Comments on: Facebook: Wrong Way to Engage in a Conversation

By: Kevin Dill

Kevin Dill — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 02:37:26 +0000

I used your “Social Bookmark” option and tagged this post to my Facebook page.

Are we becoming “Borg”?

Resistance to Social Media is futile.

By: Chris Brogan...

Chris Brogan... — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 02:01:46 +0000

It’s all about the value chain. It’s why Doc Searls left Santa Barbara and came back to the Harvard Berkman Center: people are sick of being pawns in advertising’s play. Instead, we want to have a value back for all the work we do.

That example is just.. hideous. I can’t fathom having my spending habits thrown all over Facebook. Uck.

Yes, the backlash continues. But the only hope here, Obi Wan, is that Zuckerberg, who’s been a cool guy up to date, will learn from his crowd and go forward.

By: Tom Reidt

Tom Reidt — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:58:21 +0000

Interesting framing by Zuckerberg there, personally I don’t consider consumer purchases as part of my “conversations.”

Invading lives with never-ending ads is one thing, but broadcasting lives as an ad is entirely different. What’s the next step, a security camera feed of me buying a Gatorade at the convenience store? Just because I did it, and they have access to the information, doesn’t mean I wanted to take part in their advertising campaign.

By: Tony Hung

Tony Hung — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:34:20 +0000

Glad to hear some real professionals weighing in on the matter! (and glad to hear that there’s some integrity in how The People are viewed).

Cheers
t @ dji

PS the admiration, Todd, is mutual.

By: Dan Schawbel

Dan Schawbel — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:17:53 +0000

It depends who you are, what your use for Facebook is, how you set your privacy controls and how you react to a “crisis”.

By: David Wescott

David Wescott — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:33:54 +0000

Bottom line: any company that truly cares about the privacy of its customers will not use Facebook Beacon. And if history is a guide, Facebook probably won’t change the way it does thing – even in the face of overwhelming criticism.

Facebook has an innovative communications platform with amazing potential, but it also has some very serious problems – there’s a real disconnect there on a number of issues.

By: Albert Maruggi

Albert Maruggi — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:06:19 +0000

Facebook, stay out of my bedroom.

Yipes, better not have any secret admirers on that holiday gift giving list.

Tell me, how many divorce attorneys are scrubbing Facebook profiles right now?