The Facebook Fiasco

by Ross S. on Apr 18th 2011

=============== Update ===============

Facebook have deleted the new 365 App, along with the old, therefore, I give up, 2 apps deleted, thousands of users disappointed. Don't know what else I can do. :-(

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To cut a long story short, we have a new Facebook app, get it here

I know many discussions have been started and there's lots of confusion so I thought I'd write this to clear up any further questions.

So last Friday I woke up to about a million emails informing me that the 365 Project facebook app had gone bye bye, lots of members had emailed me the good news, normally these things sort themselves out but I checked anyway and to my surprise, it actually wasn't there, and from what I could see, never had existed to begin with.

So where had it gone? Good question, one I immediately asked Facebook through their support forums and various forms designed so they never actually have to answer a question.

3 emails and 4 days later, I get an email telling me that the app had been deleted and that they would not put it back, no further detail or information as to why. They clearly don't seem to care that it had been up and running over a year and had almost 10,000 users.

I have therefore, set up a new 365 Project app (get it here) and fingers crossed they will resist deleting this one for the near future.

All this does however mean that you nice people will need to reconnect the two accounts, it's only 2 clicks, go on!

Again, sorry for any annoyance this has caused you. If you feel angry about this, feel free to harass Facebook. :-)



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April 18th, 2011
Sorry
That page cannot be found right now!


o.o
April 18th, 2011
Your links are wrong :)
http://apps.facebook.com/thetsfproject/ works though.
April 18th, 2011
@ochick @hazey_sunshine well done, I was just testing ya. ;-) thanks
April 18th, 2011
Thanks! :-)
April 18th, 2011
crazy they would delete an app such as this one but allow the most annoying ones to stay put :|
April 18th, 2011
JP
thought it was me who had gone crazy hehehe!
April 18th, 2011
thank you for dealing with all of this hassle for us all. it must have been such a pain, but i for one appreciate it!
April 19th, 2011
Thanks for the update. Facebook removed loads of applications about 6 months ago. They sent out notices to everyone that this was going to happen. My update was working fine until then. However, I figured out pretty quickly that I could just add my own link and have been doing that without difficulty.
April 19th, 2011
Hmmmm .... it looks like I'll be continuing to upload the link myself because I use the secured connections and the application is not secured.
April 19th, 2011
Thanks for all your hard work in getting this figured out! I figured it was a FB problem and not surprised that they didn't explain why.
April 19th, 2011
Thank you Ross! You rock!
April 19th, 2011
Thank you Ross!!! :0)
April 19th, 2011
Glad it's back!
April 19th, 2011
Thanks, Ross. A few, although probably very few :), of my family members will be happier now. :)
April 19th, 2011
Thank you, Ross!! It's nice to have the app back!! :-)
April 19th, 2011
Thank you, Ross!
April 19th, 2011
Thank you for getting us up and running again!
April 19th, 2011
Thank you for taking the effort and the time to work (okay, be ignored by) facebook to make all of us happy. Hopefully this will not be a problem in the future.
April 19th, 2011
Thank you! I "liked 365 project" on FB, now what? I am missing something.... Thanks
April 19th, 2011
hi ross--it worked earlier today, but now my photo is gone and it says the app cannot be found...
April 19th, 2011
@Scrivna The link you set up in the write up above is not working. I wonder is they took it down...
April 19th, 2011
It is down, including the link in the thread.
April 19th, 2011
Can't get any of the links to work :(
April 19th, 2011
The page you requested was not found.
This is the message I get when I click on the links

You may have clicked an expired link or mistyped the address. Some web addresses are case sensitive.

*
Return home
*
Go back to the previous page
April 19th, 2011
Thank you for your work, Ross!
April 19th, 2011
Oh no! I thought it had worked but the picture I just uploaded didn't appear on Facebook and when I clicked to instal the app the message @jo365 just posted appeared. Man, I hate Facebook!
April 19th, 2011
@Scrivna Still doesn't work...see the new thread for details
April 19th, 2011
Definitely broken again. Stupid Facebook.
April 19th, 2011
Yep, they've deleted the new one too, not sure why, have updated the article
April 19th, 2011
Cam
@Scrivna

How about... a FB 'share' button on the image edit page or the page that appears just after uploading? I'd use that.
April 19th, 2011
@Scrivna Thanks for all your efforts!!!
April 19th, 2011
@Scrivna Thanks for working so hard to connect the 365 community to Facebook.

