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08/28/2008 10:23:58 AM · #101 |
OK - I get it.
It's a class reunion where people can show off that they live in a big city and are more successful and happy than I could ever imagine. That makes sense. A friend of mine got my into facebook, but basically I use it as a venue to post interesting articles and pictures of my family.
I'm still hesitant to ask people I don't really know to be my friend - especially after you mentioned that they want to "keep an eye" on me ;) On the other hand, I live a transparent existance -- I don't care what people know or what they think - so I suppose I should just say yes to all the requests ??
Message edited by author 2008-08-28 10:37:32. |
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08/28/2008 10:37:12 AM · #102 |
Originally posted by metatate:
OK - I get it.
It's a class reunion where people can show off that they live in a big city and are more successful and happy than I could ever imagine. That makes sense. A friend of mine got my into facebook, but basically I use it as a venue to post interesting articles and pictures of my family.
I'm still hesitant to ask people I don't know to be my friend - especially after you mentioned that they want to "keep an eye" on me ;) On the other hand, I live a transparent existance -- I don't care what people know or what they think - so I suppose I should just say yes to all the requests ?? |
That's exactly what it is. You look at all of the people you went to high school with and say "wow, she got fat" or "wow, he got married!" I graduated from high school in 2005, and I'm starting to think that high school reunions are lived every day through Myspace and Facebook. |
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08/28/2008 11:03:17 AM · #103 |
I don't think I ever posted MINE
I only go there when I get a friend request or something, though. |
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12/10/2008 08:46:01 PM · #104 |
I just found this thread.
I really enjoy facebook. It's like email with pictures blended with personal web pages. It's allowed me to keep up with a lot of old friends (and current ones) more regularly than ever.
I hadn't even thought to check for a facebook DPC group - I'm a member, now.
FWIW, HERE is my FB page. |
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12/10/2008 08:53:39 PM · #105 |
I'm on facebook!!! I mean, srsly, I'm a college student...why wouldn't I be on facebook???
Here's my profile, I don't remember how my privacy settings are set.
It's good for college students...you can keep track of your friends from high school, and even sometimes use it to remind people "hey I was in your class, we should be friends :):):)"
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12/10/2008 08:53:40 PM · #106 |
I has a twin :(
Message edited by author 2008-12-10 20:53:54. |
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12/11/2008 01:11:36 AM · #107 |
My profile.
If you wish to be friends on Facebook, just ask.
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12/11/2008 01:14:04 AM · #108 |
| FaceBook has got lots of stalkers! |
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12/11/2008 01:18:16 AM · #109 |
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12/11/2008 02:02:48 AM · #110 |
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12/11/2008 02:10:07 AM · #111 |
I'm on facebook David Alderson
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12/11/2008 02:19:20 AM · #112 |
Added a few of you :) Feel free to add me.
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12/11/2008 02:26:04 AM · #113 |
| I am on facebook, too. However, still finding out all the details and "how to". Here's tamatama |
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02/16/2009 06:26:21 PM · #114 |
Facebook has co opted us forever
Once a Facebook member, always a member.
The Consumerist blog noticed Sunday that the social-networking giant had quietly made a change to its user Terms of Service (TOS) on Feb. 4.
Facebook now declares that it has a perpetual license to use anything you post to your own Facebook page ΓΆ€” even if you terminate your account.
Here's the licensing part of the legalese, which sounds bad enough:
"You hereby grant Facebook an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, fully paid, worldwide license (with the right to sublicense) to (a) use, copy, publish, stream, store, retain, publicly perform or display, transmit, scan, reformat, modify, edit, frame, translate, excerpt, adapt, create derivative works and distribute (through multiple tiers), any User Content you (i) Post on or in connection with the Facebook Service or the promotion thereof subject only to your privacy settings or (ii) enable a user to Post, including by offering a Share Link on your website and (b) to use your name, likeness and image for any purpose, including commercial or advertising, each of (a) and (b) on or in connection with the Facebook Service or the promotion thereof."
In other words, while it doesn't actually own your photos, scribblings and status updates ΓΆ€” you do ΓΆ€” Facebook can do whatever it wants with it, whenever it wants, in order to promote itself or create or sell ads.
Theoretically, it can even "license" a picture of your kids for use in a third party's ad campaign.
