http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/07/02/on-the-other-hand/ by Jeff Jarvis Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:44:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/07/02/on-the-other-hand/#comment-354156 Kate Tue, 03 Jul 2007 18:11:37 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/07/02/on-the-other-hand/#comment-354156 I think those settings will change. When the feeds were first introduced they felt just as cumbersome, and a lot of people complained about it. I predict that facebook will unveil better personalization settings to keep everyone happy, but they'll do it quietly so app makers don't feel that they're losing publicity. I think those settings will change. When the feeds were first introduced they felt just as cumbersome, and a lot of people complained about it. I predict that facebook will unveil better personalization settings to keep everyone happy, but they’ll do it quietly so app makers don’t feel that they’re losing publicity.

]]> http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/07/02/on-the-other-hand/#comment-354147 James Joyner Tue, 03 Jul 2007 13:09:10 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/07/02/on-the-other-hand/#comment-354147 Frankly, this has just about ruined Facebook for me. It used to be very useful to get the Notes on the home page. It was another way to keep up with blog posts and so forth. Now, it's mostly "So and so added such and such application." Who the hell cares? And there doesn't seem to be any way to alter to settings to get less of that, because those notifications are treated like any other "note." Frankly, this has just about ruined Facebook for me. It used to be very useful to get the Notes on the home page. It was another way to keep up with blog posts and so forth. Now, it’s mostly “So and so added such and such application.” Who the hell cares? And there doesn’t seem to be any way to alter to settings to get less of that, because those notifications are treated like any other “note.”

]]> http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/07/02/on-the-other-hand/#comment-354135 Paw Tue, 03 Jul 2007 04:40:42 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/07/02/on-the-other-hand/#comment-354135 Sorry, Jeff, you can't have it both ways in your world. All or nothing, baby. Good with the bad with the ugly. That's what you get when "we the people" run the show, especially with no specific entry key to the kingdom(ie., a .edu suffix on your e-mail). You get people who want to share their bookshelves with you. Sorry, Jeff, you can’t have it both ways in your world. All or nothing, baby. Good with the bad with the ugly. That’s what you get when “we the people” run the show, especially with no specific entry key to the kingdom(ie., a .edu suffix on your e-mail). You get people who want to share their bookshelves with you.

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