Facebook is an attack on the open web
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Facebook is an attack on the open web
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Re: Facebook is an attack on the open web
#2Why do people keep reading (and linking to) this clown? His posts are 100% predictable, ergo, even if you do care about his opinion, you can just assume what it will be. Apple -- good, everybody else -- bad. Google -- very, very bad. There, saved you a click.
Re: Facebook is an attack on the open web
#3Amen. There are dozens of very good reasons for righteous anger toward Facebook, and only a handful are in this article. But just those are enough. And enough is enough.
Re: Facebook is an attack on the open web
#4Why do people keep reading (and linking to) this clown? His posts are 100% predictable, ergo, even if you do care about his opinion, you can just assume what it will be. Apple -- good, everybody else -- bad. Google -- very, very bad. There, saved you a click.
I don't agree with a lot of things Gruber says/does, but this blog post is completely on point.
Re: Facebook is an attack on the open web
#5Not everything on the internet needs to be public (or part of the "open web" as the article calls it). Facebook is a fantastic place for web content that isn't meant to be public.
This idea of posting "public content" on Facebook is inherently flawed. I agree with the article on that much.
However, what I haven't figured out yet is if this is actually an evil-Facebook issue or just a user issue. Is Facebook actively encouraging this web breaking behaviour or is it a "mis-use" of what the tool originally intended (e.g., a safe place to post content/blog/etc. with privacy restrictions)?
Re: Facebook is an attack on the open web
#6> I don’t know what your privacy settings are. So if I point to your post, it’s possible a lot of people might not be able to read it
Easy: open the page in an incognito window.
Re: Facebook is an attack on the open web
#7Excellent finally somebody is saying this loudly and clear!!
Ps. Be careful, suckerberg will delete your accounts soon and google will follow.
Re: Facebook is an attack on the open web
#8Im proud of this post!!
Re: Facebook is an attack on the open web
#9> I don’t know what your privacy settings are. So if I point to your post, it’s possible a lot of people might not be able to read it Easy: open the page in an incognito window.
Easier: Don't bother; it's Facebook.
Re: Facebook is an attack on the open web
#10The popover things pisses me off as well. For a company like facebook to use such an annoying thing to get people to subscribe seems immature.