http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/20/annoying.facebook.updaters/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

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"The 12 most annoying types of Facebookers The Let-Me-Tell-You-Every-Detail-of-My-Day Bore. "I'm waking up." "I had Wheaties for breakfast." "I'm bored at work." "I'm stuck in traffic." You're kidding! How fascinating! No moment is too mundane for some people to broadcast unsolicited to the world. Just because you have 432 Facebook friends doesn't mean we all want to know when you're waiting for the bus. The Self-Promoter. OK, so we've probably all posted at least once about some achievement. And sure, maybe your friends really do want to read the fascinating article you wrote about beet farming. But when almost EVERY update is a link to your blog, your poetry reading, your 10k results or your art show, you sound like a bragger or a self-centered careerist. The Friend-Padder. The average Facebook user has 120 friends on the site. Schmoozers and social butterflies -- you know, the ones who make lifelong pals on the subway -- might reasonably have 300 or 400. But 1,000 "friends?" Unless you're George Clooney or just won the lottery, no one has that many. That's just showing off. The Town Crier. "Michael Jackson is dead!!!" You heard it from me first! Me, and the 213,000 other people who all saw it on TMZ. These Matt Drudge wannabes are the reason many of us learn of breaking news not from TV or news sites but from online social networks. In their rush to trumpet the news, these people also spread rumors, half-truths and innuendo. No, Jeff Goldblum did not plunge to his death from a New Zealand cliff. The TMIer. "Brad is heading to Walgreens to buy something for these pesky hemorrhoids." Boundaries of privacy and decorum don't seem to exist for these too-much-information updaters, who unabashedly offer up details about their sex lives, marital troubles and bodily functions. Thanks for sharing. The Bad Grammarian. "So sad about Fara Fauset but Im so gladd its friday yippe". Yes, I know the punctuation rules are different in the digital world. And, no, no one likes a spelling-Nazi schoolmarm. But you sound like a moron. The Sympathy-Baiter. "Barbara is feeling sad today." "Man, am I glad that's over." "Jim could really use some good news about now." Like anglers hunting for fish, these sad sacks cast out their hooks -- baited with vague tales of woe -- in the hopes of landing concerned responses. Genuine bad news is one thing, but these manipulative posts are just pleas for attention. The Lurker. The Peeping Toms of Facebook, these voyeurs are too cautious, or maybe too lazy, to update their status or write on your wall. But once in a while, you'll be talking to them and they'll mention something you posted, so you know they're on your page, hiding in the shadows. It's just a little creepy. The Crank. These curmudgeons, like the trolls who spew hate in blog comments, never met something they couldn't complain about. "Carl isn't really that impressed with idiots who don't realize how idiotic they are." [Actual status update.] Keep spreading the love. The Paparazzo. Ever visit your Facebook page and discover that someone's posted a photo of you from last weekend's party -- a photo you didn't authorize and haven't even seen? You'd really rather not have to explain to your mom why you were leering like a drunken hyena and French-kissing a bottle of Jagermeister. The Maddening Obscurist. "If not now then when?" "You'll see..." "Grist for the mill." "John is, small world." "Dave thought he was immune, but no. No, he is not." [Actual status updates, all.] Sorry, but you're not being mysterious -- just nonsensical. The Chronic Inviter. "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?" "

8/20/2009 10:15:33 AM

Let me tell you everything about my day! !

8/20/2009 10:18:10 AM

none?

8/20/2009 10:20:48 AM

Probably a Lurker if any of them, although it's just that i'm too damn lazy to update my status, my profile.. or even my picture from 2 years ago.

8/20/2009 10:21:36 AM

if any

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"The Lurker."

8/20/2009 10:21:41 AM

i see it doesn't include the "like your own status" facebooker

8/20/2009 10:22:52 AM

The Lurker is the closest, i guess

i don't actually use the thing but for like 5 minutes a month or so

8/20/2009 10:23:11 AM

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"i see it doesn't include the "like your own status" facebooker "

The 13 Most Annoying Types of Facebookers!

And I'm definitely the "Let me tell you everything" kinda girl most days!

