[MCN-L] Facebook is just sloppy
I may be alone in this, think you're off the mark. The only proof provided is that the thumbnailer doesn't work perfectly (sidebar, very few thumbnailers do). And Facebook has adequate reasons for requiring a profile picture to be the same on both the profile and the feed (I believe in the business world they call that branding). Is Facebook at fault because MoMA's profile pic thumbnail crops the logo slightly or is that MoMA's fault? You managed to make a blanket statement about their company, based upon one instance. One case does not a trend make. Facebook started as profiles for individuals. After MySpace had problems with commercial entities masking themselves as individuals (ie: characters from movies, tv shows, etc), Facebook opened up the platform to organizations, products, and commercial entities. Facebook did not create a platform for such entities, they made modifications to the platform to allow such entities to exist. Should we be complaining about the platform that we all benefit from (at no cost for access to, or use of said platform), or should we be thankful that we're no longer relegated to the use of Groups. (A fun way to start, but lacked the finesse of a Profile/Page). I guess my only comment would be, if you're going to bite the hand that feeds you, you'd better have a good reason for doing so. Chad Petrovay ?| ?Collections Database Administrator MIM-Musical Instrument Museum | 4725 E. Mayo Boulevard ?| Phoenix, AZ 85050 480.478.6000 main ?| ?480.478.6058 direct | 480.471.8690 fax ?| www.themim.org Blog: www.petrovay.com/tmsblog -Original Message- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Hanan Cohen Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 4:23 AM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: [MCN-L] Facebook is just sloppy Hi, I wrote about my experience/frustration while working with Facebook and my conclusion about the past and future of the company. http://info.org.il/english/facebook_is_just_sloppy.html Would love to get your comments. --- Hanan Cohen Webmaster Bloomfield Science Museum Jerusalem www.mada.org.il http://www.mada.org.il/en/ - Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/-/127569645760 - Twitter http://twitter.com/madajerusalem - YouTube http://www.youtube.com/user/madajerusalem ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/
[MCN-L] Facebook is just sloppy
I agree with you Chad. Facebook has been an amazing platform for us and there are lots of ways to work-around some of their quirks. -- Tamsen Schwartzman Museum Media Manager The Museum at FIT, Room E116 Seventh Avenue at 27th Street New York, NY 10001 212~217~4547 ** 212~217~4561 fax www.fitnyc.edu/museum Visit our collections online at fashionmuseum.fitnyc.edu Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter @MuseumatFIT Closes July 3: Menagerie Closes November 13: Eco-Fashion: Going Green Opens September 17: Japan Fashion Now -Original Message- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Chad Petrovay Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 7:31 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Facebook is just sloppy I may be alone in this, think you're off the mark. The only proof provided is that the thumbnailer doesn't work perfectly (sidebar, very few thumbnailers do). And Facebook has adequate reasons for requiring a profile picture to be the same on both the profile and the feed (I believe in the business world they call that branding). Is Facebook at fault because MoMA's profile pic thumbnail crops the logo slightly or is that MoMA's fault? You managed to make a blanket statement about their company, based upon one instance. One case does not a trend make. Facebook started as profiles for individuals. After MySpace had problems with commercial entities masking themselves as individuals (ie: characters from movies, tv shows, etc), Facebook opened up the platform to organizations, products, and commercial entities. Facebook did not create a platform for such entities, they made modifications to the platform to allow such entities to exist. Should we be complaining about the platform that we all benefit from (at no cost for access to, or use of said platform), or should we be thankful that we're no longer relegated to the use of Groups. (A fun way to start, but lacked the finesse of a Profile/Page). I guess my only comment would be, if you're going to bite the hand that feeds you, you'd better have a good reason for doing so. Chad Petrovay ?| ?Collections Database Administrator MIM-Musical Instrument Museum | 4725 E. Mayo Boulevard ?| Phoenix, AZ 85050 480.478.6000 main ?| ?480.478.6058 direct | 480.471.8690 fax ?| www.themim.org Blog: www.petrovay.com/tmsblog -Original Message- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Hanan Cohen Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 4:23 AM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: [MCN-L] Facebook is just sloppy Hi, I wrote about my experience/frustration while working with Facebook and my conclusion about the past and future of the company. http://info.org.il/english/facebook_is_just_sloppy.html Would love to get your comments. --- Hanan Cohen Webmaster Bloomfield Science Museum Jerusalem www.mada.org.il http://www.mada.org.il/en/ - Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/-/127569645760 - Twitter http://twitter.com/madajerusalem - YouTube http://www.youtube.com/user/madajerusalem ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/
[MCN-L] Facebook is just sloppy
Hi, I wrote about my experience/frustration while working with Facebook and my conclusion about the past and future of the company. http://info.org.il/english/facebook_is_just_sloppy.html Would love to get your comments. --- Hanan Cohen Webmaster Bloomfield Science Museum Jerusalem www.mada.org.il http://www.mada.org.il/en/ - Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/-/127569645760 - Twitter http://twitter.com/madajerusalem - YouTube http://www.youtube.com/user/madajerusalem
[MCN-L] Facebook is just sloppy
Hanan, I agree with your posting. Well done! _ Dee McConville Director of Technology Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art 500 West Washington Street Indianapolis, IN 46204 Direct: (317) 275-1364 Fax: (317) 275-1464 Email: dmcconville at eiteljorg.com Visit our website at: www.eiteljorg.org -Original Message- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Hanan Cohen Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 7:23 AM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: [MCN-L] Facebook is just sloppy Hi, I wrote about my experience/frustration while working with Facebook and my conclusion about the past and future of the company. http://info.org.il/english/facebook_is_just_sloppy.html Would love to get your comments. --- Hanan Cohen Webmaster Bloomfield Science Museum Jerusalem www.mada.org.il http://www.mada.org.il/en/ - Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/-/127569645760 - Twitter http://twitter.com/madajerusalem - YouTube http://www.youtube.com/user/madajerusalem ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/
[MCN-L] Facebook is just sloppy
Absolutely on the mark. While FB does some basic functions OK, it's very sloppy and clunky in many areas. For example, try to import your blog's RSS feed and see what happens? Andrew Fox Webmaster Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco de Young Museum 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco, CA 94118 415.750.3615 voice 415.750.3550 fax de Young Legion of Honor http://www.famsf.org On 6/22/10 4:23 AM, Hanan Cohen hanan at mada.org.il wrote: Hi, I wrote about my experience/frustration while working with Facebook and my conclusion about the past and future of the company. http://info.org.il/english/facebook_is_just_sloppy.html Would love to get your comments. --- Hanan Cohen Webmaster Bloomfield Science Museum Jerusalem www.mada.org.il http://www.mada.org.il/en/ - Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/-/127569645760 - Twitter http://twitter.com/madajerusalem - YouTube http://www.youtube.com/user/madajerusalem ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/
