[Blindtlk] Facebook Question

[Nikki Wunderlich]

I'm using jaws 8.0, and IE 7 and I don't have that much trouble with face 
book. I mean the standard sight.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lloyd Rasmussen" <lras at sprynet.com>
To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 6:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Facebook Question


> Hi.  The mobiel Facebook site might not be so easy to use on a PC this 
> week,
> because they are making changes to serve different content to different
> kinds of phones.
>
> I use the regular Facebook page with Window-Eyes, and just expect changes
> and lots of unlabeled and dynamic links and buttons.  Often buttons will
> appear in your virtual buffer when you make a change, such as starting the
> process of friending someone.
>  I would not recommend giving Facebook your address book and having them
> send out friend requests on your behalf.  The algorithm doesn't 
> distinguish
> between listservs and other addresses.  Better to grow your list of
> acquaintances more deliberately.
>
> It may seem sneaky, but as I see messages from people who are friends of
> friends, I take time out to go to their Facebook page and submit a friend
> request if I want to.  Some of them show lists of their friends, which 
> gives
> you even more avenues to explore.  Starting from two years ago, I have 
> about
> 230 friends, perhaps 30 of whom are blind.  Judy hasn't quite gotten the
> Facebook bug, yet.
>
> Lloyd Rasmussen, Kensington, Maryland
> Home:  http://lras.home.sprynet.com
> Work:  http://www.loc.gov/nls
> http://www.facebook.com/lloyd.rasmussen
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Graves, Diane
>> Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 10:33 AM
>> To: pienings at comcast.net; 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Facebook Question
>>
>> Hi Jenny,
>>
>> Thanks so much. It took me a long time to get interested in creating a
>> page. Actually I always used to think it was just for those who wanted to
>> share photos and visual type stuff. Now that I know there is more that 
>> you
>> can do, and now that I've "got the fever," I am anxious to get up and
>> running and invite all of my friends.
>>
>>
>> Diane Graves
>> Civil Rights Specialist
>> Indiana Civil Rights Commission
>> Alternative Dispute Resolutions Unit
>> 317-232-2647
> From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Jennifer Piening
>> Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 9:55 AM
>> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Facebook Question
>>
>> Hi! No, you don't have to set up a separate account for the mobile site.
>>       Jenny
>>
>> --
>> Facebook:
>>
>> hannapaws at gmail.com
>>
>> Twitter:
>>
>> hannaleah
>>
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