This book is funny, albeit maybe not to …

Comment posted on The Facebook Book by Jesse L. Miller

This book is funny, albeit maybe not to everyone but to those that enjoy tech-humor or who can laugh at themselves for their devotion to a social networking site. It is not a manual on how to use facebook. Which seems to be the problem that people are having with this book, you bought it for the wrong reason. It is meant more for teens and targets itself towards that audience. If you are planning on buying this book I recommend that you read Amazons description of it before purchasing as I feel it makes it clear that this book isn’t intended to be helpful. It makes for a good laugh but not much more. If you want a gift for a teen that is spending to much time on the computer then I strongly recommend this book.
Rating: 4 / 5

Jesse L. Miller also commented

• This book has a few funnies in there but for the most part the book is terrible
  Rating: 1 / 5
• I purchased this book specifically because I’m old (45), and computer illiterate. Wanting to join Facebook to keep in touch with relatives,I ordered this book to guide me. Unfortunately the title is very deceiving. Flipping through the pages I quickly learned this book was far from helpful. It was completely over my head and I guess was supposed to be entertaining. It might be enjoyed by a scientist or computer geek. It is not for the average Joe.What a waste of money this was,now it just takes up space in my book shelf until I can pawn it off to some unsuspecting friend or relative. Bottom Line: a basically useless book.
  Rating: 1 / 5
• This book shouldn’t be titled “The Facebook Book”.

  It tries to be funny, but doesn’t give great Facebook insights. I can find funnier books elsewhere. If it was called “A funny look at Facebook”, it would be a better title, but I wouldn’t have wasted my money on it.
  Rating: 1 / 5

• I was looking for a “help – “how to” book, nothing of the sort here.
  
  These guys (authors)remind me of the some other experiences I have had with Harvard types:
  
  Such as: the MBA types who suggested to the Department Stores that there was too much open space on their floors, so, put in more displays and load “em up with merchandise. BAD IDEA!

  Such as: the Computer wizards who tried to “adjust” proven programing to make it do something it was not designed to do. Each of the programmers were working independently and none of them were the same.. And, each programmer seemed to be in a contest with his counter parts. The “ibmer’s” were trying to write a program to fax digital info. These guys wanted to change from digital to analog.:
  
  (during the hurricanes the electric was out as were the telephones. fax machines are analog)
  
  I had a mobile digital system so I scanned all of my reports and emailed them through the satellite.
  
  Really pissed off the IBM guys as well as the FEMA guys that hired them.
  
  And the funny part was they could not figure out who was emailing info in on time. They figured I was too old and from Oklahoma to make it work.
  Rating: 1 / 5

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• Facebook Addiction: The Life & Times of Social Networking Addicts
  I really enjoyed these fictitious stories of Facebook addicts. It really gets you thinking about how this really goes on in ‘real life’. I know this has been in the media a lot but this book really brings it home and gives you different perspectives.

  I think it’s a great book to provoke thoughts and great discussions! I highly recommend it!
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• Facebook Addiction: The Life & Times of Social Networking Addicts
  I found this to be an extraordinary read. What a clever mind Nnamdi is to be able to compile a book that simply tells the world the real deal about these new networking tools of the internet today and how addictive they are, even for myself. I was delighted to find the reality of his writing. I would recommend this for everyone to read. When the book was released, I gave several copies to family members as a gift and they enjoyed it tremendously!! Great job Nnamdi!!
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• Facebook Addiction: The Life & Times of Social Networking Addicts
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  I’m Paul Aaron, and I’m a social networking addict. And instead of getting on Face-book first thing this morning, I’m grateful that I downloaded N. G. Osugwu’s book, Facebook Addiction: The Life and Times of Social Networking Addicts. It was available through the Amazon Kindle application for iPhone.

  I first created my Face-book account shortly before admitting defeat again to drug abuse. I went to a rehab, stayed in touch with many of the people I met there, and continue to have a strong support group in Narcotics Anonymous. I’ve been clean from drugs for almost six months now. I have not been clean, however, from the drug that has taken over my life in place of the drugs I was taking before: SNEAKING. My Face-book addiction was not out of control at first, but–like other types of addictions–was insidious and got worse over time. At the peak of my SNEAKING, I was ignoring phone calls; ignoring my partner of ten years; having Face-book-chat-sex; posting new profile pictures–on average–every twelve hours; feeling guilty and unfulfilled after a morning or night of SNEAKING–it was as if I could never get enough; making myself unavailable to the people I serve at work because I was continually on Face book via iPhone application; obsessing over what my next status update would entail; obsessing over what shocking thing or image or video I could post next, the primary goal being to get the most “comments” in return; deleting any status update or picture or link that did not get an immediate responses from my “friend” pool; and going to bed every night and waking up every morning with Face book.

  I’m not sure what I’m going to do now. I know that something needs to be done. I’ve only gone on Face book once today, but it was enough to set the wheels turning. It’s all I think about; it’s all I day dream about; it’s all I dream about, period, anymore, and that frightens me. I’m not opposed to deleting my account completely. People with predispositions to addiction of any sort seem better off when they give up the drug completely.

  Like a narcotic, Face-book allowed me to be in a constant trance, disconnected from everyday reality. I really think my love affair with it has ended, but I’ve grown as a result, and I’m just glad I didn’t lose anyone or hurt anyone–to0 badly–as a result of my active addiction.

  Thank you all for your support.
  
  Rating: 5 / 5

• Facebook Addiction: The Life & Times of Social Networking Addicts
  Nnamdi Godson Osuagwu is far more than an original and accomplished writer: with his latest book FACEBOOK ADDICTION be steps into the arena of contemporary social philosophers. He has addressed a growing problem definitely present in the USA but likely present around the world, that problem being the incipient isolation of the individual from physical social interaction – the demise of personal spontaneous interactions away form the home or the work place. This book is smart, highly entertaining, and a bit frightening as it unveils the concept of addiction to the computer by individuals (an obviously growing number if the reader has noted in the media in articles concerning the massive twittering that precedes publication of events already tainted by gossip.

  Nnamdi Godson Osuagwu has devised a method to help us clinically observe the addiction to ‘Facebook’ – that site, by the author’s indications, to be the most popular among the many sites for computer communication among individuals. He makes his point by describing his own (real or fictional?) realization of how addicting chatting about personal data can become: some people find it difficult to step away from the Internet, afraid they may miss the writings on the Wall, the invitations to become Friends, the responses to their own writings on the site, the photos uploaded inviting comments or responses. He then gives us the lives of eleven Facebook addicts (fictitious people) that demonstrate the dependency on this manner of survival in a world that without the computer feels alien and uncomfortable.

  The last art of the book is not unlike the literature about Alcoholics Anonymous. Nnamdi Godson Osuagwu very wisely draws parallels between drug addiction and Facebook addiction, ending with offering an internet site for Facebook addicts to ‘meet’ and commit to absolving themselves to this isolating habit. At the end of the book are articles from the press about actual items resulting from Facebook addiction, a type of glossary or bibliography to substantiate the author’s points. As with any fine reporting or observation sharing about current sociological trends, the author mixes fiction, reality, humor and warnings and the result is a very readable book that will touch the lives of the majority of citizens in this country: the very fact the people are reading the comments by reviewers about a subject and then responding in a chatter about their own reaction is fairly firm evidence that the ‘disease’ is widespread! Read this book – before you automatically click on ACCEPT the next time someone invites you to become a FRIEND on a site – a chuckle and pause, having the wise and entertaining information provided by Nnamdi Godson Osuagwu. Grady Harp, March 10
  Rating: 5 / 5

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