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With ‘frictionless sharing,’ Facebook and news orgs push boundaries of online privacy | Poynter.
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The fact that my friend read an article is not useful without knowing more. Did he like it? Did he think I would like it? Did it make him laugh, cry, gasp or sigh? Did he read it because his boss or his teacher told him to, or because he was genuinely interested?

A couple months ago I wrote about research that revealed the five reasons people share news online: to help others, to define ourselves by what we choose to share, to show someone we’re thinking of them, to get credit for being helpful, and to spread the word about a cause.

The fact that people choose to keep most things private places significance on what they choose to share. If everything is shared automatically, nothing has significance.

“Sharing without intention is not social, it’s overwhelming, it’s noise,” social media consultant Jeff Gibbard observes on his blog. “Not everything I read, I endorse. Not everything I watch, I like. Not everything I listen to, I want to share. Without intention it’s simply surveillance.”

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<p>The fact that my friend read an article is not useful without knowing more. Did he like it? Did he think I would like it? Did it make him laugh, cry, gasp or sigh? Did he read it because his boss or his teacher told him to, or because he was genuinely interested?</p> <p>A couple months ago I wrote about research that revealed <a href="http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/media-lab/social-media/139716/5-reasons-people-share-news-how-you-can-get-them-to-share-yours/">the five reasons people share news online</a>: to help others, to define ourselves by what we choose to share, to show someone we&#x2019;re thinking of them, to get credit for being helpful, and to spread the word about a cause.</p> <p>The fact that people choose to keep most things private places significance on what they choose to share. If everything is shared automatically, nothing has significance.</p> <p>&#x201c;Sharing without intention is not social, it&#x2019;s overwhelming, it&#x2019;s noise,&#x201d; social media consultant <a href="http://www.socialmediaphilanthropy.com/2011/09/27/facebook-the-timeline-and-frictionless-sharing/">Jeff Gibbard</a> observes on his blog. &#x201c;Not everything I read, I endorse. Not everything I watch, I like. Not everything I listen to, I want to share. Without intention it&#x2019;s simply surveillance.&#x201d;</p>