TakeThisLollipop - really clever/creepy use of the Facebook API • Hacker News Board

Re: TakeThisLollipop - really clever/creepy use of the Facebook API

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Post by Hitchhiker » Tue, Oct 18, 2011, 8:06 AM UTC

Brilliant.. could help people think more clearly. Another play on these issues, http://youropenbook.org

Re: TakeThisLollipop - really clever/creepy use of the Facebook API

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Post by toast76 » Tue, Oct 18, 2011, 8:08 AM UTC

This could be exactly what I need to finally get my wife off Facebook....

Re: TakeThisLollipop - really clever/creepy use of the Facebook API

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Post by bteitelb » Tue, Oct 18, 2011, 8:12 AM UTC

The production value is very high. FB Open Graph Protocol meta tag found in source:

Perhaps it's a viral media stunt to promo a new TV show.

Re: TakeThisLollipop - really clever/creepy use of the Facebook API

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Post by mikeburrelljr » Tue, Oct 18, 2011, 8:14 AM UTC

Amazingly well done... Now, I'm going to cry myself to sleep.

Re: TakeThisLollipop - really clever/creepy use of the Facebook API

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Post by Axsuul » Tue, Oct 18, 2011, 8:17 AM UTC

Doesn't work for me? Do I not have enough info?

Re: TakeThisLollipop - really clever/creepy use of the Facebook API

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Post by sebastianhoitz » Tue, Oct 18, 2011, 8:18 AM UTC

There was something similar with "Notruf Deutschland": http://www.notruf-deutschland.com/teaser/

They had a similar "approach" :)

Still, very nicely done!

Re: TakeThisLollipop - really clever/creepy use of the Facebook API

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Post by runn1ng » Tue, Oct 18, 2011, 8:23 AM UTC

What exactly happens after the one hour on the end? Can't afford to wait right now

Re: TakeThisLollipop - really clever/creepy use of the Facebook API

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Post by snaveint » Tue, Oct 18, 2011, 8:23 AM UTC

That is impressively creepy. Wow. Anyone know the background?

Re: TakeThisLollipop - really clever/creepy use of the Facebook API

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Post by hermannj314 » Tue, Oct 18, 2011, 8:31 AM UTC

It killed the mood when he searched for ,(null) in Google Maps, but otherwise pretty freaky.

Re: TakeThisLollipop - really clever/creepy use of the Facebook API

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Post by robinduckett » Tue, Oct 18, 2011, 8:40 AM UTC

It's nice that you can disallow the permissions granularly, for example, I didn't mind it accessing all my data, but posting AS me on facebook? No. Disabled. Happy days.