{"id":649,"date":"2011-09-28T03:49:28","date_gmt":"2011-09-28T02:49:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nataliecopuroglu.com\/?p=649"},"modified":"2011-09-28T03:49:28","modified_gmt":"2011-09-28T02:49:28","slug":"why-the-new-facebook-is-creepymazing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nataliecopuroglu.com\/?p=649","title":{"rendered":"Why the new Facebook is creepymazing"},"content":{"rendered":"

You did it again Facebook. Everyone hates Facebook changes – every time, people spend days discussing about the potential benefits and the many disadvantages of the new design. This time, the change is radical.<\/p>\n

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Problem 1: Timeline<\/b><\/p>\n

Meet the new Facebook timeline. Looks amazing, right? <\/p>\n

\"Timeline\"<\/p>\n

Think again. The new timeline means all your potential stalkers have access to your \u201cFacebook history\u201d since day one. All they need to do is scroll down or click on the year they\u2019re interested in.<\/p>\n

Problem 2: Facebook privacy options<\/b><\/p>\n

The default privacy option for whom has access to your timeline is set to \u201ceveryone\u201d. Unless you want everyone (that includes potential employers and creepy people) to see your wall posts, pictures and drunken posts, then I suggest you head over to Privacy Options and change the option from Everyone to Friends or Friends of friends. While you\u2019re on the page, go through all the privacy options and check that it\u2019s the way you want it to be.<\/p>\n

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Problem 3: Spotify<\/b><\/p>\n

I love Spotify. Facebook and Spotify are BFFs now and if you link your Spotify and Facebook account, every single song you listen to will come up on your timeline. No thank you. I have last.fm scrobbling for that and my friends now where it is if they need to see what I\u2019m listening to. So I opted out for linking both accounts and guess what? My list of friends (with their playlists) disappeared from Spotify. That sucks. Also, if you\u2019re a new user, you can\u2019t create a Spotify account unless you have a Facebook account. Seriously?!<\/p>\n

Problem 4: Everything else<\/b><\/p>\n

The time where you had to click on a button to \u201clike\u201d something is over. You can watch a show on Hulu, listen to a song on Spotify, or check out a story on Mashable, via the Washington Post\u2018s Social Read app and your friends will know about it. Facebook apps will ask your permission to share those stories of course \u2013 but they will ask just once. Sharing becomes both passive and automatic. So be careful because with these apps you’re automatically sending anything you read\/watch\/listen into your timeline.<\/p>\n

The bottom line? The new timeline has a modern look and it looks amazing. But it is seriously creepy that if you don\u2019t pay attention, everything you will do will come up on your timeline. Facebook wants you to use the site as a diary, as a way to record your memories \u2013 which explains the new options it added.<\/p>\n

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It still amazes me how anyone would want to fill in the missing blanks and tell the world when they had surgery or when they broke their leg.<\/p>\n

So, here we are. Facebook is changing all over again. We complain. And in a few months, we probably won\u2019t notice the changes anymore \u2013 until next round of course.<\/p>\n

The new Facebook is creepymazing<\/b>. What do you like and hate about it? Let me know and let\u2019s complain together \ud83d\ude42 !<\/p>\n

PS: If you are not scared just yet, head over and read this<\/a>. Guess what? Facebook tracks you even after logging out. Creepy.<\/p>\n

UPDATE<\/strong><\/p>\n

I love Spotify – they listen to their customers. You can now choose not to share the songs you’re listening to. FINALLY.<\/p>\n

\"Spotify\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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