@glacial – I don’t disagree, and have voiced my preference that Fluther NOT be treated like a social site for years. I am very fond of many other jellies, and glad that we can connect on separate Social Network sites. But I do enjoy the opportunity to engage in back-and-forth, and to be able to provide in-depth input when appropriate.
The interface at Jelly is too superficial. I don’t see what these ‘sound-bite’ Qs and As can really accomplish that one could not find on their own through web searches. I prefer the voices of different experiences and perspectives on an issue. I like that we can go back several years and see what the collective had to say on a subject then and what we’re saying now.
I didn’t like that I couldn’t create an account or choose a user name, it just tapped into my FB from the smartphone. I didn’t like that suddenly, my fiancĂ© was there, and people that he has in his networks, but I do not have in mine, we’re listed. I have friends who have people blocked, but other friends are still friends with the blocked party… This network-driven matching could cause problems for some of those people.
@LuckyGuy: When someone purchases an app, I don’t think the app owner is given your App/Play Store account info, I believe it is all tied to the device’s UDID. The various apps will then ask permission to access your Facebook or Twitter, your camera, your photo album, your location info, your Contacts list, etc. On the iOS, these settings can be toggled on/off by individual app at the user’ discretion… I love that. I keep them Off, and only toggle them On when I want that function.