{"id":40279,"date":"2013-01-02T19:23:55","date_gmt":"2013-01-02T19:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=40279"},"modified":"2013-01-11T20:30:49","modified_gmt":"2013-01-11T20:30:49","slug":"resolve-to-never-do-these-things-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/resolve-to-never-do-these-things-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Resolve to Never Do These 8 Things on the Internet Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/br><\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolve to Never Do These 8 Things on the Internet Again<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Happy 2013! The annual onslaught of resolutions to lose weight, stop smoking&#8230;are inevitable.<\/p>\n<p>But, Molly McHugh at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/social-media\/things-you-cant-do-on-the-internet-anymore\/?src=Outbrain\" target=\"_blank\">DigitalTrends.com<\/a> offers 8 very specific &#038; worthwhile resolutions for those who spend time online.<\/p>\n<p>Our favorite:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Stop believing those \u201csee who\u2019s looking at your profile\u201d apps<\/strong><br \/>\nBecause they won\u2019t let you see who\u2019s looking at your profile. As with the Dislike button hype, every few months a social site \u2013 usually Facebook \u2013 is subjected to some sort of spam post that goes viral, linking users to a supposed application that will show them who\u2019s stalking their Facebook. This is pure nonsense. You know what actually happens? You click that link; you download malware; you start unintentionally spamming the bejesus out of your friends. And they will hate you for it. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Full Article Here:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/social-media\/things-you-cant-do-on-the-internet-anymore\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/social-media\/things-you-cant-do-on-the-internet-anymore\/<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/techtalk.pcpitstop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/resolutions.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"resolutions\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-40292\" \/><\/\n\n\n\n<p>Happy 2013! The annual onslaught of resolutions to lose weight, stop smoking&#8230;are 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