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#1 Posted by Sandra Chittum, CJR on Sat 7 Apr 2012 at 04:10 PM
I've gone the other way. I turned all these things ON and, even, made my entire Facebook world PUBLIC. That way I'm not shocked by when stuff leaks out anymore. I KNOW you are able to see everything I'm doing on the site!
#2 Posted by Robert Scoble, CJR on Sun 8 Apr 2012 at 05:02 PM
Facebook is always pushing it. The 'all windows glass, all doors open' option will have limited appeal to people who are not compulsive attention seekers.
(Anyone who does do things that way shouldn't. The rest of the world doesn't really want to read about you, you, you every time you click a button. You're not that interesting.)
Thanks for this article, CJR. It's news real people can use.
#3 Posted by Amando Savi, CJR on Sun 8 Apr 2012 at 07:41 PM
Nice piece, but when will it be time to stop using "your mom" as a shorthand for people who don't get technology? It's offensive and outdated. http://geekfeminism.org/2011/02/24/quick-hit-my-mom-has-a-phd-in-math/
#4 Posted by Emily, CJR on Sun 8 Apr 2012 at 08:49 PM
point taken, Emily, but my dad couldn't even turn on a computer.
#5 Posted by Ryan Chittum, CJR on Mon 9 Apr 2012 at 01:13 AM
The real crime is when there's news that appears to be breaking at the top of your news feed but is actually 2 months old. Last week Washington Post reader told me my friends were reading "5.5 magnitude earthquake hits northern California."
My heartbeat jumped a bit and of course I clicked -- only to find a February 13 dateline. And a supremely annoying video ad would autoplay every 15 minutes or so (since I forgot to close the tab).
We may as well call it the Olds Feed.
#6 Posted by Andy Sternberg, CJR on Mon 9 Apr 2012 at 12:54 PM
personal mortification aside, seems like this automagic broadcast what-you-read system does its part to help nonsense Snookie-related news blow up properly and create ad revenue.
That's good for business, right?
#7 Posted by Edward Ericson Jr., CJR on Mon 9 Apr 2012 at 01:16 PM
Or you could just not have a Facebook account. It's easier still.
#8 Posted by Jim, CJR on Tue 10 Apr 2012 at 12:07 PM
I think it is interesting that news sources such as the Washington Post and Yahoo News have teamed up with Facebook to create applications for people to share what they have been reading. The whole concept seems so gimmicky. Personally, I want the option to share what I have read with my Facebook friends; I do not necessarily want every single article to be posted to my timeline, nor do I particularly want my newsfeed cluttered with articles that my friends are reading.
I think that one of the problems is that the concept of online privacy has not been firmly established. With so many opinions of what should be kept private, it is nearly an impossible task to create a standard for it. According to Dr. Charles Ess, “we need privacy if we are to become autonomous selves: that is, we need privacy to cultivate and practice our abilities to reflect and discern our own ethical and political beliefs, for example, and how we might enact those in our daily lives” (Ess, 2010).
I think you hit the nail on the head when you stated, “They’re being forced to by major media organizations who profit by having them, often unknowingly, spam their friends with their content.” Many people are unaware that their information can be shared so easily between sites.
Thank you for your post,
Ashley Morris
Graduate Student | Drury University
www.drury.edu
Reference:
Ess, C. (2010). Digital media ethics. Polity Pr.
#9 Posted by Ashley Morris, CJR on Wed 11 Apr 2012 at 08:05 PM
One of those articles isn't actually embarrassing.
And not every woman who has a kid old enough to read CJR is an utter web moron. (Hat tip to Emily.)
Otherwise, right on.
#10 Posted by Lissa Harris, CJR on Fri 13 Apr 2012 at 10:26 PM