tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593723229740118661.post683808634354698375..comments2023-04-10T04:34:31.792-06:00Comments on TechnOT by VirtualOT: Social Networking DilemmasAnita Hamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04905694883058081499noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593723229740118661.post-75121707629119838332008-07-28T10:40:00.000-06:002008-07-28T10:40:00.000-06:00my problem with facebook is they asked a couple qu...my problem with facebook is they asked a couple questions regarding privacy when i was setting up my account. i wanted to only be in the U of A OT group and answered accordingly. <BR/><BR/>however, when i checked my privacy settings later i noticed i was linked to 'friends of friends' etc. for wall postings and other features.<BR/><BR/>i refer to this as software seduction. they ask a select few questions to give you the security that they will keep your privacy. at the same time they ignore some key questions and cleverly assume you want that information shared. it is up to the user to catch this little oversight and change the settings (which are not terribly user-friendly by design). <BR/><BR/>either that, or i just plain missed some security questions when setting up my account. if that's the case, then i'm probably not the only person who missed the questions. <BR/><BR/>since i worked in software design i am always skeptical of user mistakes that benefit a company. everything from the size of text fields, placement of text to text fields, where the curser automatically defaults on a page, images in relation to text, etc. influences how a user reacts. We don't 'read' websites, we 'skim' them typically in an "F" pattern (left to right) so it's easy to take advantage of fast readers.joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10651627911837548873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593723229740118661.post-31292095211502934862008-07-28T08:36:00.000-06:002008-07-28T08:36:00.000-06:00Hi Joan, I'm still using facebook to keep up with ...Hi Joan, I'm still using facebook to keep up with certain people and to also keep track of my son in there! I find it's best just to put benign info. Cheers.Anita Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905694883058081499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8593723229740118661.post-12002515384121440382008-07-27T22:04:00.000-06:002008-07-27T22:04:00.000-06:00once you sign up for facebook, go to the privacy l...once you sign up for facebook, go to the privacy link and check out your settings. if you're trying to stay hidden you might be surprised at your exposure.joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10651627911837548873noreply@blogger.com