Most of that has been part of the Facebook Terms of Service for a while. After all, without user-generated content, Facebook would be nothing.
What's been removed is this: "If you choose to remove your User Content, the license granted above will automatically expire, however (sic) you acknowledge that the Company may retain archived copies of your User Content."
And what's been added is this: "The following sections will survive any termination of your use of the Facebook Service" ΓΆ€” after which follows a list of most of the sections on the Terms of Service page.
So even if you decide Facebook isn't for you, the site can still use anything you posted. It's all been archived.
"I'm done with Facebook," declared blogger Ed Champion upon learning of the TOS changes.
He seemed more annoyed at the older blanket license than the new never-say-die part of the legalese ΓΆ€” ironic considering that if he'd deleted his account before Feb. 4 his account really would have been gone for good.
A Facebook representative told the Chicago Tribune that the Web site would soon issue a response to Consumerist's posting. |
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02/16/2009 06:58:05 PM · #115 |
I'm not ready to panic over them keeping my little 600 pixel images with my watermark stamped on them. I doubt they'd be of much use (or abuse).
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02/16/2009 07:11:53 PM · #116 |
| I'm curious... if you upload full resolution images to Facebook, do they resize the images and archive those, or do they save the original, full-resolution images and just duplicate and resize the image for display? |
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02/16/2009 07:25:33 PM · #117 |
Originally posted by Adamsw216:
I'm curious... if you upload full resolution images to Facebook, do they resize the images and archive those, or do they save the original, full-resolution images and just duplicate and resize the image for display? |
Don't have a clue.
As to my own stuff...none of it's that interesting. |
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02/16/2009 07:51:17 PM · #118 |
I tried facebook not to long ago and it kept crapping out my computer. Then it would keep asking me to verify my information with a phone number when it didnt crap out my computer. It wasnt worth it and I thought it was to scammy so I stopped bothering with it.
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02/16/2009 07:55:17 PM · #119 |
I don't know if they keep higher resolution images. But I know they don't show anything larger than 604 pixels. So I purposely size mine down to that size before uploading, hoping to avoid a resize step on their server (which has the potential for degrading quality).
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02/18/2009 10:12:24 AM · #120 |
| Facebook may be reconsidering it's changes to it's terms of service. link |
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02/18/2009 10:29:58 AM · #121 |
From DPC's TOS...it's not uncommon to have a statement such as this in the TOS. I mean honestly, how many people read them anyway.
6.2 You hereby grant DPChallenge.com a nonexclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, sublicensable (through multiple tiers) right to exercise any rights you have in the Member Information and Media, and otherwise to make use of the Member Information and Media (including publishing, disseminating, broadcasting, manipulating, reproducing, editing, translating, performing, modifying, or displaying any part of the Member Information) and/or Media alone or as part of other work in any form, media, or technology whether now new known or hereafter developed, to enable DPChallenge.com to continue the specific operation or marketing of the site. This includes, but is certainly not limited to email "newsletters."
ETA: I really don't think Langdon and crew are putting together CDs of everyone's work and selling them. They just need to be able to use stuff for advertising ad what not.
Message edited by author 2009-02-18 10:32:18. |
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02/18/2009 10:49:29 AM · #122 |
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02/18/2009 11:07:12 AM · #123 |
Just logged in & saw this across the top of the page:
"Terms of Use Update
Over the past few days, we have received a lot of feedback about the new terms we posted two weeks ago. Because of this response, we have decided to return to our previous Terms of Use while we resolve the issues that people have raised. For more information, visit the Facebook Blog.
If you want to share your thoughts on what should be in the new terms, check out our group Facebook Bill of Rights and Responsibilities." |
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02/18/2009 11:19:04 AM · #124 |
I added you Strikeslip
I just read that Facebook backsteped their policy change after all the protest //tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090218/ap_on_hi_te/facebook_sharing
Message edited by author 2009-02-18 11:19:16.
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02/18/2009 11:21:32 AM · #125 |
Them using pictures I put up, only pictures of people, doesn't really bother me, though I am still thinking of taking them down for this reason:
You represent and warrant that you have all rights and permissions to grant the foregoing licenses.
Basically this means you have model releases on all people in your pictures; the TOC also states that you agree that any violation of individuals rights fall on you not on Facebook if they use it to advertise.
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