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Facebook Etiquette — To Tag Or Not To Tag (A Picture)?

Brian Russel — Tue, 14 May 2013 20:24:44 +0000

With every new technology or invention comes a certain etiquette. When cars were invented, rules were drawn up for safety and to ensure smooth travel. Things like only passing on the left, right of way, etc. Facebook is fairly new, and there is certain etiquette people need to follow. Case in point: This weekend, a family member — [...]

New Study Reveals Facebook Makes Us Envious!

Josh — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:00:38 +0000

Facebook users, do you have high feeling of misery and loneliness? This new survey says you do! Researchers at two German universities (Humboldt University and Darmstadt’s Technical University) discovered that Facebook users are more envious because on Facebook, you have to see your friends vacationing, smiling happily in pictures, gushing about their love lives, etc. etc. [...]

Need a Monday Morning Smile?

Craig Matthews — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:43:27 +0000

Good morning! I know, I said “good morning” on a Monday, but let’s try and be positive and concentrate on the “good” things we all do have! I know I needed a little extra kick to get me going this morning and this was it! A friend shared this with me on Facebook — and [...]

Quit Facebook?

Laura Daniels — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 11:26:58 +0000

A recent survey (so you know it's true) says 61% of us voluntarily take a break from Facebook, usually for a couple weeks. However, most of us go back after the break. We're a nation of backsliders.

Earlier this week, a Massachu

Something You Think A Man Considers More Important Than Marriage?

Rob Banks — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 12:32:34 +0000

What do you think? I’m not married but I can bet that most girls have an idea already in their head of what they think most men consider more important than marriage. Here’s what you said & they’re hilarious…. [button href="http://961joyfm.com/guys-whats-the-1-thing-you-do-that-drives-your-wifegirlfriend-nuts/" title="#1 Thing That Drives Your [...]

Ladies: You Responded; Your Perfect Date

Rob Banks — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 12:29:51 +0000

Dinner & a movie? Too plain? We asked you where you would go on your perfect date. Some good creative answers came in so here they are. But, to the lady that would go to the zoo and a bar on her perfect date. We are a match made in heaven.

GUYS: What's The #1 Thing You Do That Drives Your Wife/Girlfriend NUTS?

Rob Banks — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 12:06:42 +0000

I bet every woman right now is thinking "Oh, let me tell you". But, guys we all do something that really drives your girlfriend or wife completely NUTS. On second thought....maybe there's a list long. Add what you do that drives your wife crazy. Ladies...are they right & what do you think?

WOMEN: Which Would You Pick?

Rob Banks — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 12:22:33 +0000

There was quite the popular answer. What do you think it was and what would you rather have....
1. Have 15 minutes alone in the bathroom?
2. 8 uninterupted hours of sleep?
3. A night in a hotel alone with no kids or husband?
4. 1 week of free babysitting?
5. Your husband doing the dishes for a month...without being asked?

If You Could Remove Any Christmas Song, It Would Be _________

Rob Banks — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 04:35:18 +0000

If you could remove any Christmas song off the face of this earth and never have to hear it again, what would it be? We took this question to our Facebook page, and NOBODY was bashful about quickly letting us know what they thought! Here is what Joy listeners had to say…. I’m getting the [...]

Fill in the Blank: My Mom Drives Me Nuts Because___________.

Rob Banks — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 12:04:33 +0000

I can’t stand when my mom asks the same question over and over again as if the answer is going to change. Perhaps, I should just not answer right away before I get all annoyed. We asked our JOY listeners & I asked Laura as well. Here’s what everyone had to say…. I asked Laura [...]

Feeling Stressed? Blame Your Many Facebook Friends

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 16:47:09 +0000

The counter located prominently on everyone’s Facebook page has created a bit of a friends arms race. According to new research, it’s a race you may be better off losing. A study from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland of 300 Facebook users has found the more social network friends a person has, the higher their stress [...]

Facebook Can Now Help You Get a Job

Mike Adams — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:56:07 +0000

Don’t just update your status—update your résumé. Facebook has just released a Social Jobs App that will allow people to search job listings from a multitude of sites like Monster and DirectEmployers. Earlier this week, Facebook launched its new app, as part of the Social Jobs Partnership program in association with the U.S. Department of [...]

Finding A New Kidney In "Farm Town"

Mike Riley — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 10:11:34 +0000

Do you play Farm Town on Facebook? I haven’t in a long time, but I remember you frequently get asked to do chores on someone else’s “farm” [personally, I always figured that if you couldn't do the work yourself, especially on a virtual farm, maybe you shouldn't get into farming]. But I never heard [...]

Spread the Word — Add a Roswell Park Breast Cancer Awareness Ribbon to Facebook, Twitter

Brian Russel — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 13:00:50 +0000

It’s amazing how people come together to show support. One way you can show your support during Breast Cancer Awareness Month is to add a pink Roswell Park Cancer Institute “twibbon” to your profile picture on Facebook and Twitter. It’s quick and easy to do. Here’s how… 1. Go to Roswell Park’s Twibbon page. 2. [...]

Is Facebook Trying to Get You to Narc On Your Friends Who Don't Use Their Real Name?

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 16:43:46 +0000

Like most folks, you’ve probably never really read Facebook‘s Terms of Service. But it you had, you would have seen this telling gem: Facebook users provide their real names and information, and we need your help to keep it that way … You will not provide any false personal information on Facebook, or create an [...]

Woman Jailed For Failing To Delete Facebook Account

Carl Pettit — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 11:54:02 +0000

You know it’s a bad day when a judge decides you need to spend some time behind bars because you didn’t delete your Facebook account. Is having a Facebook page now a crime? It seems that if you irk the wrong judge in the state of Kentucky, it just might be. And just how do [...]

If JOY Listeners Were President, They Would….

Rob Banks — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 11:23:00 +0000

Everyone has an opinion about politics and sometimes it gets overwhelming with the debates, commercials and constant views being thrown at you all of the time. In the midst of this political season, we asked JOY listeners on our facebook page to finish the statement "If I were president...." Some of the answers are hilarious and far fetched but I'm sure we all wish they were true.

Funny Ways To Get Out of a Bad Date — Joy Listeners Respond

Rob Banks — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 14:45:28 +0000

Sometimes we just say 'yes' and we're kicking ourselves later when we agree to go on that date. All the sudden, you don't want to go. You find out he's rude, maybe she's too high maintenance, heck...maybe they just have to much acne or something. But, if we need to get out of a date beforehand, or worse...during our JOY listeners weighed in to help...

8 Things People Should STFU About on Facebook

Alyssa Kramer — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 16:13:10 +0000

Facebook is great, obviously, but it — or, more accurately, the people on it — can also be super annoying. In fact, here are eight of those annoying things people really need to STFU about. But before you read any further you must go ‘like’ Joy FM on Facebook. If you don’t, something terrible will happen. [...]

Remembering 9/11 — With a Pizza Special?!

Rebecca Bratek — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 12:23:51 +0000

Today is the 11th anniversary of 9/11 — a day of remembrance, and a day to honor those lost 11 years ago in one of America’s greatest tragedies. But did you know you could celebrate by getting a large cheese pizza for $9.11? What a deal! Riva’s Pizza in Williamsville shared the above photo/coupon on [...]