Jump to content
×
Are you looking for the BariatricPal Store? Go now!

Facebook & Twitter Integration



Recommended Posts

Hey All!

We're happy to introduce our Facebook & Twitter Integration!

For users who are not currently logged in, or for guests, you can easily associate your account or create your account by clicking the Facebook or Twitter Icon at the top left of your screen next to the Sign In link. Once you've done this you'll be taken to a login page where you can enter your Facebook information and complete the signup or account linking process, it only takes a few seconds!

If you're already a member and you're logged in, you can easily connect your Facebook and/or Twitter accounts.

For Facebook Connect, Click Here!

For Twitter Connect, Click Here!

Simply follow the instructions from there, and you'll be connected in no time.

Some of the cool things you can do with the new integrations are:

- Synchronize your Profile Photo and Avatar Photo with Facebook or Twitter

- Synchronize your Facebook or Twitter Status with your VerticalSleeveTalk Status (Both ways!)

- Synchronize your Profile "About Me" with your Facebook or Twitter "About Me"

- Update your Profile "Background" with your Twitter Background

Once you're connected all of these options are configurable right in "My Settings" -> "Profile".

Let us know here if you have any problems, have any questions, or just how you like this new feature!

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Can I ask what this actually means..... I use FB every day, but I don't want people knowing I have had the sleeve op....if the connection between this site and FB means that I'll get things posted on my FB wall about the sleeve then I'll pass on this.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Can I ask what this actually means..... I use FB every day, but I don't want people knowing I have had the sleeve op....if the connection between this site and FB means that I'll get things posted on my FB wall about the sleeve then I'll pass on this.

DITTO!!!

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Same with me -- my health is my private business -- I don't want them to know . . . please let us know if the connection with FB is different than we anticipate!

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

I actually have an avatar account for Sleeve Info only... so I can see this coming in really handy. Now I don't have to update my status there AND here too. Nice!

However, I do not discuss my surgeries with anyone on my personal FB account.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Good idea . . . but given the subject matter of this site. IT's kinda private . . . not for all of the "fb friends". I won't be integrating my profiles! lol

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Is there any more clarification with this at all as I've not even bothered to click on the FB chat box for fear it might post something on my FB profile. :(

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

I created an entire new FB account for my weight loss and only folks that know about my WLS and friends are on there. I do not post anything and everything on my real FB account. You can sync it to the fake account so you won't worry that things you don't want to be said on FB will be on there.

So, first it has to be synced to your FB account of your choice - AND - you have to click the little box to post it there. You're safe unless you do those two things.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

That's the last thing in the world I would use. I am very careful about what I say on face book. I like Facebook, but I don' t want everyone who I am friends with on there knowing everything about me. I can't separate the people who are my very close friends and my relatives who I tell as little as possible to. Therefore, I am very generic about what I say on facebook.

Facebook and VST are about as far apart as me and the man on the moon.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

I think I'm getting how it works (and I'll NEVER use it), but what I don't get is the point of the whole thing, like... why anyone would need it? Am I missing something? :blink:

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

I get the point in that your FB profile pic would automatically update here, etc and as a Techno geek it sounds neat but I'm with everyone else in that the sleeve is not something that I am comfortable discussing with everyone - to the point (for now) that I'm not even posting identifying information on here (non-members can see posts) and I don't want identifying pics from my FB on here. I'm sure I'll feel differently once I've been here a while or after I actually get sleeved but even then I will not be integrating with other sites. Thanks for the option, though. :)

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now

  • Trending Products

  • Trending Topics

  • Recent Status Updates

    • ChunkCat

      Thank you everyone for your well wishes! I totally forgot I wrote an update here... I'm one week post op today. I gained 15 lbs in water weight overnight because they had to give me tons of fluids to bring my BP up after surgery! I stayed one night in the hospital. Everything has been fine except I seem to have picked up a bug while I was there and I've been running a low grade fever, coughing, and a sore throat. So I've been hydrating well and sleeping a ton. So far the Covid tests are negative.
      I haven't been able to advance my diet past purees. Everything I eat other than tofu makes me choke and feels like trying to swallow rocks. They warned me it would get worse before it gets better, so lets hope this is all normal. I have my follow up on Monday so we'll see. Living on shakes and soup again is not fun. I had enough of them the first time!! LOL 
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • BeanitoDiego

      Still purging all of the larger clothing. This morning, a shirt that I ADORED wearing ended up on top. Hard to let it go, but it was also hard to let go of those habits that also no longer serve my highest good. Onward and upward!
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • Onedayatatime365

      Looking to connect with others who are also on the journey of better health. Post-Op Gastric Sleeve (4/11/24).
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • jparadigm

      Happy Wednesday!
       
      I hope everyone is having a lovely week so far! 
      It's been a bit of a struggle this last week...I'm hungry ALL the time.
      · 1 reply
      1. BlondePatriotInCDA

        Have a great Wednesday too! Sorry you're hungry all the time, I'm pretty much the same..and I'm sick of eating the same food all the time.

    • ChunkCat

      Well, tomorrow I go in for an impromptu hiatal hernia repair after ending up in the ER over the weekend because I couldn't get food down and water was moving at a trickle... I've been having these symptoms on and off for a few weeks but Sunday was the worst by far and came with chest pain and trouble breathing. The ER PA thinks it is just esophagitis and that the surgeon and radiologist are wrong. But the bariatric surgeon swears it is a hernia, possibly a sliding one based on my symptoms. So he fit me into his schedule this week to repair it! I hope he's right and this sorts it out. He's going to do a scope afterwards to be sure there is nothing wrong with the esophagus. Here's hoping it all goes well!!
      · 4 replies
      1. AmberFL

        omgsh!! Hope all goes well!! Keeping you in my thoughts!

      2. gracesmommy2

        Hope you’re doing well!

      3. NickelChip

        I hope it goes well! Sending positive thoughts for a speedy recovery!

      4. AmberFL

        How are you doing? any update?!

  • Recent Topics

  • Hot Products

  • Sign Up For
    Our Newsletter

    Follow us for the latest news
    and special product offers!
  • Together, we have lost...
      lbs

    PatchAid Vitamin Patches

    ×