The reason that Facebook succeeded in the first place was that they made it a lot easier to control your privacy than MySpace, Friendster, et. al.
Now that they got big enough that those other sites don't matter, they did a 180°.
Oh! I know this one! 'Slaying entails certain sacrifices, blah blah blahbity blah, I'm so stuffy, gimme a scone.'
Buffy ,'Help'
Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Tom Scola - May 13, 2010 10:21:56 am PDT #29238 of 30001
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
tommyrot - May 13, 2010 10:22:37 am PDT #29239 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
ita, do you have this shirtless Jamie Bamber picture?
Jamie Bamber Straps on his Guns for More Scifi
Amy - May 13, 2010 10:23:28 am PDT #29240 of 30001
Because books.
Oh, Theresa, I'm sorry. Hang in there.
Jessica - May 13, 2010 10:23:30 am PDT #29241 of 30001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
The reason that Facebook succeeded in the first place was that they made it a lot easier to control your privacy than MySpace, Friendster, et. al.
Yup. Which is why Facebook has so much more personal information than anyone else - when they started almost everything was private by default, so why not publish your home address and phone number?
tommyrot - May 13, 2010 10:24:40 am PDT #29242 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Seagull Steals From Lazy Cat (video)
I love how the seagull checks out the cat first. "I'm totally gonna steal your food. You gonna do something about it? No? Good."
Steph L. - May 13, 2010 10:24:57 am PDT #29243 of 30001
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
I can't tell if it's deliberately confusing or if they just can't afford a usability consultant.
It's sad when Facebook makes *LiveJournal* look benevolent and competent.
The reason that Facebook succeeded in the first place was that they made it a lot easier to control your privacy than MySpace, Friendster, et. al.
Now that they got big enough that those other sites don't matter, they did a 180°.
The EFF has a timeline of Facebook's changes to their privacy standards over the years: [link]
Jessica - May 13, 2010 10:26:41 am PDT #29244 of 30001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
The EFF has a timeline of Facebook's changes to their privacy standards over the years
And here it is in handy infographic form: [link]
Theresa - May 13, 2010 10:26:52 am PDT #29245 of 30001
"What would it take to get your daughter to stop tweeting about this?"
Thanks Amy. Just kind of in that "Huh" state right now.
msbelle - May 13, 2010 10:27:03 am PDT #29246 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Jaime Barber
bless his heart.
Frankenbuddha - May 13, 2010 10:29:04 am PDT #29247 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Seagull Steals From Lazy Cat
I love how the seagull checks out the cat first. "I'm totally gonna steal your food. You gonna do something about it? No? Good."
The cat almost seems to be going "Go ahead - it's the dog's food."