what the facebook/twitter thing actually does

[phosfate]

Originally posted by dawna at Facebook and Twitter Connect Information

My dearest LiveJournal friends list, I know you guys are upset and worried right now but..

I NEED YOU TO STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND READ THIS

Im sorry about shouting in large font but this is really important and I need you guys to read this very carefully as a bit of a game of telephone is happening and some things need to be set straight. Not all of you misunderstand the feature but many of you do.

The new features that were relased yesterday regarding Facebook/Twitter Connect crossposting: news post // lj_releases post // FAQ 279

First and foremost. What exactly this feature does, is allows a user to easily repost entries or comments to Facebook and Twitter. The feature to post entries to Facebook is not new, it has been on the site for quite some time now and only affected public posts.

( The new feature has a few parts to it. )

Comments

[annlarimer.livejournal.com]

But you post about it in a public entry of someone else's LJ, when any of those people could be reading here.

I have clinical depression, too. The implication that it is something of which I ought to be ashamed, or need to keep hidden, is frankly insulting.

what the facebook/twitter thing actually does

[annlarimer.livejournal.com]

Please leave.

[dr-tectonic.livejournal.com]

Yeah, what I meant by that was that I acknowledge that I'm pretty privileged on those kinds of front, so I'm probably a bit undersensitive. Sorry that didn't come through.

Happily all ways round, it now appears to be a moot issue, since LJ actually does, on occasion, listen, and has changed it so that only comments on public entries can crosspost. Hey Facebook, take a lesson!