Yup, agreed Mieke. Here's more about Facebook practices from Lifehacker: http://lifehacker.com/5987248/how-facebook-is-using-you-to-annoy-your-friends-and-how-to-stop-it -- Glendon Mellow Art in Awe of Science http://www.glendonmellow.com Find me on *Symbiartic, the art+science blog<http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/symbiartic> * on the Scientific American Blog Network On 13 September 2013 10:44, Mieke Roth <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > That basically means that you have to ask your friends “did you really > like this specific thing? “ every time you see a random like. Something > that sounds to me as being counterproductive. The bonds between friends in > facebook will become less tight as a result I think. **** > > ** ** > > Mieke**** > > ** ** > > *Van:* SciArt-L Discussion List-for Natural Science Illustration- [mailto: > [log in to unmask]] *Namens *Glendon Mellow > *Verzonden:* vrijdag 13 september 2013 16:36 > *Aan:* [log in to unmask] > *Onderwerp:* Re: [SCIART] New Terms of Service for Facebook- Translation > needed**** > > ** ** > > Thanks Bruce!**** > > Facebook's main aim with these new rules is both less sinister and more > "what the hell?" in my opinion. **** > > A lot of what they are doing under these terms plays out like this > hypothetical. **** > > - I read a Slate article about let's say, humanities education, > through a link a Linda put up on her feed. I click "Like" on her post about > the article. **** > - Bruce logs into Facebook, and in his feed there's now a link to > Slate, saying something like, "Your friend Glendon Likes Slate". But the > image and picture are not necessarily the one I just read from Linda. It > could be a more up-to-date article Slate has posted. And maybe something I > don't agree with or like at all, like an article called "Why Republicans > are right about Obama" or something. **** > > So if you have your art on a Facebook Page, and someone clicks like on it, > a different piece of art from your fan page may appear in other people's > feeds advertising the Page.**** > > It is supposed to encourage browsing. You're friends with these people, > presumably you have similar interests. Where it falls apart is in showing > content that is not exactly what you clicked Like on. I may enjoy Bruce's > bird painting and abhor his landscapes (I don't, just giving an example.) > So Facebook has been called out on this in a number of places since they > made this change, because it's not really working. **** > > Yes: the language sounds more sinister than that and they *could* do > other things with your work. But basically they want to repackage and > distribute/re-size and share links with your friends based on your > activity. **** > > I don't think it's a big deal, but it's an awkward system at the moment. * > *** > > Glendon**** > > > **** > > -- > Glendon Mellow > Art in Awe of Science > http://www.glendonmellow.com**** > > ** ** > > Find me on**** > > *Symbiartic, the art+science blog<http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/symbiartic> > ***** > > on the Scientific American Blog Network**** > > ** ** > > On 12 September 2013 21:52, Bruce Bartrug <[log in to unmask]> wrote:**** > > As are many.**** > > b**** > > > > **** > > ** ** > > On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 6:40 PM, Smith Will (Toowong) < > [log in to unmask]> wrote:**** > > Thanks Bruce. Yes, I’m interested in something similar to facebook to keep > in touch with people, where they treat their customers better.**** > > Cheers,**** > > Will**** > > **** > > ** ** > > ________________________________________________**** > > Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the > instructions at > http://www.gnsi.org/resources/reviews/gnsi-sciart-l-listserv**** > > ** ** > > ________________________________________________**** > > Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the > instructions at > http://www.gnsi.org/resources/reviews/gnsi-sciart-l-listserv**** > > ________________________________________________ > > Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the > instructions at > http://www.gnsi.org/resources/reviews/gnsi-sciart-l-listserv > Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the instructions at http://www.gnsi.org/resources/reviews/gnsi-sciart-l-listserv