No Facebook - Blessington St, St Kilda
heh heh... I promise, I won't talke about Facebook :)
The sign says:
Important Notice
Talking about "Facebook" is strictly prohibited on these
premises
Seen at: (approx)
37 Blessington St St Kilda 3182
(03) 9534 0092
Update 2007.12.04:
From Asia's richest man buys Facebook stake, The Age December 4, 2007 -
10:58AM
Facebook has raised $US60 million ($A68.33 million) from Hong Kong
billionaire Li Ka-shing, adding to the list of financial heavyweights
backing the online hangout's rapid growth.
Comments and faves
boboroshi, evhead, travísimo, Phillie Casablanca, and 75 other people added this photo to their favorites.
kattebelletje (67 months ago | reply)
why?
avlxyz (67 months ago | reply)
probably because this is sort of the more "alternative" part of town... not typically frequented by BMW-driving-yuppie types...
i don't really see what all the facebook fuss is about anyway... it's a bit like the internet when it all started way back when...
mariannaF (67 months ago | reply)
hehe interesting photo! facebook has been on everyone's lips hasnt it!
avlxyz (66 months ago | reply)
That's because St Kilda is an interesting place! :)
Even Microsoft wants a piece of facebook action... can't blame everyone else... althought I don't really see the fuss. Just another way, albeit very convenient way, to keep in touch and to find lost friends!
Phil Foss (66 months ago | reply)
Do you get thrown out if you're caught, or just blocked?
avlxyz (66 months ago | reply)
Phil Foss, you'd probably be removed from their contacts in in Facebook :P
avlxyz (66 months ago | reply)
boboroshi, thanks for making this a fav!
avlxyz (66 months ago | reply)
evhead, thanks for making this a fav!
avlxyz (65 months ago | reply)
travísimo, thanks for making this a fav!
Phillie Casablanca (65 months ago | reply)
Excellent photo, thanks for making this available to the commons!
avlxyz (65 months ago | reply)
Phillie Casablanca, glad to share :)
Quite a few hits on www.google.com/search?q=avlxyz "no facebook". I liked this www.johntracy.com/2008/01/08/no-facebook-bles sington-st-s...
Phillie Casablanca, tillwe, dead_squid, thanks for making this a fav!
avlxyz (65 months ago | reply)
Mr Ush, thanks for making this a fav.
Rob Dumas (65 months ago | reply)
Looks like the owner got sick of hearing about it.
avlxyz (65 months ago | reply)
simon roberts, bibliothecaire, Robert Dumas, Ludens, thanks for making this a fav!
hmm... the publicity must be from Facebook and research support: the jury's still out - Archives Hub Blog. Thanks for using my photo Jane!
or was it POTD: Facebook fatigue - Lorcan Dempsey's weblog which mentions The Facebook lessons - The Ed Techie?
or maybe Facebook is bad…? - bdisfunctional or No Facebook - SquishTastic blog posts?
Whatever it is, thanks for using my photo guys!
Robert Dumas, probably! I still don't really see what the fuss is about either, although I do occasionally drop in to say hi :)
avlxyz (65 months ago | reply)
nessman, thanks for making this a fav
avlxyz (65 months ago | reply)
stilleben, thanks for the fav.
Alexandre Dulaunoy (65 months ago | reply)
There is no way to delete a Facebook account... you can just disable it. Maybe you can talk about it when it's about the privacy issue around Faceb*ok.
avlxyz (65 months ago | reply)
adulau, ah yes... facebook is the new "F" word :)
Thanks for the fav, and the privacy tag.
kattebelletje (65 months ago | reply)
Hey Alpha did you know this picture was used by Meredith Farkas (slide 58 out of 71) for her presentation Building the Social Library for the OLA conference??
avlxyz (65 months ago | reply)
wow... thanks for the heads-up! :)
I'm famous :P
avlxyz (64 months ago | reply)
linademartinez, thanks for the fav!
avlxyz (64 months ago | reply)
andjohan, thanks for the fav.
avlxyz (64 months ago | reply)
shawnblog, thanks for the fav!
avlxyz (64 months ago | reply)
slushpup, thanks for the fav!
