Is this the result of the Karma acquisition [1]? [1] http://blog.getkarma.com/post/23305446792/karma-is-moving-to...
Signs certainly point to yes.
More than signs: https://www.facebook.com/blake/posts/466860813344232
Facebook Gifts
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#42"Now you can do something more meaningful" (than a hey, happy birthday call or message). It disappoints me when I hear wording like this, there is nothing more meaningful about paying money for a present that took you two clicks and is probably already part of a pre-selected group of items from their profile/history, than thinking of something to write on their wall in two clicks. All power to Facebook to make it wor…
I'd rather get a message from someone than a cupcake with no personal message any day of the week. When I was a child and I cared more about material objects that the people around me and whether or not they care for me, I would have picked the cupcake. But I don't use Facebook either, so I guess this whole Gift's thing doesn't really apply to me.
There's got to be a technology that allows attaching message to the said cupcake.
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#43"Now you can do something more meaningful" (than a hey, happy birthday call or message). It disappoints me when I hear wording like this, there is nothing more meaningful about paying money for a present that took you two clicks and is probably already part of a pre-selected group of items from their profile/history, than thinking of something to write on their wall in two clicks. All power to Facebook to make it wor…
"...pay more attention to privacy issues..."
I doubt it as Zuckerberg has never cared about privacy.[1]
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#44WTF?
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#45Looks like http://www.treater.com/
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#46This is why Facebook acquired Karma.
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#47Facebook as payment system? I still don't have enough confidence on how secure their system is. Also, sharing home address with them is not a smart move.
It sounds like they should let you update your privacy settings to automatically reject gifts if you dont want to share your address... Something like "sorry, this person is not accepting Facebook Gifts".
And why would they not try to tease you letting you know someone has sent you a gift? I wonder if at some point they'll have a malfunction that tells everyone a gift is waiting for them, and so they need to fill in their address details..
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#48Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yeah this brings about an interesting dilemma; do I really want this crap? Can I reject it or swap it for something of equal value? Store their donation and add it with others' to actually get myself something I want?
Looks like you can swap it out: https://www.facebook.com/help/?faq=226108584182842#How-do-I-... ?
Good to know, thanks!
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#49As long as the gifts are more useful and desirable than their last implementation of facebook gifts, and they can provide a good API for the fulfiller of the gift to fulfill the order, whether it be virtual or physical, this could be really great. I think it'd also be a good idea if you could get numerous friends to chip in for a gift.
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#50Oooh, now that's the way to get real names + addresses out of people. Neat. It also involves social pressure -- now not giving away your address will mean rejecting a gift.
I thought about the address part too. However, don't they already have locations from smart phones to determine where you live, where you work and where you hang out.