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?
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."
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]
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]
Thanks Amy. Just kind of in that "Huh" state right now.
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."
Oh, Theresa, I am so sorry. That's a sucky speech. And as a speech teacher, I can say that with authority.
Theresa, that is of the suck.
I hope JZ is ok and her work sitch is not too traumatizing.
I need help for lamb chops. As in, how to prepare them.
I need help for lamb chops.
Oh, I can help with those! nom nom nom
As in, how to prepare them.
Oh! Yeah, not in that way.