Since they deleted the second app, I personally think it's time for the 365 community to voice our complaints to Facebook. Yes, almost 10,000 users were subscribed to the app--but I'm sure all of you, like me, had Facebook friends who followed your pictures every day through the app. So we have a really big, international community that is dissatisfied with Facebook's actions.

I searched throughout my account, but I can't seem to find contact information... does anybody know to get in contact with Facebook about user issues? Should we try to contact them individually, or all sign a petition on 365 and forward that to Facebook?
April 19th, 2011
Can someone tell me how to fix the LIKE button for Facebook. It posts yesterdays photo with todays description and title. Very frustrating.
April 19th, 2011
Mark Zuckerberg doesn't like photography & artists, he is a Photo~Phobe.....
April 19th, 2011
@curlyque87 I totally agree! This is nuts and it's time for some major complaining. I'll find that contact. GIve me some time....
April 19th, 2011
While you all are complaining ..... you can still post the link yourself. ;-)
April 19th, 2011
@dmortega is right. you guys can manually paste the link on your status message in facebook & select the correct thumbnail that should go with it.

as for facebook deleting the 365 linkage, i think they just dont care whether a "link" is actually already "up & running" & is being used by tons of people. i guess there's nothing can be done about it.

we be 10,000 Zuckerberg-haters out of his 600 million users then, i guess? haha!
April 19th, 2011
shame on them!!!
April 19th, 2011
When I click on the links ... it tells me "page not found"... Am I doing something wrong.... Help! @Scrivna
April 19th, 2011
The easiest thing is to put the link in yourself by pasting in the url as your status update. Don't think FB can delete that one.
April 19th, 2011
@dmortega my sentiments exactly.
April 19th, 2011
@lauriemct Use the 'share' button, and click on Facebook. A thumbnail will appear with your pics in it, Scroll through them to get the pic that matches the date and what you've written.
April 20th, 2011
Bummer! Oh well, thanks for trying! I can paste my link just as well as I can whine about it. Life goes on. =D
April 20th, 2011
If you think this is a bunch of junk and want to bombard Facebook with complaints simply on principle, feel free to click this link and either comment, and/or ask the same question I did. I figure it may get some attention if we do that. Or maybe not, but whatever. Made me feel better. :)
http://www.facebook.com/help/?question=1147721

Also, Tammy posted this link for you to submit feedback about our app. Feel free to feed people. Feel free to feed.
http://www.facebook.com/help/contact.php?show_form=ui_application
April 20th, 2011


@Scrivna

Ross you are not alone, tons of apps disappear and sometimes show back-up...

I can think of one or two things... if someone was posting dirty photos on 365 and than linked to facebook, you could have a terms of service violation... if you are stealing our private infor... terms of service... ect...

I assume you tried the: https://www.facebook.com/help/contact.php?show_form=dev_disable_appeal

if you think your app is fine... I am tearing through the new TOS as I have not read it in 2 years for FB... if I think of anything else I will let you know...

good luck Facebooks a bitch...
April 20th, 2011
I just have been copying my link for my picture each day and dropping on FB. I refuse to use their photo albums they are lousy.
April 20th, 2011
Ugh, what a mess!
April 20th, 2011
How mean is that? Thanks for trying Ross ♥
April 20th, 2011
That's complete bs! Why cant they tell you why it was deleted?
April 20th, 2011
its not working too :(
April 20th, 2011
Yes, everyone should at least goto: http://www.facebook.com/help/?question=1147721
...and click the "I have the same question" button at the bottom. Seems like the closest thing we have to a voice on the issue. Friggin' FB.
April 20th, 2011
@ Camilo ... thanks for the "share" suggestion! Was still able to post to FB via this link!!!
April 20th, 2011
mark zuckerberg is always stifling me.
April 20th, 2011
marck zuckerberg is a genius guy, very smart and a lunatic... pffffft >.< i can't find the fb apps for 365.... and yet this lunatic allows all the spams and annoying apps in the world to enter facebook... ANNOYINGGGGGGGGGGG! really... i have my account deleted twice for no reason too.. he really must hate artists... and yeah did i mention he's a genius...? and because he's soooo genius he becomes a lunatic...?
April 21st, 2011
Its not working for me and I have clicked on all the links people have posted above ): I had loads of people that followed my pics on FB and now they can't see them. How can I get this up and happening again?
April 21st, 2011
@hillsgirl Read the update at the top of the page. You CAN'T. Facebook deleted it. Again.
April 21st, 2011
Right - Twitterfeed it is, then!

