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Interconnecting services and selective sharing

Whenever I updated Twitter, it automatically updated my Facebook status. Not only did I get more and more into Twitter than before when I hated it, it drove my Facebook friends nuts with the constant stream of pointless drivel. Now I use the selective Twitter application which allows me to regulate what goes onto Facebook and what doesn't, by adding #fb at the end of my tweet. But with this, be careful what you write, because some Facebook friends will not be on Twitter and you can get away with saying certain things. Once it automatically goes over (if you don't use the selective Twitter application) then you can get into hot water with your friends. Twitter is very public, whereas Facebook is more private. Even though in Facebook you can be offensive and get away with it, you wouldn't want to write something incredibly right-wing on your Twitter and have your entire left-wing friendship group find out, resulting in them throwing organic beans at you but were far too weak to.
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posted by Zack Whittaker
November 6, 2009 @ 1:25 pm

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