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July 7, 2009 7:31

I have now poked you in the manner of Facebook,” I say. “You have one week to decide if you want to be my friend.” He looks at me with disgust.

Charles Purcell humiliates himself to see if social media works in real life

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Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.

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