Reshared post from +Alexander Howard
So… Facebook has "deprecated" frictionless sharing of what people are reading. Announcement from earlier today: "In order to provide users with experiences that meet their expectations, we will no longer approve custom actions that publish stories as people consume content. These apps must use the appropriate built-in actions or create a different sharing experience. "-Henry Zhang, Facebook http://j.mp/Rh5Tm6
I've never used an app, particularly a newsreader, that did this. For me — and others, like +Mike Loukides, whose post I've share din this one — automagically sharing whatever you read is quite problematic.
What this boils down to is that developers will now have to code in actions like “Watch,” “Read,” “Listen” or “Follow" to share something — adding some intentional friction.
That, I like.
The end of social – O’Reilly Radar
If you want to tell me what you listen to, I care. But if sharing is nothing more than a social application feed that’s constantly updated without your volition, then it’s just another form of spam.
Post imported by Google+Blog for WordPress.
+Sam Abuelsamid just read an article at http://www.bigbootyhos.org and enjoyed it.
+Sam Abuelsamid just read an article at http://www.bigbootyhos.org and enjoyed it.
Why they ever thought this was a good idea is a mystery.
Imagine a world where there is no self editing. Anything that occurs to you during the day comes out of your mouth immediately. Would it be a more honest world? Sure. Would it be a better world? Very very doubtful given some of the unkind and likely unfair things we all think from time to time. Friction is in fact a good thing when it comes to sharing. It takes a sub thirty year old could believe otherwise.
Why they ever thought this was a good idea is a mystery.
Imagine a world where there is no self editing. Anything that occurs to you during the day comes out of your mouth immediately. Would it be a more honest world? Sure. Would it be a better world? Very very doubtful given some of the unkind and likely unfair things we all think from time to time. Friction is in fact a good thing when it comes to sharing. It takes a sub thirty year old could believe otherwise.