Tagsie: a tool to exploit the new Facebook profile
5tephen.comMany articles have raved about how the new Facebook profiles let users add a bit of creative flair to their profiles. What I haven't seen reported is the potential for users to post creative content on other users' profiles. Enter Tagsie.
Tagsie lets users quickly tag many of their friends in one photo. Clever users can use Tagsie on five photos to exploit the design of the new Facebook profiles and plaster banners on their friends' profiles.
Facebook should change the way photos are chosen for the new profile. Users should opt-in to what is on their profile; users should not have to opt-out. There should be a way to keep others from posting vulgar things on my profile. Worst, users who haven't chosen to see the new profiles may still have banners hanging on their profile without ever knowing.
After my room mate and I built this I was able to hang "STEVE" across the profiles of all my friends. Friends who shared my name were pleased.
http://i.imgur.com/YeyxG.png
Currently only tested for Chrome. This is my first post to HN. I'm not sure where "text" shows up. Here is my commentary for this post: Many articles have raved about how the new Facebook profiles let users add a bit of creative flair to their profiles. What I haven't seen reported is the potential for users to post creative content on other users' profiles. Enter Tagsie. Tagsie lets users quickly tag many of their friends in one photo. Clever users can use Tagsie on five photos to exploit the design of the new Facebook profiles and plaster banners on their friends' profiles. Facebook should change the way photos are chosen for the new profile. Users should opt-in to what is on their profile; users should not have to opt-out. There should be a way to keep others from posting vulgar things on my profile. Worst, users who haven't chosen to see the new profiles may still have banners hanging on their profile without ever knowing. After my room mate and I built this I was able to hang "STEVE" across the profiles of all my friends. Friends who shared my name were pleased. Currently only tested for Chrome. Untag x 5, remove friend - crisis averted. Fair point. Yet it was only averted, not prevented.
