poke/

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His Face an Open Book

Posted on December 7, 2011 by twitmericks

Mark Z, who invented FB/Has got issues with settings, I see/As he’s fallen victim/To hackers who picked ‘im/& published his photos with glee. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/facebook/8938725/Facebook-privacy-flaw-exposes-Mark-Zuckerberg-photos.html

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Bigot Deal

Posted on October 17, 2011 by twitmericks

A Glaswegian man aged 28/Is Her Majesty’s newest inmate/The bigot was tried/And got 8 months inside/For #Facebook sectarian hate. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-15333744

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May or May not

Posted on August 26, 2011 by twitmericks

Home Secretary Teresa May/Concedes anarchy in the UK/Was not caused by #Twitter/So Dave’s a bullshitter/And social networks win the day. http://blogs.wsj.com/tech-europe/2011/08/25/u-k-pulls-back-from-threat-to-control-social-networks/?mod=google_news_blog

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Inciting times

Posted on August 17, 2011 by twitmericks

A virtual rioter from Cheshire/Is suddenly feeling the pressure/4 incitement online/He got, not a fine/But 4 years at Her Majesty’s pleasure. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/aug/17/facebook-cases-criticism-riot-sentences

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Dave raves

Posted on August 11, 2011 by twitmericks

Addressing MPs, Mr Dave/Was quick to condemn the crime wave/He was even speedier/To blame social media/Which apparently tends to deprave. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/aug/11/david-cameron-rioters-social-media

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