After seeing the headline I have to say that I didn't imagine the counter-point you raised. Very good point Pete. I'm looking forward to seeing the mashups and how many users will open this up.
Social Marketing Impact
· 7 months ago
It's about time! Great move by Facebook, although I'm still not convinced they will ever be like Twitter.
schachin
· 7 months ago
They do this on Tweetdeck right now with no permissions. I think this is a bad idea. Facebook users like the perception of privacy. (Whether anything is truly private on the net is a subject for another discussion) However, unless they make the sharing VERY obvious, I think they will have very upset users. I mean why bother with adding friends to see your posts if they can be posted anywhere, by any app?
bradleyf81
· 7 months ago
You're absolutely right. I don't care who does what with my Twitter updates, because they're not personal. On the other hand, I don't want anyone outside of the people I've added to my contacts list being able to see what I post to Facebook. It's a private, for friends only set-up, and I intend to keep it that way.
One thing I thought of though is that most of the apps you use say it will pull your updates, your friends' updates, and your friends' info.
Does that mean that anything you post that shows up on the homepage of someone that "checks yes" will also be added to the soup? If that's the case, I may lose some contacts...
Dr. La Vergne L.Thatch
· 7 months ago
What worries me as I compare twitter to facebook? We do not post videos or photos of our families on twitter but, most of us do on facebook. Only our 140 characters or less gets "mashed up" as you say on twitter. Can you explain how they will mash up photos and videos? I am trying to make sense...of it all...I am sitting on a barbed wire fence.
Alex S
· 7 months ago
Before Facebook does any more it should take care of it's terrible refresh rate. Many of the applications take much longer than expected to load and these minor annoyances could begin to drive people away.
palta
· 7 months ago
Twitter is posing a big threat to Facebook and this is FB's response. Looking forward to seeing what types of implementations will be developed.
I suspect this is why the share with "everyone" option is being so heavily touted. It would offer a similar openness to Twitter. I also would bet that they'd make this the default setting for status updates.
Steve
· 7 months ago
But I feel that Twitter is still better!
Patrick
· 7 months ago
As long as the operation is opt in, and clear, let them have at it, there are a few connections I already have that I would allow access to my updates, they are discrete though and likely not what the Coke's, Pepsi's and Walmarts of the world are hoping for, and still I imagine some people will be thrilled to connect with those entities too, that is the nature of the situation.
click click click
· 7 months ago
I'm sick of banning annoying applications. Hundreds of them at 7 clicks each. I don't care which Star Wars character somebody is.
guruvan
· 7 months ago
Tell Me about it! This is a serious impediment to taking Facebook seriously. If I want silly games, I'll log into Myspace.
wchingya
· 7 months ago
I understand the 'need' to change for Facebook, I really am; but by 'opening' up users data to developers? Not too crazy about it. Despite permission granting is required, can't help feeling sceptic just how secure it is anymore afterwards. What if there are shared data with friends that we don't intend for it to go public, but our friends released without our consent? If it is going to happen, better make sure it's well planned, not until upsetting other users during the process.
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Pablo
· 7 months ago
I think that the tides are beginning to turn within Facebook as more and more users begin to realize that the platform has privacy settings, and these privacy settings are powerful. I've always said that Facebook could be an all-in-one site, with notes as blogs, info tabs as resumes, albums as portfolios, etc. But most-importantly, authenticated networks. No platform online offers users the ability to build & manage their identity in so many ways while micromanaging the their privacy. It should be interesting to see how the 'face off' turns out.
Eric Brown
· 7 months ago
Twibes and hashtags for Facebook? Update aggregators? I wonder what MySpace has to say about it.
jaypiddy
· 7 months ago
Both platforms can exist in parallel. The majority of users already have problems figuring out the privacy settings of the current Facebook. Privacy on FB mishaps have already cost the jobs of a few politicians http://ow.ly/4eWX. Wait until they have to parse their data into public and private streams. It's gonna be messy folks.
Steve
· 7 months ago
I suppose it's a necessary part of the progression of Facebook. To get developers to work in the most productive manner they will be gathering more personal data. Interesting how you mention Facebook's "privacy" may ultimately be its own demise against the more open twitter but if security risks plague one over the other, that may determine the last man standing. This* discusses the risks/etc. associated with social networks.
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One thing I thought of though is that most of the apps you use say it will pull your updates, your friends' updates, and your friends' info.
Does that mean that anything you post that shows up on the homepage of someone that "checks yes" will also be added to the soup? If that's the case, I may lose some contacts...
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