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Since G+ started, on the one hand it threw a harsh light on the people I've friended on FB, but on the other it put me more in the habit of checking on updates

by Vivtek 15y ago

Since G+ started, on the one hand it threw a harsh light on the people I've friended on FB, but on the other it put me more in the habit of checking on updates from people, so I've actually probably spent more time on FB. But now that FB would post every site I visit to my friends, I've logged off and may just not log back on. I'm not sure I want my sister knowing my porn site visit habits, or my Tea Partier high school friends knowing just how liberal I've turned out. There's a reason I don't just move into everybody's house when I get to know them. Zuckerberg may or may not understand that; it's difficult to say - but it's safe to say he understands where to get the next dollar. I don't think Facebook's really the place I want to be any more.

jamesaguilar 15y ago
> now that FB would post every site I visit to my friends Pretty sure it does not do that.
- kposehn 15y ago
  I'm still baffled as to how people have decided it does that. ლ(ಠ益ಠლ)
  - Vivtek 15y ago
    Well, in my case, besides distracted reading, it's that Facebook has done crap like this before (I mean, various privacy surprises) and I suppose I'm just primed to assume the worst now.
- Vivtek 15y ago
  That's what I understand from the press I'm seeing: if the site has a Like button on it, I no longer have to actually click that to "share" it with my friends - it's just automatically posted to my timeline. Either way, Facebook is a soul-deadening waste of time except for a couple of people I don't see any other way. I should probably just write a tool to ensure I'm always logged out when not using it. And delete its cookie, I suppose. Update: Ah, apparently this is just an app that has this behavior, not basic Facebook functionality - that's what I get for just scanning Winer's article and not checking the article he was talking about. My point about the soul-deadening waste of time stands, though.
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  - mlinsey 15y ago
    Not quite. More like, instead of pressing the 'like' button on each story you want to share, there will be a "share what I read on FB" button which acts like a switch-it doesn't start sharing until you opt-in, but then it shares everything automatically until you turn it off.
nostrademons 15y ago
One of my friends observed yesterday that "Ever since G+ came out, jdtang has been spending a lot more time on Facebook." Which is kinda ironic, since I work a little bit on G+. His observation is true, but complete correlation, not causation. Around the time G+ came out, I started seeing a girl who lives an hour away, so I can't see her during the week. I already had her friended on Facebook. She is not willing to move to G+ (understandable, all her friends are on Facebook). All my friends on G+, I get to see in person every day anyway. Therefore, I'm on Facebook a whole lot more. Funny how one person can make the difference for adoption, if it's the right person.

by Vivtek 15y ago

jamesaguilar 15y ago

> now that FB would post every site I visit to my friends Pretty sure it does not do that.

kposehn 15y ago
I'm still baffled as to how people have decided it does that. ლ(ಠ益ಠლ)
- Vivtek 15y ago
  Well, in my case, besides distracted reading, it's that Facebook has done crap like this before (I mean, various privacy surprises) and I suppose I'm just primed to assume the worst now.
Vivtek 15y ago
That's what I understand from the press I'm seeing: if the site has a Like button on it, I no longer have to actually click that to "share" it with my friends - it's just automatically posted to my timeline. Either way, Facebook is a soul-deadening waste of time except for a couple of people I don't see any other way. I should probably just write a tool to ensure I'm always logged out when not using it. And delete its cookie, I suppose. Update: Ah, apparently this is just an app that has this behavior, not basic Facebook functionality - that's what I get for just scanning Winer's article and not checking the article he was talking about. My point about the soul-deadening waste of time stands, though.
- deleted 15y ago
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- mlinsey 15y ago
  Not quite. More like, instead of pressing the 'like' button on each story you want to share, there will be a "share what I read on FB" button which acts like a switch-it doesn't start sharing until you opt-in, but then it shares everything automatically until you turn it off.

nostrademons 15y ago

One of my friends observed yesterday that "Ever since G+ came out, jdtang has been spending a lot more time on Facebook." Which is kinda ironic, since I work a little bit on G+. His observation is true, but complete correlation, not causation. Around the time G+ came out, I started seeing a girl who lives an hour away, so I can't see her during the week. I already had her friended on Facebook. She is not willing to move to G+ (understandable, all her friends are on Facebook). All my friends on G+, I get to see in person every day anyway. Therefore, I'm on Facebook a whole lot more. Funny how one person can make the difference for adoption, if it's the right person.