Why Facebook Has Ruined Automation

by | May 12, 2011 | archive, facebook | 10 comments

I’m really irritated this time. I use Networked Blogs to automatically pull in my blog posts and if you are doing the same, your post may not be seen. Facebook has ruined automation.

Facebook collapses the posts brought in by 3rd party applications such as Networked Blogs and Twitter so that they are hidden in the News Feed.  Currently, it looks like posts from HootSuite and TweetDeck are still showing up as single posts but other posts such as TwitterFeed, FourSquare, Instagram all may be collapsed in people’s News Feed.

 

If you don’t click on the little link (that most people will miss) you will not see the other Networked Blog posts.  So the best thing to do to get your post seen is to post it manually. Curse you Facebook.  Watch the video to see how to change your Networked Blogs settings.

10 Comments

  1. Michael Martine
    Michael Martine on May 12, 2011 at 3:10 pm

    I love HootSuite. 🙂 I would be supremely pissed if I couldn’t use it to do anything worthwhile on Facebook.

  2. Grandma Mary
    Grandma Mary on May 12, 2011 at 3:21 pm

    You and me both Michael! Don’t touch Hootsuite you Facebook meddlers!

  3. Andy Hayes
    Andy Hayes on May 12, 2011 at 5:21 pm

    WHAAAA! #NothingFurtherToAdd

  4. Grandma Mary
    Grandma Mary on May 12, 2011 at 5:26 pm

    I feel your pain Andy.

  5. Mike Korner
    Mike Korner on May 18, 2011 at 11:42 am

    Grandma: Thanks for the information.

    Facebook: Word to the wise, don’t piss Grandma off. It won’t end well for you 🙂

  6. Grandma Mary
    Grandma Mary on May 18, 2011 at 11:59 am

    I have a bone or two to pick with them! Thanks Mike!

  7. Melanie Kissell @SoloMompreneur
    Melanie Kissell @SoloMompreneur on May 18, 2011 at 12:59 pm

    Thanks for the heads up, Grandma Mary – my life would be garbage without you!

    And I just wanna say …
    Who has TIME to go in and post every doggone post manually?! I’ve got too much on my plate already.

    Thanks for nothing, Facebook. 🙁

  8. Deb Ward
    Deb Ward on May 18, 2011 at 1:43 pm

    Thanks for the heads up, Grandma… I didn’t know this!! and Arrrghhhh!!! 🙁

  9. Michael Wilson
    Michael Wilson on May 25, 2011 at 10:18 am

    Do you know if this also effects RSS Graffiti? I’ve just started using it, so not sure if my posts are delayed or completely suppressed.

  10. Grandma Mary
    Grandma Mary on May 25, 2011 at 10:31 am

    Hi Michael – Yes RSS Graffiti is also affected by this – darn it! Thanks for asking and clearing that up