Comments on: Facebook Users Flip on Beacon: Lesson in Social Community Ethics

By: Bashar

Bashar — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 18:42:48 +0000

They got it coming to them. They email me every time a user sends a message or does anything, yet they don’t tell me they will share my information with search engines, or just display an opt-out box in a non-trivial way for 20 seconds. Why? Why not email to opt-in? Because you know people won’t like it.

By: Michael Lodispoto

Michael Lodispoto — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 16:03:06 +0000

Facebook is Ok but how can they maintain a Democratic community and still do what they want? Let’s say 75% of Facebook users ( I was one but no longer) hate being bothered and watched all the time and every second. We all tell them to cut it out, but they can’t exist withoutthis or that program. Howcan they stop then? That’s like asking Google to stop penalizing PayperPost people and those that ‘sell’ links when in fact that is how they make money.
You are right saying it is a betrayal of trust, but then again these large companies and sites don’t care until masses of people leave.

By: ptamaro

ptamaro — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:25:42 +0000

I’m also a Facebook user as well, and I do like some of the new features that they and others have added to it recently. Your points about communities (online and offline) are right on target: maintaining a democratic community, and privacy are imperative to long-term success for everyone. I don’t recall seeing the opt-out messaging either, and I generally don’t mind ads when they are relevant to context…