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I cannot be the only person who thinks it's hilarious reading articles like this while there's a Facebook share button dangling in my face. I remember an articl
by whatamidoingyo 8y ago
I cannot be the only person who thinks it's hilarious reading articles like this while there's a Facebook share button dangling in my face. I remember an article the EFF published about how these buttons track you. Lo! There's a Facebook share button to the left of the EFF article.
- longhuei 8y agoThe only way this wouldn't happen is if the corporate side of the publication is fully in sync (or in control) with the editorial side. I consider the fact that the point of view put forth by the article was not completely in line with their actions speak to the journalistic independence we'd like to see.
- saintPirelli 8y agoThat is a fair way of looking at this, but in the present situation, I would consider the decision about whether to include a Facebook share button on one's homepage (or more generally the question which third-party code you allow to run) as a fundamental question of operating a commercial web site. From an economical perspective, you can't blame anyone for doing it, but if you are, don't claim the moral highground either.
- atoav 8y agoI might not be up to date, but a few years ago when I dealt more with this I found ways of creating a facebook share button that mimics the functionality of the real thing without adding facebooks javascript to my site. It was some special URL if I am not mistaken. Not all facebook share buttons might be created equal.
- wmeredith 8y agoThis is, and always has been, trivial to do. There’s a URL scheme you use to generate a “share this” link to Facebook with the appropriate variable inserted. You can style it however you like.