Facebook Fatigue..and misc musings
If they ever coin the above phrase and it goes viral, I hope I get credit for using it first…or at least using it first here.
Having undergone changes after changes, FB is one again making changes that I am less than enamored with: The Time line. I am waiting until I am forced into the Timeline before I actually DO it because I was ( and am) quite happy with its existing format. Timeline format is busy to look at while the existing format is streamlined and simple….like me.
Several months ago Pharmacy Chick dumped all the games on Facebook, then subsequently ( but gently) de-friended any of those people whose only reason for friendship was game neighbors. I prefer to use the term De-friend instead of Unfriend because these people are nice people, but served no purpose on facebook but to play games…some were ” friends of friends” only and I had actually never met them…
Have you ever actually READ the terms you agree to when you play a game on Facebook recently?
This is what you allow when you play a game called Words with Friends…I copied and pasted this for your viewing pleasure. You allow them to:
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Access my basic informationIncludes name, profile picture, gender, networks, user ID, list of friends, and any other information I’ve made public
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Send me emailWords With Friends may email me directly at ·(removed for my privacy)
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Post to Facebook as meWords With Friends may post status messages, notes, photos, and videos on my behalf.
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Access my data any timeWords With Friends may access my data when I’m not using the application.
- Publish games and app activity
- Words With Friends may publish scores, achievements, and other activity to Facebook.
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