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    Default Social Media buttons

    As much as I hate social media, I have to as a minimum add a Google Plus button as we are being penalised on our Google earnings by not having one. Basically blackmailed, but what can you do ?

    I am trying out a few different setups which will be chopping and changing through out the day.

    No doubt no one will read this and there will be a thread in general chat from someone about it....as always.

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    Yeah just saw that on one of my posts...... Scratching head wondering how I managed that. LOL

    Then I decided to have a look in rules-information-minor-announcements and found this thread

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    Hey Admin would the Social Media Buttons work the same if they were part of the sig at the bottom of each users post ?

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    Probably. I dont have the option to move them, its an add on written by someone.

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    ok

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    Quote Originally Posted by admin View Post
    As much as I hate social media, I have to as a minimum add a Google Plus button as we are being penalised on our Google earnings by not having one. Basically blackmailed, but what can you do ?

    I am trying out a few different setups which will be chopping and changing through out the day.

    No doubt no one will read this and there will be a thread in general chat from someone about it....as always.
    personally have no issue with whatever needs to be added to keep things viable, things don't pay for themselves

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    Google arent as nice as they once were. Since Facebook got big, Google has been pushing plus 1 flat out on people.

    They are basically forcing it on Youtube users now, the google forums are full of angry people.

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    I hate social media, too. The added buttons are really annoying. But could notice that inbetween many sites have added those. Worst they mostly are displayed in the middle of a page, thus page contents completely destroying.

    Ex (original size):


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    Quote Originally Posted by admin View Post
    As much as I hate social media, I have to as a minimum add a Google Plus button as we are being penalised on our Google earnings by not having one. Basically blackmailed, but what can you do ?
    Ok Google if must be, but why also FB and twitter?
    If I wanted my stuff "tweeted", possibly totally out of context because now some numbskull simply just has to click a button, I would tweet there.
    Now even that right of choice is taken away.
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    Quote Originally Posted by nomeat View Post
    Ok Google if must be, but why also FB and twitter?
    Its part of the addon. I am not the author of it and I am not going to go through it and re author it.

    If I wanted my stuff "tweeted", possibly totally out of context because now some numbskull simply just has to click a button, I would tweet there.
    They can also cut and paste you if they like. You are posting in a public domain , not a private one. This site is search engined by hundreds of bots a day and your comments are posted all over the internet.

    Here is a Google search of your comment I just quoted.



    Now even that right of choice is taken away.
    Bullshit.

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    I have been wondering about those icons appearing every time I post but I was too lazy to ask.
    I deleted Facebook ages ago after getting 'invites' and 'suggestions of 'Friends' and participating in stupid games from people I had no idea who they were annoyed me and wasted my time trying to make sense of what was going on.
    I have never 'twitted' and dont intend to start now so I hope the system doesnt evolve into making a 'Sign in' compulsory, other than a user name and password, to use the Forum.

    If anyone is stupid enough to 'Twerp' me and doesnt get a reply or acknowledgement, all I can say is ' Twiittttyy tiittty tough poooo' and I dont care if they dont {F-like} it either.....
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    Likewise just read this thread and now is the explanation for those stoopid icons whenever I post. Have better things to do with my life than sit on Facebook or Twitter.

    Hope someone tries to tweet me and dosn't get a reply....could not give a rats a$@*.

    All these things are for is to increase your online computer usage and make more money for the service providers.

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    Really who give a sh!t about the icons or adverts on the site if it helps to keep Austech.info alive.
    Last edited by mickstv; 17-12-13 at 08:37 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by admin View Post
    Google arent as nice as they once were. Since Facebook got big, Google has been pushing plus 1 flat out on people.

    They are basically forcing it on Youtube users now, the google forums are full of angry people.
    I have noticed Youtube are requiring you to add more & more personal information ..... add telephone numbers, add/use email adresses instead of usernames etc....

    Facebook are pushing you the same to finish your profile ..... basically all your personal information .... place you work, place you live, school you went to, telephone numbers "for security" dates & timelines, etc etc etc ....

    & both Google & Facebook are pushing their agendas by either making the requests the first thing that loads on the webpage (Facebook), or not letting you decline or you cannot use the service in some cases (Youtube)

    All in All it is just making the net a very easily searchable database of your life (personal information) .......... for the Government agency's ...... or other people who want to search personal information about you ......
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