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Explain to me why it's a shame to have used Facebook?

by haptiK 13y ago

mixologic 13y ago
Facebook isn't the web. Its a siloed private service. A company the size and reputation of Fluke should have their very own website that they can put messages like that on. Otherwise, they're merely giving facebook revenue by having that many more pageview opportunities to show everybody ads.
- jmathai 13y ago
  You don't need to be logged in to view the post.
  - dublinben 13y ago
    You still have to visit facebook.
    - bch 13y ago
      It hasn't been explicitly stated yet, and may not be apparent to everyone, but it's blocked in some networks. It's not just a case of "I despise Facebook so much I refuse to visit it."
      - jmathai 13y ago
        That's a very valid point. Hadn't considered that.
  - photex 13y ago
    Yeah, but I won't read it if it's on facebook. And I'm like reeeeaaallly important to this company. ... In all seriousness, I know my opinion matters very little, but I just don't visit facebook for reasons.
  - salgernon 13y ago
    This has been true for this post, but there have been many "view this on facebook" posts that do block you with a signup. Twitter seems to do this too (frequently I'm prompted to log in.) Bah, I want my ye olde internet back.
talklittle 13y ago
I thought it was a shame for a different reason. Given I'm far from an avid Facebook user these days, the UI led me to believe this whole thing was a statement being made by Facebook, until I got to the very end of the letter: "Signed, Fluke Corporation." Was very confused about Facebook talking so much about hardware.
- Jtsummers 13y ago
  So you didn't notice the big Fluke logo in the top right? (perhaps it's not present on mobile?)
  - sp332 13y ago
    I didn't notice until after you mentioned it. That said, at first I thought the letter was from SparkFun so maybe I'm not very awake today!
    - dlhavema 13y ago
      I thought it was from Sparkfun as well, but it's also early and I didn't know of the situation until reading this response.
facepalm 13y ago
For me it's a shame because I have blocked Facebook, so I can't see it. But isn't it always "Login-Walled", in that you can only see stuff as a registered Facebook user?
- sp332 13y ago
  Any pages marked as "Public" are accessible without a login. As soon as you put any restrictions on the audience, it makes everyone log in to check them against the list.

Explain to me why it's a shame to have used Facebook?

by haptiK 13y ago

Explain to me why it's a shame to have used Facebook?

Facebook isn't the web. Its a siloed private service. A company the size and reputation of Fluke should have their very own website that they can put messages like that on. Otherwise, they're merely giving facebook revenue by having that many more pageview opportunities to show everybody ads.

jmathai 13y ago
You don't need to be logged in to view the post.
- dublinben 13y ago
  You still have to visit facebook.
  - bch 13y ago
    It hasn't been explicitly stated yet, and may not be apparent to everyone, but it's blocked in some networks. It's not just a case of "I despise Facebook so much I refuse to visit it."
    - jmathai 13y ago
      That's a very valid point. Hadn't considered that.
- photex 13y ago
  Yeah, but I won't read it if it's on facebook. And I'm like reeeeaaallly important to this company. ... In all seriousness, I know my opinion matters very little, but I just don't visit facebook for reasons.
- salgernon 13y ago
  This has been true for this post, but there have been many "view this on facebook" posts that do block you with a signup. Twitter seems to do this too (frequently I'm prompted to log in.) Bah, I want my ye olde internet back.

talklittle 13y ago

I thought it was a shame for a different reason. Given I'm far from an avid Facebook user these days, the UI led me to believe this whole thing was a statement being made by Facebook, until I got to the very end of the letter: "Signed, Fluke Corporation." Was very confused about Facebook talking so much about hardware.

Jtsummers 13y ago
So you didn't notice the big Fluke logo in the top right? (perhaps it's not present on mobile?)
- sp332 13y ago
  I didn't notice until after you mentioned it. That said, at first I thought the letter was from SparkFun so maybe I'm not very awake today!
  - dlhavema 13y ago
    I thought it was from Sparkfun as well, but it's also early and I didn't know of the situation until reading this response.

facepalm 13y ago

For me it's a shame because I have blocked Facebook, so I can't see it. But isn't it always "Login-Walled", in that you can only see stuff as a registered Facebook user?

sp332 13y ago
Any pages marked as "Public" are accessible without a login. As soon as you put any restrictions on the audience, it makes everyone log in to check them against the list.