For a few days, Facebook users can use the application, which enables them to make a summary of the events of the last 12 months of their lives. For most of that innocent tool. But in one case has become a source of unexpected pain, for which he had to apologize to community service.
Eric Meyer is a well known web designer and writer. It is also the man who last year died in tragic circumstances, six-year-old daughter. It is not difficult to imagine that for Meyer was a very sad event, and such, which is most often to forget – if only he could.
No wonder, then, that the sight of his photos of a smiling child with the caption “It was a great year. Thank you for being a part of it “caused him no joy. But that machine facebookowy encouraged him to take advantage of a popular application.
– It does not look good, and if it came from a man, it would be simply wrong. However, it has generated computer code, and it is only unfortunate. It’s difficult, difficult problem. It is not easy to make the program will evaluate whether the image has a lot polubień, because it is funny, surprising or extremely sad – Meyer wrote on his blog.
The writer pointed out, however, that although understands the nature of this unfortunate coincidence and that there can be no question of any malicious activity, the Facebook could apply in this case, a little more thoughtful approach. Rather than simply ask the user if he wants to prepare him automatically a statement, the portal persistently bombarded him this proposal and does not allow her to ignore or off.
Meanwhile, representatives of Facebook, however, found the time to respond to this blunder. Responsible for the application “Year in Review” Jonathan GHELLER said “Washington fasting”
– [Application] appealed to many people, but definitely in this case has brought more harm than joy. We can afford more – I am very grateful that [Meyer] found time to write about it on your blog despite his grief.
DG
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