Comments on: Were You Here Before Oprah? http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/04/19/were-you-here-before-oprah/ tech, science, news and social issues for geeks Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:56:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Gwennyhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/04/19/were-you-here-before-oprah/#comment-150815 Gwenny Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:41:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=12326#comment-150815 <i>"remember Facebook more fondly before their parents discovered it"</i> ::sigh:: I am a 52 yo grandmother. I joined Facebook quite a while ago, when it just first became available to non-college folks. Only one of my three 20 something offspring has an active account. Just today I hooked up with several friends from FidoNet days on Facebook . .none of them under 60 and one who started her web design business in 1994 and got her Facebook account as an alumna when it was still restricted to college people and alumni. Just saying, computer geeks have been around for five or more decades . . . and we read your site . . and link to it. "remember Facebook more fondly before their parents discovered it"

::sigh:: I am a 52 yo grandmother. I joined Facebook quite a while ago, when it just first became available to non-college folks. Only one of my three 20 something offspring has an active account. Just today I hooked up with several friends from FidoNet days on Facebook . .none of them under 60 and one who started her web design business in 1994 and got her Facebook account as an alumna when it was still restricted to college people and alumni.

Just saying, computer geeks have been around for five or more decades . . . and we read your site . . and link to it.

]]> By: Gwennyhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/04/19/were-you-here-before-oprah/#comment-271145 Gwenny Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:41:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=12326#comment-271145 <i>"remember Facebook more fondly before their parents discovered it"</i>::sigh:: I am a 52 yo grandmother. I joined Facebook quite a while ago, when it just first became available to non-college folks. Only one of my three 20 something offspring has an active account. Just today I hooked up with several friends from FidoNet days on Facebook . .none of them under 60 and one who started her web design business in 1994 and got her Facebook account as an alumna when it was still restricted to college people and alumni.Just saying, computer geeks have been around for five or more decades . . . and we read your site . . and link to it. “remember Facebook more fondly before their parents discovered it”

::sigh:: I am a 52 yo grandmother. I joined Facebook quite a while ago, when it just first became available to non-college folks. Only one of my three 20 something offspring has an active account. Just today I hooked up with several friends from FidoNet days on Facebook . .none of them under 60 and one who started her web design business in 1994 and got her Facebook account as an alumna when it was still restricted to college people and alumni.

Just saying, computer geeks have been around for five or more decades . . . and we read your site . . and link to it.

]]> By: Caseyhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/04/19/were-you-here-before-oprah/#comment-150731 Casey Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:10:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=12326#comment-150731 Oh, you know, she's that rich, influential typo who does a talk show in Chicago! Oh, you know, she's that rich, influential typo who does a talk show in Chicago!

]]> By: Caseyhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/04/19/were-you-here-before-oprah/#comment-271144 Casey Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:10:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=12326#comment-271144 Oh, you know, she's that rich, influential typo who does a talk show in Chicago! Oh, you know, she’s that rich, influential typo who does a talk show in Chicago!

]]> By: Caseyhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/04/19/were-you-here-before-oprah/#comment-150730 Casey Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:06:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=12326#comment-150730 A fair point! I think it's the difference between a form of communication versus a sense of community, so depending on how you think of Twitter, then that sense of "ack invasion by the mainstream!" may or may not apply. A fair point! I think it's the difference between a form of communication versus a sense of community, so depending on how you think of Twitter, then that sense of "ack invasion by the mainstream!" may or may not apply.

]]> By: Caseyhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/04/19/were-you-here-before-oprah/#comment-271143 Casey Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:06:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=12326#comment-271143 A fair point! I think it's the difference between a form of communication versus a sense of community, so depending on how you think of Twitter, then that sense of "ack invasion by the mainstream!" may or may not apply. A fair point! I think it’s the difference between a form of communication versus a sense of community, so depending on how you think of Twitter, then that sense of “ack invasion by the mainstream!” may or may not apply.

]]> By: IT News bloghttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/04/19/were-you-here-before-oprah/#comment-150696 IT News blog Mon, 20 Apr 2009 08:58:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=12326#comment-150696 i was actually there way before oprah :-) i was actually there way before oprah :-)

]]> By: IT News bloghttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/04/19/were-you-here-before-oprah/#comment-271142 IT News blog Mon, 20 Apr 2009 08:58:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=12326#comment-271142 i was actually there way before oprah :-) i was actually there way before oprah :-)

]]> By: daryahttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/04/19/were-you-here-before-oprah/#comment-150680 darya Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:06:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=12326#comment-150680 One more thought: 7 minute abs. One more thought: 7 minute abs.

]]> By: daryahttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/04/19/were-you-here-before-oprah/#comment-271141 darya Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:06:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=12326#comment-271141 One more thought: 7 minute abs. One more thought: 7 minute abs.

]]> By: daryahttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/04/19/were-you-here-before-oprah/#comment-150679 darya Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:04:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=12326#comment-150679 Who is Oraph? Who is Oraph?

]]> By: daryahttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/04/19/were-you-here-before-oprah/#comment-271140 darya Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:04:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=12326#comment-271140 Who is Oraph? Who is Oraph?

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