Facebook Hates Christmas
Part of the fun of getting presents is the surprise. Facebook, aparently, hates Christmas according to Vallywag. Their privacy invading beacon “service” is spilling the beans on everyone’s christmas present. I’m just waiting till someone buys an engagement ring online their partner finds out. Here are some stories from the article:
- “Oh my gosh, my cousins entire christmas shopping list this week was displayed on the [Facebook news] feed. thats so messed up. This has gotta stop!” — Tasha Valdez from Michigan
- “I bought some shoes and a dress on Overstock.com and was shocked to see it on my news feed the next time I logged onto facebook. The next day I had several people come up to me and comment on the things I bought. It was really creepy. I wonder what would have happened if I had bought underwear?” — Rachel Hundley
- “i found out what i was getting for Christmas from my sister…sadness.” — Annie Kadala from north Carolina
- “I made a purchase yesterday for my wife for Christmas…When my wife logged onto Facebook, there was an entry in her news feed that I had bought a ring from Overstock. It had a link to the ring and everything. Christmas ruined.” — Sean Lane from Massachusetts
- “I saw my gf bought an item i had been saying i wanted … so now part of my christmas gift has been ruined. Facebook is ruining christmas!” — Matthew Helfgott
There’s also a great poll on the site, the results so far: