A sigh of relief has been heard across the Internet as behemoth Google has finally relented in it's ever intruding necessity to have a Google+ account from every service and function from signing up for Gmail to posting comments on YouTube.
From Slate to The Verge and everywhere in between there is dancing in the streets as Google finally got the message... no, not today Google, I don't want Plus. Plus will not be going away, it will become it's own property, left to stand on it's own, and unhooked from every Google service under the sun.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Anal Pumpernickel on Monday August 03 2015, @03:53PM
Love it or hate it, being social in today's world means using social media in some form or fashion.
100% false. Go out and interact with people; that's called being social. Garbage media is not needed for being social, and I suggest that no one have a garbage media account, otherwise you're just being used by scumbag companies.
(Score: 2) by Common Joe on Monday August 03 2015, @06:26PM
What do you think about social media like meetup.com?
(Score: 2) by Anal Pumpernickel on Monday August 03 2015, @06:29PM
I think they're utter garbage and that people should value their privacy and anonymity more.
(Score: 2) by Common Joe on Monday August 03 2015, @06:48PM
Ok. Fair enough. Serious question since I'm not getting the results I want when trying to get out and meet people face-to-face (and I'm using social media to do it).
In today's world, how would you recommend meeting technology people face-to-face without websites like meetup.com? Specifically, I'm looking for an internship and to finish becoming fluent in German -- which requires a lot of face-to-face time. (I've already finished German school and I have over a decade of experience in the IT field I want to work in.) I'm an American living in Germany. So far, I've been turned away from a lot of companies because of my German and because I can't get a face-to-face with managers. (The HR barrier.) I've primarily used social media to give me starting points then I go out and meet people face to face.
I'm pretty social when chatting with one or two people, but pretty lousy at just "going out and meeting people" or when dealing with a room full of people. If you do have ways I'm not aware of to accomplish my goals, you would actually be a great help.
Thanks in advance.
(Score: 2) by Anal Pumpernickel on Monday August 03 2015, @07:45PM
In today's world, how would you recommend meeting technology people face-to-face without websites like meetup.com?
Normally if possible or not at all. I would just keep trying. I don't think the ends justify handing your information over on a silver platter to these companies, even if that is the only option, which I don't think it is.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday August 04 2015, @02:21PM
Not just any watering holes, either. Get a lead on the boss you want to work for, and find out where he goes for a cold drink. Be there. Talk to him/her. Screw HR. I have zero use for any HR representative - they've never done me any good at all.
Of course, the judicial use of social media may be useful in finding out where your potential boss goes for water . . .