Caroline 154 (63 months ago | reply)
Nice! I wish they'd introduce a Facebook ban - like the smoking ban; one can't talk about Facebook in enclosed public spaces!
avlxyz (63 months ago | reply)
Caroline Saurin, aww... to each their own :)
I do like the ideas behind Facebook and how easy it has made it to keep in touch, even if it does intrude a bit on ones privacy, and the annoying apps that insist on you spamming your friends.
Caroline 154 (63 months ago | reply)
It can be useful (I've saved paper by inviting people to my birthday party through it), but I hate blocking all the application invites I get - I have two contacts who especially love adding all the applications they can find - and hardly spend any time on it. And I hate that people talk about Facebook in real life... It's there to communicate with people when you can't speak to them face to face, but when people meet face to face, they talk about it. And whenever a good/bad photo is taken at a party, people immediately say "That's so going on Facebook!" About the privacy thing, I've unchecked loads of settings so everything I do isn't revealed to everyone in the feed. Why should they care if I've added an application or something?
Rant over.
avlxyz (63 months ago | reply)
Rant is good :)
I just ignore the application invites, but yeah, they are annoying.
As for notifications when friends add an app, I think that is acceptable. At least it is not very intrusive, and the notifications disappear after a few days.
avlxyz (63 months ago | reply)
jennschac, thanks for the favorite.
avlxyz (62 months ago | reply)
paper or plastic, thanks for the favorite.
Mexicanwave, thanks for the favorite.
avlxyz (62 months ago | reply)
tannermoehle, thanks for the favorite.
avlxyz (62 months ago | reply)
Waxy Dan, thanks for the favorite.
flybutter (61 months ago | reply)
i have many times wished for a facebook-free zone. that is awesome.
avlxyz (61 months ago | reply)
thirtyoneteeth, thanks for the favorite.
flybutter, it's not that bad is it? :)
I'm a bit over it now though... i haven't logged in since um... yesterday :P
avlxyz (61 months ago | reply)
jessicadolcourt, thanks for the favorite!
I'm always amazed how many people stumble on this photo... :)
avlxyz (61 months ago | reply)
cherbert, thanks for the favorite.
avlxyz (61 months ago | reply)
Matt Hampel, thanks for the favorite.
I can't belive how often this photo is being favourited :)
avlxyz (58 months ago | reply)
candyinprogress , thanks for the favorite.
avlxyz (57 months ago | reply)
Bambambino, thanks for the favorite.
Adam A. Messinger (57 months ago | reply)
This is a fun picture. Like the shop owners, I sometimes get sick of hearing about Facebook, too.
Found your picture via this WiseBread article.
avlxyz (57 months ago | reply)
Anomalyzer , thanks for the favorite!
we have to get with the times!
it's an amazing tool to keep in touch... if a little creepy :)
thanks for the heads up on the Facebook for budget travelers WiseBread article too.
avlxyz (57 months ago | reply)
Chad Huang, thanks for the favorite.
i can't believe u haven't seen this before :P
avlxyz (56 months ago | reply)
suzyska photos (check out
pushtofire.com), thanks for the favorite.
avlxyz (56 months ago | reply)
CliffLandis, thanks for the favorite.
Ανώπολη (56 months ago | reply)
this is how i feel sometimes-great capture!
avlxyz (56 months ago | reply)
Ανώπολη, thanks for the favorite.
c'mon, we all need facebook :)
avlxyz (55 months ago | reply)
atrumb, thanks for the favorite.
avlxyz (54 months ago | reply)
soulophonic, thanks for the favorite.
avlxyz (54 months ago | reply)
jexplique, thanks for blogging this: Digital Weariness!
Questions? (52 months ago | reply)
This cracks me up plus reading all the comments makes it even funnier...... Im just trying to imagine the amount of people that would have went there that spoke about Facebook to make them snap and say enough is enough....