My best friend is dating a new guy and is currently in the "floating in the clouds" stage. He's all that she talks about, texts me about, emails me about, mentions, quotes, you name it. I'm happy for her, but I am quickly reaching "who cares" stage. She does this with everyone she dates, but this guy might become permanent, so I'm not brushing it off as "just wait until this passes". How can I politely tell her that we need to have conversations about OTHER THINGS? She can be very sensitive, and I don't want her to feel that I am not interested in the relationship or not happy for her. More details inside.
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posted by ElectricGoat
on Apr 28, 2013 -
26 answers
Suggestions for nice things to do for the couples who are nice to you (especially when you're single and kind of broke)?
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posted by xenization
on Apr 3, 2013 -
18 answers
How historically accurate is the portrayal of the interaction between the worker/labor class and the sales/middle class in the British sitcom 'Are You Being Served?"
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posted by RolandOfEld
on Feb 18, 2013 -
19 answers
I grew up as a painfully shy, socially anxious extrovert. No friends that weren't online, could not talk to anyone. This was not a fun combination, so after Highschool I worked on fixing it and I've gotten better. I can make small talk, break the ice, carry on a general conversation. But this is not what I want.
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posted by Pericardium
on Feb 9, 2013 -
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Recently in a social situation I was asked my thoughts on a budgeting item and I gave it along with a solution that I had given thought to and was planning on presenting to the budget chair. (We work in different departments but run things past each other on occasion). One of the people at the gathering was a woman with political ambitions for our small town. A few days later she wrote a letter to the editor that gave my exact idea. What would you do? On the plus side it was very well received, OTH it was mine. I realize I should have said nothing and it was my mistake. I figure people that were there would know it wasn't hers and hopefully someone will point that out. Can I address it or should I leave it?
posted by lasamana
on Jan 28, 2013 -
12 answers
I am in between jobs, just moved to a new market and have been advised my alma mater's career counselor to set up coffee dates with alums who are working at places that I am targeting. How can I go about doing this in a way that balances networking etiquette and making the most out of these meetings?
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posted by SpicyMustard
on Aug 11, 2012 -
9 answers
Does Facebook publish statistics? I'm specifically interested in statistics about photo uploads and camera metadata / popularity.
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posted by ztdavis
on Aug 2, 2012 -
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Hello Mefites,
I'd like some suggestions for books on social skills and networking in order to get ahead professionally(and also on the personal front).
Books with a Kindle edition would be a bonus.
Thanks a lot!
posted by synapse2512
on Jul 2, 2012 -
8 answers
I have a Wordpress blog as my "homepage". I barely use it, because it has been almost entirely supplanted by Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr.
However I still have a need for a homepage, if only to have somewhere to quickly point people to the aforementioned external services, and maybe a place to stick a link to my Amazon wish list, for example.
Is there a service which will auto-agregate content from Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, etc. and create a nice friendly page to show technophobic family members?
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posted by Mwongozi
on Apr 5, 2012 -
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So I got picked up while visiting a friend in a different city, and I made myself seem available but I have a boyfriend and have a lot of other things on my plate. How do I get out of following up?
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posted by maykasahara
on Mar 2, 2012 -
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Knew it, shouldn't have indulged in the whim of this "pinterest" nonsense. I click "unlink" for Facebook, save, nothing happens. I get redirected to the main page, facebook photo and friendlinks intact. I get so frustrated I choose "delete account"....again, nothing happens. Redirected back to my main page, self's facebook photo serenely mocking me.
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posted by keasby
on Feb 11, 2012 -
6 answers
What jobs/businesses have been negatively affected by the rise of information technology and social networking?
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posted by gnossos
on Nov 22, 2011 -
33 answers
What are some good social clubs / activities / volunteer-type things in the Seattle metropolitan area? I want to make more friends.
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posted by lockstitch
on Nov 21, 2011 -
8 answers
Where to hang out and have fun in the union square area of San Francisco?
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posted by mbatch
on Oct 2, 2011 -
8 answers
Coworker definitely has a social disorder (undiagnosed) and the suggestions given by my boss to handle the situation have not worked and I've become very anxious and have difficulty keeping myself from acting out towards this person when they continue with the unsettling behavior.
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posted by RoadMapper
on Sep 6, 2011 -
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I have a problem. When I decide I don't like someone, it's very hard for me to act as if everything is okie dokie especially if I have to work with them. I am usually bubbly and talkative but when I'm around an individual or a couple of people who rub me the wrong way, it's hard to hide my dissatisfaction with them so my mood becomes mellow and almost somber for the event or gig. How do I change that to become an enagaging, genuine person even when I have judged them to be what I feel they are to me? I'm kinda introverted too.
posted by InterestedInKnowing
on Jul 31, 2011 -
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Fix me: I'm a jerk! After 8 years at my work place, today was my last day. I didn't expect any gifts. A "party/lunch" was to happen after our morning work period, but due to extenuating circumstances (namely a huge leak causing damage) the party/lunch didn't occur. Instead I was given my gift/cards intermittently between cleaning up. I was gifted a nicely wrapped present with three cards on it. I opened the first card and written in it was a heartfelt message, I put it as well as the others aside, knowing that if I read them, I would probably cry. Turns out, one of them contained a generous gift card. I feel awful for not opening and properly thanking the givers in front of them. Of course I'll write them a nice thank you note, but should I call or email them now and explain myself?
posted by JacksonandFinch
on Jul 28, 2011 -
11 answers
Please help me salvage this situation, if possible. I accidentally said something racist to someone I want to be my friend.
