The FACEBOOK Thread - Part 2

[Aesop Rocks]

So, guys.

 

[Kane52630]

Go on...

 

[Aesop Rocks]

I just think it's a great place for friends! to be in groups! and discuss things!

 

[cupcake_jimmies]

And then....?

 

[Aesop Rocks]

Don't you dare do this to me.

 

[MadVillainy]

I hate how Facebook mobile is forcing us to use the Messenger app

 

[Aesop Rocks]

for what?

 

[MadVillainy]

For messages

 

[Kane52630]

Get it together Tyesop Rocks.

 

[NewYorkSpider]

I hate how Facebook mobile is forcing us to use the Messenger app

I waited as long as could for that. Someone messaged me last Saturday and I was forced to get it.

 

[Anita18]

I waited as long as could for that. Someone messaged me last Saturday and I was forced to get it.

Yup same here.

Also, the difference between Facebook and Twitter was made clear yesterday. When the crazy stuff in Ferguson was going down, my top Facebook trend was about Celine Dion cancelling her concerts because her husband had cancer. While the only way to get breaking news on Ferguson was over Twitter. So that's pretty legit, although I suppose that's also why Twitter is having trouble monetizing. People pay for ad space, people don't pay for breaking news.

There was also an article on Wired (which I can't link to because of language, but you can Google it), that described the result when someone "liked" everything that showed up in his feed for 48 hours. Within that time, his entire news feed had turned into ad space.

 

[Travesty]

The messenger app makes no sense to me. We are now forced to use an app, for a feature that was previously available on the old Facebook app. Now you have to go onto Facebook, check out that dumb ****, then if you have a message, back out, and open up a new app for something we were able to do before.

Are they making money off this messenger app? I don't see any other reason for it, other than that. I'm not DLing it. I'm almost done with facebook as it is. My facebook is about 95% baby pics now. It's pretty annoying. I'd take the bedazzled Myspace layout, if it meant no more baby pics.

 

[Alex_Spider]

Post credit card info and pictures of your junk, obviously.

lol. Im pretty sure there are people out there already who have done this. t:
On a serious note, I think we can say with certainty that after some time the majority of facebook users (if not all) stop posting like they used to and even stop completely.
The only useful thing I can think of fb is that you can be informed about world news, science etc from groups and pages.

 

[MadVillainy]

The messenger app makes no sense to me. We are now forced to use an app, for a feature that was previously available on the old Facebook app. Now you have to go onto Facebook, check out that dumb ****, then if you have a message, back out, and open up a new app for something we were able to do before.

Are they making money off this messenger app? I don't see any other reason for it, other than that. I'm not DLing it. I'm almost done with facebook as it is. My facebook is about 95% baby pics now. It's pretty annoying. I'd take the bedazzled Myspace layout, if it meant no more baby pics.

I think they shouldve just intergrated the app into the regular Facebook app. I dont know why they dont. Probably for some money/business reason.

 

[Spider-Aziz]

I like facebook to communicate with banned users I like

 

[Lencho01]

I think they shouldve just intergrated the app into the regular Facebook app. I dont know why they dont. Probably for some money/business reason.

What was the difference between their messenger app and regular Facebook app?

 

[ComicChick]

there's a lot of privacy issues with the messenger app that have people in an uproar. when i looked it up, the article stated that it pretty much gives FB complete freedom to go through your phone and everything on it

 

[Kaleb]

finally, took me all day to get logged in here, as for Facebook messenger? I think I will just stick to whatsapp

 

[MadVillainy]

What was the difference between their messenger app and regular Facebook app?

Basically the Messanger app is just for your messages. You cant view timelines newsfeed or anything like that. In shhort it's just a whole seperate app just to send messages. Imo it's clunky, superfulous, and Im still trying to figure out how turn off notifications for it permanently.
It would be great if you could get a notification for every new message thread started rather than for every message sent.

I didnt even know about all the privacy issues that Comic Chick mentioned earlier

 

[Anita18]

there's a lot of privacy issues with the messenger app that have people in an uproar. when i looked it up, the article stated that it pretty much gives FB complete freedom to go through your phone and everything on it

That's almost anything you install on your phone though. Does anyone ever read the full TOS on anything?

 

[Spider-Aziz]

Glad I don't enter facebook using my phone
But don't they check the computer as well?

 

[Anita18]

Glad I don't enter facebook using my phone
But I don't they check the computer as well?

Facebook is obviously going through your browser history. A lot of sites do.

 

[ComicChick]

That's almost anything you install on your phone though. Does anyone ever read the full TOS on anything?

i read them on occassion. i'm fairly picky about what i install on my phone too

these are the articles i read on it
http://www.welivesecurity.com/2014/08/11/facebook-privacy-is-messenger-watching-you/

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...-experts-raise-concerns-privacy-controls.html

 

[Anita18]

i read them on occassion. i'm fairly picky about what i install on my phone too

these are the articles i read on it
http://www.welivesecurity.com/2014/08/11/facebook-privacy-is-messenger-watching-you/

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...-experts-raise-concerns-privacy-controls.html

Most of that actually sounds reasonable for the features the app has. But when you see it all laid out like it is in Android, it looks really scary, yeah.

 

[Lencho01]

Basically the Messanger app is just for your messages. You cant view timelines newsfeed or anything like that. In shhort it's just a whole seperate app just to send messages. Imo it's clunky, superfulous, and Im still trying to figure out how turn off notifications for it permanently.
It would be great if you could get a notification for every new message thread started rather than for every message sent.

I didnt even know about all the privacy issues that Comic Chick mentioned earlier

Oh, ok. I just remember when it first came out, a friend was trying to convince me to get it. I didn't understand the point since we all already had the Facebook app. I barely use it or the app anyway.