Unless Facebook have decided to delete that too?! :O
http://www.twitterfeed.com/
April 21st, 2011
Deleted once again. lame.
April 21st, 2011
@hazey_sunshine this doesn't work either. Deleted again.
April 21st, 2011
What the hell Facebook!?! >:(
April 21st, 2011
Amy
Welp, I guess I'll have to do it the old fashioned ~ copy, paste in link and move on... lol. Although, a share button after the upload would be useful - for Twitter/Facebook/etc.
April 22nd, 2011
@yungingr - bugger to Facebook! That is so ridiculous and is disappointing so many people :(
April 22nd, 2011
does 365project have an rss feed? I think we can use the Network Blogs app if they have.
April 22nd, 2011
@iampugeda thanks for the idea! :)

i tried this other facebook app too: http://apps.facebook.com/rssgraffiti

seems it's easier to configure and you're not forced to choose/use pre-set feeds as part of the setup process.
April 22nd, 2011
btw, if anyone's interested in trying out rssgraffiti, the rss url can be copied from the "Subscribe to RSS feed" link at the bottom of the right-hand-side box (further below under your tags)
April 23rd, 2011
Unless you're Zynga or another big company paying Facebook stupid royalties...you get screwed. They let all this other crap exist but legitimate apps disappear.
April 23rd, 2011
I can't get the link to work :(
April 23rd, 2011
It's not working! WHAT THE HECK! I finally decide to use it and now it won't work..great.
April 24th, 2011
the link doesn't work... message says it's an "expired" link
April 25th, 2011
Stupid bloody fb. rrrrawr.
April 26th, 2011
It's still not working, no? :( Or is it just me?
April 28th, 2011
Any chance of trying it again? The automatic Facebook post was one of the primary reasons I decided to go with 365Project over other places. I know I can manually post, but it is just another step to remember.
April 28th, 2011
It doesn't work!!
April 29th, 2011
Dear Ross,
Thank you for your efforts but for some odd reason Facebook app doesn't work with 365 project. So weird! Perhaps we should sign a virtual petition?
April 29th, 2011
@amblnc38 I think that is because they make $ selling stuff on those applications... Facebook is getting to big for its britches!
May 1st, 2011
Not working for me. Facebook can't be serious. Are there other social networks that support the 365 project??
May 7th, 2011
your latest link doesn't work either. so bizarre!
May 7th, 2011
Thanks @stinkercat for the heads up on the rss graffiti app for Facebook. It's really annoying that the 365 app has been taken down but the rss feed seems to link up really well.

The only problem with using an rss app is that you can't currently specify separate privacy settings for your rss posts, which means you have to let your FB friends see everything on your wall (including your photo stream) or nothing, which is quite frustrating.
May 9th, 2011
Is there any work being done to get an app back on FB!? I loved sharing my pics with friends on FB who aren't on this site! I am eagerly waiting to a solution to this problem!
May 9th, 2011
None of those links work!
May 18th, 2011
This is typical Facebook....they never listen to what the users are saying and Facebook is more and more becoming a pain in the butt. It is still good for networking, but their constant meddling with the applications, privacy and other content makes it more of a key annoyance to people. Sharing individual pictures works just fine.....no worries about having an app.
September 24th, 2011
Yet another good reason to drop my FB account...
December 27th, 2011
Face Book is soooo annoying! Thank you for your work! However, the links do not work...can you assist?
June 8th, 2012
stupid Facebook
November 6th, 2012
:-(
December 4th, 2012
I guess the only thing good about being over 50 is that you think a link is something you are missing out of your watch...and an app is short for application! as in Getting a Job...Real work takes effort sometimes...lol...I guess i just dont know what i am missing!!! But ill sign the petition!!!
December 13th, 2012
I haven't used FB for 68 years. I don't need it now. Just say NO.
February 23rd, 2013
My love of facebook no longer exists, therefore, I don't care that the app was deleted. Matter of fact, I think the love has been lost by many people. The thrill is gone.
September 21st, 2013
AC
@ellimae LOL...I'm with you!

If you are an ace member and you feel a need to post on Facebook, you can do it through Picmonkey... Of course that is if FB didn't delete that link as well.
January 22nd, 2014
I am getting so disillusioned with FB :-(
March 4th, 2014
Maybe we should move to Google+ instead. It's less of a pain than Facebook
August 21st, 2014
I connected my facebook and the project simply without an app and it works perfectly... i add my daily photo here and I have a photo album in facebook named 365 project and I add the same photos in there... No special apps needed :D
December 29th, 2014
It seems this is deleted too
December 29th, 2014
@kohl can you post the rss graffiti app please
January 1st, 2018
Why is this old post showing up now?
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