[Edited on August 20, 2009 at 10:24 AM. Reason : .]

8/20/2009 10:23:51 AM

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"a photo you didn't authorize "

really?

if the author expects all photos uploaded to be authorized then he's got a lot to learn about the internet

8/20/2009 10:25:19 AM

I guess I'm the friend padded

8/20/2009 10:25:20 AM

My mother-in-law uses Facebook as her political soapbox. Status updates of [words] about her opinions on certain laws, politicians, etc.

8/20/2009 10:25:34 AM

I've never updated my status but i'm going to do it and like it just to piss thumper off

8/20/2009 10:28:52 AM

Yeah, the list is missing the political poster. I'm probably a lurker, but I've got at least one friend in all of those categories.

The Let-Me-Tell-You-Every-Detail-of-My-Day Bore.
Yeah. About 140 friends and this one friend produces the same quantity of status updates as the other 139 combined.

The Sympathy-Baiter.
Usually this is in conjunction with The Maddening Obscurist. I rarely see a sympathy bait without it being a vague status update. "Doesn't know how she'll go on." "It's now easier to cope." etc.

The Crank.
I guess I take that back about having a friend in all categories. I don't think I have a friend like this... unless the political friend gets swallowed up in the crank label.

[Edited on August 20, 2009 at 10:39 AM. Reason : -]

8/20/2009 10:33:42 AM

I'm the "takes a fucking trillion quizzes and clogs up your news feed on purpose" kind

its not on the list, but I assure you WE EXIST

8/20/2009 10:34:23 AM

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"Yeah, the list is missing the political poster. "

The 14 Most Annoying Types of Facebookers!

8/20/2009 10:34:49 AM

dont forget the "every fucking status update is about the same thing"

that shits the most annoying of all

and im pretty much none of those

8/20/2009 10:40:37 AM

not really, i would say i'm mostly on fb to keep in touch on occasion, keeps tabs on folks, and entertainment.

8/20/2009 10:42:28 AM

lurker

8/20/2009 10:45:09 AM

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"I'm the "takes a fucking trillion quizzes and clogs up your news feed on purpose" kind "

Think that falls in the chronic inviter category. And you're no match for my greasemonkey script.

8/20/2009 10:45:40 AM

lurk lurk lurk lurk lurk lurk lurk lurk lurk lurk lurk lurk lurk lurk lurk lurk lurk lurk lurk lurk lurk lurk lurk lurk

who wants to be fb friends??

8/20/2009 10:51:12 AM

Definitely the Self-Promoter...

8/20/2009 11:16:07 AM

I fit into the category of 'prepare to get 1000 messages about the event I'm inviting you to'... I didn't invite you for nothing bitch

That especially goes for anything concerning Relay For Life that I invite people to.

8/20/2009 11:24:17 AM

I'm bothered by the ones who send out Mass Messages to stupid people, and those stupid people then "Reply To All". Then the one who sent the message replies back but also does the "Reply To All" thing, and then you end up reading this huge string of personal conversation because those people are too stupid to realize they're Replying To All!!!!

8/20/2009 11:26:53 AM

definitely lurker

8/20/2009 11:26:57 AM

lurker.

8/20/2009 11:46:33 AM

none of the above

8/20/2009 11:55:41 AM

correct answer:

What's Facebook?

8/20/2009 11:58:15 AM

It's the equivalent of my white page listing.

8/20/2009 11:58:58 AM

I dont have a myspace or facebook page

8/20/2009 12:02:37 PM

The Linker

i'm putting links/videos/mp3s up on my wall all the time. i'm like a reddit/digg/etc. filter

8/20/2009 12:13:12 PM

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"The Friend-Padder. The average Facebook user has 120 friends on the site. Schmoozers and social butterflies -- you know, the ones who make lifelong pals on the subway -- might reasonably have 300 or 400. But 1,000 "friends?" Unless you're George Clooney or just won the lottery, no one has that many. That's just showing off."

I have 1,727 friends

And I actually have met lifelong friends on the subway...

[Edited on August 20, 2009 at 12:21 PM. Reason : -]

8/20/2009 12:20:24 PM