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The 12 most annoying types of facebookers | CNN.com

CNN published an article today providing 12 good reasons why you should hate facebook. "Combine dull status updates with shameless self-promoters, "friend-padders" and that friend of a friend who sends you quizzes every day" THIS is facebook these days and CNN is right to point that out.

Let me comment on CNN's 12 most annoying types of facebookers cause I just have had enough of them!

1. The Let-Me-Tell-You-Every-Detail-of-My-Day Bore. Why the hell would someone want to share all the tiny bitty details of his life like "I just woke up", "I had lunch", "I am in the toilet" etc? That's what I call facebook addiction. If you want to share these things get a husband/wife or at least a roommate, I am sure he'll care more about when you are using the toilet!

2. The Self-Promoter. OK, you are busy, you are traveling a lot, going to cool concerts and don't have time to catch up with friends. But if you were really so busy, how come do you have time to update your facebook so often? Just get a real life and stop bragging about yourself using a virtual profile.

3. The Friend-Padder. Oh wow, you have 600 friends, you must be a really cool person to hang out with! Yeah right, "friend" is the most abused word these days, friendship is not measured in number of people you have met, but in the ability to call someone in the middle of the night and cry your soul out. This doesn't sound like facebook, does it?

4. The Town Crier. People love attention and they do everything to get it. Even if this requires speading rumors of false news they heard somewhere.

5. The TMIer. Too much information. Guys, are you serious? The other day an old colleague announced on my mini-feed that she was pregnant. I found it too personal, but fair enough, she was happy and wanted to share. But then she went ahead and uploaded an album with X-ray pictures of the baby, for god's shake! Stop offering up details about your personal lives, marital troubles and bodily functions, stop giving up your privacy so easily. Here is another TMI example referring to a... vagina accident.

6. The Bad Grammarian. "Haha long time ago in universi i love my tye :D". Messages like that appear on my feed all the time. Do I seem like I enjoy decoding riddles trying to guess what you want to say, hurts my eyes.

7. The Sympathy-Baiter. "Why is it that when all you want is to be happy, people tell you the most horrible things to put you down?" [Actual status update] Oh, I am so sorry that you are sad, but maybe you should find a real life friend and not beg for sympathy on facebook.

8. The Lurker. They hide in the shadows, they read everything you post, but don't comment on it and don't post anything themselves. They are the Facebook Stalkers and they are creepy. But don't forget that you are the one who provides them with information about your personal life, so it's not only their fault.

9. The Crank. They hate everything and they love announcing it. Sometimes I wonder if there is anything they like on this planet. Hmm, I guess hating is more intriguing than liking in today's perverted world.

10. The Paparazzo. You are having a good time at a party, drinking, dancing, making out, whatever. And suddenly a camera appears capturing the fun. Well, that wouldn't be a problem if some people didn't feel the obligation to upload these photos on facebook the next day. Come on, if you want to show off how much fun you had, please upload a photo of YOURSELF, who told you I want to share my beer-drinking habits?

11. The Maddening Obscurist. Feeling like being a psychic today? Then try to decode "John is feeling white", "hmm, is that for real?", "truth is alive", "ok, what's next?". If you want to say something, just say it, otherwise don't! And I assure you, if I want to enjoy obscurism, Shakespeare is much better than facebook... "to be or not to be, that is the question".

12. The Chronic Inviter. CNN's article says it all: "Support my cause. Sign my petition. Play Mafia Wars with me. Which 'Star Trek' character are you? Here are the 'Top 5 cars I have personally owned.' Here are '25 Things About Me.' Here's a drink. What drink are you? We're related! I took the 'What President Are You?' quiz and found out I'm Millard Fillmore! What president are you?" Enough, no. more. SPAM!

Facebook is a heaven for people like these, they are not the exception, they are the norm on there. Just look at your facebook home page and you'll realize what I mean. Are you also addicted to facebook? The sooner you realize it, the earlier you will start doing something about it.

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