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posted by ferngully
on Jun 25, 2011 -
56 answers
I'm a social scientist heading off to do a year of field research, which will include lots and lots and lots of interviewing. What tools to you recommend to keep all your interviewees' data straight, and to show how they are connected to each other?
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posted by foodmapper
on Jun 6, 2011 -
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Listening to NPR I heard them saying, a little too casually, that "Generation Y is preparing for a future without any Social Security benefits". REALLY?? I did _NOT_ get that memo.
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posted by shipbreaker
on May 23, 2011 -
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Please recommend good websites and blogs about computer/internet/social media security issues, someplace where I can find out about the latest scams, phishing attempts, malware, etc. I don't really like Snopes, due to the pop-under ads (what is up with that, anyway?). Thank you.
posted by SillyShepherd
on Feb 1, 2011 -
4 answers
My company iPhone app is now live. What do I need to make sure I don't forget when it comes to getting the right people to know about it?
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posted by man down under
on Jan 28, 2011 -
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A colleague and I are writing a book chapter on social media, and we have been unable to find or make up terms for one distinction we would like to make. What is a good, compact term for 'information that is endorsed or supported by a credentialed expert on the subject or is agreed to be true by a community of experts'?
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posted by amberwb
on Jan 21, 2011 -
25 answers
I'm doing an online community + linguistics project. What sites in non-English languages are like Metafilter?
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posted by honest knave
on Jan 5, 2011 -
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2 part question: 1. I used to be a member of a movie site which made recommendations based on your likes and your friends likes and movies of a similar genre, but I've forgotten what it was called. Do you know of a site like that? Maybe I can recover my membership if I can find it again!
2. Can you recommend a social network for the cinema? Preferably one with similar characteristics to the one i used to know, with a good number of European & British, as well as US, content & users.
posted by dash_slot-
on Jan 1, 2011 -
8 answers
What do you think are the most interesting / surprising / perspective-changing findings in social/cognitive psychology? I'm preparing a talk for a German hacker conference (27c3), mainly
about cogsci & socpsych.
Bonus points if it's something that has some element of
demonstrating bias / illusion / manipulability, or if it can have a
quick actual demonstration, since I try to make my talks as
audience-interactive as possible.
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posted by saizai
on Oct 28, 2010 -
25 answers
In balancing my budget, I found that I have, while not champagne tastes, microbrew tastes on a PBR budget. Help me brainstorm ways to drink on the cheap!
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posted by stellaluna
on Oct 25, 2010 -
26 answers
Social Media Groupies: I need ideas and input for implementing a process for creating and maintaining content for a fundraiser.
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posted by glaucon
on Sep 29, 2010 -
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Does Germany have its own LinkedIn? Is there a strong professional social networking community in Germany apart from LinkedIn, in the way France has
viadeo? China and Japan are also of interest, but I care most about Germany. For the sake of future readers, other countries are welcome. Does not have to be in English.
posted by whatzit
on Sep 2, 2010 -
6 answers
Some questions about creating a modern (online) web/graphic design portfolio...
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posted by foxy
on Aug 29, 2010 -
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Do you have any advice for me in this strained but simple social situation with coworkers & boss?
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posted by rio
on Aug 14, 2010 -
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A couple of wannabe college students showed up at my door asking if I would be interested in a $1,500 home security system and lifetime service in exchange for posting a security company sign in my front yard. They left me a card to fill out that asked for all my crucial information, including social security number and date of birth, that had boxes to check for accepting, or rejecting, the promotional offer. The card they left didn't have the name of the alarm company on it, a website address, phone number, nada.
What do the guys get out of it? The company pays them $500 toward their tuition for every customer they sign up.
What does the company get out of it? Supposedly, free lawn signeage/advertising.
posted by zagyzebra
on Jul 10, 2010 -
30 answers
How to respond to deceit/lying in a professional setting? - Professionals lying in order to save face after unprofessional behavior.
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posted by Doggiebreath
on Mar 9, 2010 -
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I teach a "Writing in the Social and Natural Sciences" course. I want to help my students come up with good ideas for their own personal social experiments... a la Supersize Me kind of thing but without the element of danger. Ideas?
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posted by madred
on Feb 26, 2010 -
17 answers
Looking for the name of a British television documentary series dealing with the social history of Britain as seen through its television comedies. Screened in 2009.
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posted by DOUBLE A SIDE
on Feb 9, 2010 -
6 answers
What gift(s) could I request for Christmas that would make my life more interesting, social, or creative?
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posted by Kirn
on Dec 9, 2009 -
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GoodTimesFilter: Instead of going out and being social, I tend to make excuses, saying I need to stay in to complete work - which I often don't actually complete, due to procrastination and distraction issues. How I can quiet this negative voice, and go out to have a good time?
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posted by SNWidget
on Nov 20, 2009 -
11 answers
Name that campaign! Need help finding an inspiring name for an internal/staff campaign that encompasses innovation + social media use...
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posted by latch24
on Oct 27, 2009 -
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