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So how does allowing Apple to integrate Facebook into iOS solve their advertising issues on mobile?
This is akin to serving "MD 20/20" at a $500 per seat wine tasting. It's just "nasty".
Social media is a colossal waste of time that could be better spent leaving your house/apartment and meeting people.
There will soon be a pshycological disorder identified descibing the addiction to social media.
Social media is a colossal waste of time that could be better spent leaving your house/apartment and meeting people.
There will soon be a pshycological disorder identified descibing the addiction to social media.
Whatever!
For me it's a meh' there's a crappy App for that! Not that I have it or want it having access to the rest of the data on my iPhone!
On the Apple side it's another cool "feature" that will appeal to some of the billion drones who can't live without FB 24/7
For me it's a meh' there's a crappy App for that! Not that I have it or want it having access to the rest of the data on my iPhone!
On the Apple side it's another cool "feature" that will appeal to some of the billion drones who can't live without FB 24/7
I don't really like Facebook, but as has been said already, as long as its integrated in such a way that means you can easily avoid it, then I don't have a problem with it being an option.
I feel like so many of my posts are about wanting Apple to give us more options (see signature
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Having said all that - I do dislike the way Facebook is somewhat insidiously trying to put itself everywhere on the internet, and so if I was being selfish about it I'd rather this wasn't happening, as it will further legitimise and encourage Facebook usage, including all the people who use it without really understanding what they give up for their 'free' service', which I personally think is probably a larger fraction of their users than it should be.
However, I recognise that there are those who both understand everything Facebook does (by which I mean essentially sell its services to users for the mining of their data) and are fine with that, and don't mind it being ever-present in their online world, and would love the kind of integration being mooted here. So for those people, I'm happy, even if for me it'll be an aspect of iOS6 that I'll actively avoid.
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Whilst we getting these integration options for those who love social media, it would be nice to get some standard options for mobile Safari to block all the social media web 'pollution', such as FbLike, Twitter, G+ buttons on our iOS Devices. That kind of thing might blow the deals Apple have though - and that's a legitimate concern about this stuff too I think. I mean ideally I think it should be a standard option in desktop browsers too, but at least we have plug-ins for that.
I feel like so many of my posts are about wanting Apple to give us more options (see signature
), so it'd be hypocritical of me to just join the Facebook-hating with no good reason.Having said all that - I do dislike the way Facebook is somewhat insidiously trying to put itself everywhere on the internet, and so if I was being selfish about it I'd rather this wasn't happening, as it will further legitimise and encourage Facebook usage, including all the people who use it without really understanding what they give up for their 'free' service', which I personally think is probably a larger fraction of their users than it should be.
However, I recognise that there are those who both understand everything Facebook does (by which I mean essentially sell its services to users for the mining of their data) and are fine with that, and don't mind it being ever-present in their online world, and would love the kind of integration being mooted here. So for those people, I'm happy, even if for me it'll be an aspect of iOS6 that I'll actively avoid.
P.S.
Whilst we getting these integration options for those who love social media, it would be nice to get some standard options for mobile Safari to block all the social media web 'pollution', such as FbLike, Twitter, G+ buttons on our iOS Devices. That kind of thing might blow the deals Apple have though - and that's a legitimate concern about this stuff too I think. I mean ideally I think it should be a standard option in desktop browsers too, but at least we have plug-ins for that.
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I always wonder what people look for on Facebook. Go see your friends in real life if you really "like" them.
Facebook is imho just a way to kill some time, or maybe show off some things you've done... tried it a couple of years ago, and quit after a couple of weeks.
So if Apple wants to integrate it, go ahead for those that want it, but please in a completely concealable or removable way, so I don't have to look at that "F" button all the time, wasting screen estate.
Facebook is imho just a way to kill some time, or maybe show off some things you've done... tried it a couple of years ago, and quit after a couple of weeks.
So if Apple wants to integrate it, go ahead for those that want it, but please in a completely concealable or removable way, so I don't have to look at that "F" button all the time, wasting screen estate.
Wow. All you baristas are really awesome not using fb. Well its an option ppl and fb has alot of great uses. What have u all to hide anyway? Im guessing 90% of you all actually do have accounts but are just too cool to say so. One day ill be as cool as you guys. I hope!!!
I don't see the big deal. Some people will use it, and others won't.
I'm not sure if I will. If it's anything like the Twitter integration, I won't know anything about it past tweeting images straight from the photos app.
I'm not sure if I will. If it's anything like the Twitter integration, I won't know anything about it past tweeting images straight from the photos app.
or you could just not put your twitter/fb user details into the preferences and they will be automatically disabled (
This is a terminally stupid idea!
There is absolutely no reason to integrate Facebook into the operating system.
Yes, there is.
It is to cater to the socially inept!
Ok I can see this being one of the BIG features they tout for iOS 6..... They will have Zuckerberg and crew there on stage and make a keynote section 10min long demoing this calling it "revolutionary" etc....etc....etc....
I don't know why this was neg repped, he's correct. Signing into twitter on iOS 5 is optional, no reason at all why the conditions wouldn't be the same for FB in iOS 6
Personally, I think people who say things like that, have no concept of what is going on on the internet. Yes, you can assume that you "just don't log in" or "control your privacy setting appropriately", but I can assure you, you will make one regrettable mistake one day. Either you completely shut off your information or you make yourself vulnerable on the internet (which is not a good idea, in my opinion at least). There is no in between, there is no "wise" way to use facebook.
And no, I don't say this because "it's cool to dislike popular things". I say this, because I have seen people making very sad decisions via facebook without even knowing what they are doing. No one can claim to know for sure what they are doing when they use facebook in various ways. There are just so many ways to make mistakes on facebook. I could tell you various (hilarious or tragic depending on humor) stories how facebook devastated lives, but that would probably go to far. I just want to tell you that this is no "hysteria" or "paranoia". This is very much reality, I've seen it.
Topic: Why not, I won't use it if Apple gives me the choice. I think they will.
Actually, I think that most people without FB and XBox 360 and a real job not living in their mama's basement are the ones who are grown up. We call them adults...
So I think the comment should be Catch up, we are already there.
Well, what I feared the most has come true if this story is real. 'baked into iOS' does not sound particularly good and 'system wide inetegration' of Facebook is scarier then Prometheus (I have'nt seen it yet btw).
To me this is the spell of a slow down in iPhone sales. I do not trust FB and will not fully trust Apple and FB's idea of integration and choice... If they wanted to give you choice they would not integrate it, and I loathe the idea of FB being integrated into OSX too!
To me this is the spell of a slow down in iPhone sales. I do not trust FB and will not fully trust Apple and FB's idea of integration and choice... If they wanted to give you choice they would not integrate it, and I loathe the idea of FB being integrated into OSX too!
I don't think you understand how this works.
Apple needs *permission* from Facebook to use its API services and integrate it into iOS.
Since Facebook will derive no revenue from the use of Facebook's APIs on an iOS device, they will charge Apple a fee for the privilege.
People keep saying that Facebook is a "social networking" company. It isn't, its an advertising company that uses "social networking" to have users give up their private data free of charge so that Facebook can auction it off to the highest bidder and/or generate page views to sell ad impressions.
The mechanism for Facebook (or Google for that matter) to accomplish this is irrelevant.
Absolutely agreed. That is the problem with Facebook and Google... you are not their customer... the agencies that they sell your information to are their true customers. Apple, please don't bake Spybook into any of your OS. Leave it up to customers whether they want those apps!