Facebook - a penny for your thoughts.......

[Hereiam]

Have deleted the facebook app of the phone as i would find myself just scrollin through it for no reason. Next step will be to delete account completely.

[GetOverTheBar]

Have an account, rarely use it though. Prefer twitter personally, Facebook just seems to be a platform for complaints.

[bennydorano]

Some great stuff on twitter, but any celebs who interact aren't wise imo, scroll down through a thread and you're barely in double digit replies b4 some knobs are at it. It can be uber politically correct.

[Hardy]

Interesting Ted Talk.

[foxcommander]

I hate people pretending they know what the score is on topics like this

[Rossfan]

So does everyone stop using Facebook or just block Syfīn on GAAboard?

You forgot to include "or both" as an option.

Would that be one of those "win win" situations?

[Clov]

Very interesting article here https://www.lrb.co.uk/v39/n16/john-lanchester/you-are-the-product

[seafoid]

Interesting Ted Talk.

very interesting

[Orior]

Interesting Ted Talk.

very interesting

See reply #191, which is way more interesting than yours son.

[seafoid]

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/nov/19/how-tech-leaders-delivered-us-into-evil-john-naughton

Put simply, what Google and Facebook have built is a pair of amazingly sophisticated, computer-driven engines for extracting users' personal information and data trails, refining them for sale to advertisers in high-speed data-trading auctions that are entirely unregulated and opaque to everyone except the companies themselves.

The purpose of this infrastructure was to enable companies to target people with carefully customised commercial messages 

[foxcommander]

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/nov/19/how-tech-leaders-delivered-us-into-evil-john-naughton

Put simply, what Google and Facebook have built is a pair of amazingly sophisticated, computer-driven engines for extracting users' personal information and data trails, refining them for sale to advertisers in high-speed data-trading auctions that are entirely unregulated and opaque to everyone except the companies themselves.

The purpose of this infrastructure was to enable companies to target people with carefully customised commercial messages

Reminds me of of one of my favourite Viz Top Tips

Unbeknown to me, every time I purchase a "sneaky treat" from the local Tesco petrol station and use my Clubcard it records what I've bought which in turn adds those items to our "favourites" on the online shopping facility. So you can imagine my surprise when last night my wife and I did an online shop, and up popped all my secret chocolate bars, fags and porn mags. Thanks Tesco. Every little didn't help this time.

[illdecide]

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/nov/19/how-tech-leaders-delivered-us-into-evil-john-naughton

Put simply, what Google and Facebook have built is a pair of amazingly sophisticated, computer-driven engines for extracting users' personal information and data trails, refining them for sale to advertisers in high-speed data-trading auctions that are entirely unregulated and opaque to everyone except the companies themselves.

The purpose of this infrastructure was to enable companies to target people with carefully customised commercial messages

Reminds me of of one of my favourite Viz Top Tips

Unbeknown to me, every time I purchase a "sneaky treat" from the local Tesco petrol station and use my Clubcard it records what I've bought which in turn adds those items to our "favourites" on the online shopping facility. So you can imagine my surprise when last night my wife and I did an online shop, and up popped all my secret chocolate bars, fags and porn mags. Thanks Tesco. Every little didn't help this time.

Aye right...are porn mags not a thing of the past?

[The Iceman]

question on facebook etiquette:
If someone writes something offensive or shares an offensive post and you're friends with them, known them for years, can you comment on the post or should you comment on the post?
I did this yesterday and opened a big can of worms and I did it a couple of years ago with a lad from home who then just blocked me.
FB isn't worth losing friends over but I said to him if we were out in a bar and you came out with the shite I would argue you with you there about it...

thoughts?

[Tony Baloney]

question on facebook etiquette:
If someone writes something offensive or shares an offensive post and you're friends with them, known them for years, can you comment on the post or should you comment on the post?
I did this yesterday and opened a big can of worms and I did it a couple of years ago with a lad from home who then just blocked me.
FB isn't worth losing friends over but I said to him if we were out in a bar and you came out with the shite I would argue you with you there about it...

thoughts?

If I felt strongly enough about it I'd PM them rather than making a public post.

[ziggysego]

question on facebook etiquette:
If someone writes something offensive or shares an offensive post and you're friends with them, known them for years, can you comment on the post or should you comment on the post?
I did this yesterday and opened a big can of worms and I did it a couple of years ago with a lad from home who then just blocked me.
FB isn't worth losing friends over but I said to him if we were out in a bar and you came out with the shite I would argue you with you there about it...

thoughts?

Depends on how you address it publicity on the post. I tend to offer an alternative view, rather than a judgmental reply. That being said, if it's something you feel personally strong about and the person in question went too far in your view, a private message is best.