btw the facebook policy about uploaded videos is much more loose than the rules in youtube. A friend of mine uploads regularly TV shows and movies in parts, so using facebook to watch videos that might get blocked or removed from youtube is a great opportunity

datscilly

United States528 Posts

November 19 2010 16:52 GMT

#63

These social media icons and buttons are for the lowest common denominator, and for popularization. I don't think teamliquid would mind if power users blocked these.

I see how from a wider view this is a step in the right direction, however. The popularity of teamliquid is what allows it to sponsor a team, and any esports fan would like to see it grow as big as possible.

AskJoshy

United States1625 Posts

November 19 2010 17:20 GMT

#64

Oooooh, I like that YouTube channel a lot.

Maybe you guys could have a design contest for a YouTube background and give away a shirt or something?

garista

Germany165 Posts

November 19 2010 17:41 GMT

#65

An option in the profile to suppress this pest would be nice.
For now thank ~~god~~the programmers for Adblock.

Cink

United States93 Posts

November 19 2010 17:42 GMT

#66

Honestly guys there's nothing wrong with facebook, you just can't give in to the culture that it pushes. You don't have to add everyone you meet, or 'like' everything you see.
TL is something worth 'liking'. The more exposure TL can get the better!

Wohmfg

United Kingdom1292 Posts

November 19 2010 17:45 GMT

#67

The only argument I've seen against this so far is that twitter and facebook users are dumb. That isn't even an argument. It's only a good thing to spread TL and esports.

NonY

8748 Posts

November 19 2010 17:55 GMT

#68

These social media sites are excellent tools. Some people have formed a prejudice against them because they've seen them misused. There's nothing inherently wrong with these tools and I'm sure TL.net will use them well and everyone will benefit.

nBk

174 Posts

November 19 2010 18:21 GMT

#69

The benefits of adding social integration on TL will spread immensely in the long run. Especially for ESports.

Love the idea, also, will there ever be blogger and wordpress integration in the future?

Ethelis

United States2396 Posts

November 19 2010 18:27 GMT

#70

TL 0.2!

No really this is pretty cool. Not like TL is not "adding LAN lat" and adding FB integration instead.

FortuneSyn

1826 Posts

November 19 2010 18:32 GMT

#71

TL.net is so trendy and hip zomg! I need some black rim glasses.

Really tho, these tools are great to spread the word bout esports for more esports dollars.

MrShank

Canada144 Posts

November 19 2010 18:34 GMT

#72

Funny to see nerds rage over social networking.

GreEny K

Germany7312 Posts

November 19 2010 18:41 GMT

#73

On November 19 2010 23:38 mOnion wrote:
does anyone have a legitimate argument for why this is a bad thing other than a misplaced hate for social media with no reasonable explanation?

it tilts me so hard when people say "sad to see this" just because it targets a demographic they're not a part of.

either its a good thing, or it doesn't affect you. those are the only options.

It's the way some people feel, I fail to see how their thoughts on this affect you so much. It's either a good thing or it doesn't affect you, their dislike doesn't affect you at all so why keep inquiring about it?

Logo

United States7542 Posts

November 19 2010 18:57 GMT

#74

On November 20 2010 02:55 Liquid`Tyler wrote:
These social media sites are excellent tools. Some people have formed a prejudice against them because they've seen them misused. There's nothing inherently wrong with these tools and I'm sure TL.net will use them well and everyone will benefit.

Anyone who attempted to follow the GSL qualifiers or Blizzcon SC2 tournament should be able to back this up. Twitter is way more useful for up to the minute news about things like un-broadcasted tournament games than any other form of media. Forum posts get drowned out/are difficult to make from a mobile device and news posts don't get made until the whole story is known, but you can count on the TL twitter account, Artosis, or someone else to make a quick tweet about what's going on.

parkin

1079 Posts

November 19 2010 20:38 GMT

#75

Will you add Real ID, chat channels and lan support anytime soon too?

R1CH

Netherlands10340 Posts

November 19 2010 22:02 GMT

#76

To clear up some confusion that some of you have, there is no "integration" of facebook at all. All you are seeing is an image that links to the facebook sharing URL. Facebook can't "track" you visiting TL or anything like that. I purposefully avoided using any buttons / links that required loading any javascript that could interact with the page - in fact, the reddit button has more "integration" than facebook since it lets you vote on submissions without leaving TL.