This article from CNN discusses the application that can be used for websites such as Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, and even media sites such as Flickr and YouTube. Users can adjust the settings of the application to fit their own specific needs, depending on what time of day (or night) they would like the app to kick in. The application also features a test that users can take in order to override the prohibited access so that they can access these specific websites at certain times of day. The article states that one test requires you to keep your mouse inside a moving circle for a specific amount of time. Pass the test and you're in. Fail the test... go to sleep. This is just one example of how culture and media are coming together. Many people who like to enjoy social media and alcohol have probably experienced the result of these two things combined at some point or another. Its funny to think that they are making programs to prevent people from using their computers while under the influence... But is it funny? Or is it worthwhile?
Monday, November 8, 2010
Drunken Facebooking Prohibited
Have you ever woken up in the morning and wished you hadn't made that Facebook post or that Tweet the night before? This is something that many teens and college students might find prevalent in today's society which is why there is now a Firefox application to prevent you from using your social media sites at times that might not be so appropriate.
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I've recently started to using the application StayFocusd to limit my time on facebook, stumbleupon, etc. There is a option of creating a "test" to change the time settings on the application. They call them challenging but possible. I tried a sample test - it was extremely difficult I didn't finish and decided to not use that option. Hopefully the sobriety test is balanced enough to keep out the under the influence self but not to inconvenience one's sober self.
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