Are you ready to be sold?

[Wayne]

3 Ways Facebook Plans to Exploit Users

http://is.gd/qkppW2

Not sure how long I'll keep my account. I've already deleted every photo I posted, as well as my profile picture...

[DBelton]

That explains somewhat why they just made timeline mandatory instead of optional like they did after all of the user complaints awhile back.

It also reminds me as to why I never created a facebook account, too.

i will eventually delete all my photo's an prolly move full time over to twitter .

[Wayne]

Wondering if Google+ will gain ground once FB's new policies and 'features' start to be implemented fully...

im pretty sure G+ will gain in popularity after FB fully implement this timeline crap and other features users loathe.

[DBelton]

Don't really know if twitter or google+ are really any better than facebook.

But then again, people are forgetting rule 1 of the internet...

Don't put ANYTHING on the internet that you don't want EVERYBODY to know.

Originally Posted by DBelton

Don't really know if twitter or google+ are really any better than facebook.

But then again, people are forgetting rule 1 of the internet...

Don't put ANYTHING on the internet that you don't want EVERYBODY to know .

i always use email when i wanna chat to my sister instead of FB

[marriedto51]

Originally Posted by DBelton

Don't put ANYTHING on the internet that you don't want EVERYBODY to know.

This is the nub, I think.

I heard a good line on the radio recently -- fairly sure it was Sandi Toksvig: "I was going to join Facebook but then I realized it was easier just to stand in my local supermarket with a megaphone".

[Wayne]

I really only joined FB because my son is away studying engineering at uni and he posts some really nice photos. Once you join though, everyone and his dog wants to 'friend' you. I've kept it to beer lovers I actually know here and a couple of old friends...

[Iron_Mike]

But I stand to make a butt load of cash....

Originally Posted by Iron_Mike

But I stand to make a butt load of cash....

it could always backfire and the Public price eventually drop like it did with Telstra eventually ( Telstra is Aussies biggest telco company )

[DBelton]

Well, since the bottom is getting ready to fall out of wall street, I would say that you stand to lose a butt load of cash instead of making it.

[Iron_Mike]

Originally Posted by DBelton

Well, since the bottom is getting ready to fall out of wall street, I would say that you stand to lose a butt load of cash instead of making it.

Not in for the long haul going to dump it after 5 days.....

[roelj]

What's the problem anyway? We as in "the vast majority" give up our freedom for features anyway..
Your iPhone or your Android phone also logs anything that's worth for Apple or Google.

The problem is not Facebook. The problem is the people who would ever develop anything for Facebook, empoyee or not. It's just like software developers signing NDAs and compiling their stuff with GCC..

[Fenrin]

if you live in the EU, you can demand from facebook, that they send you all the data they have saved about you.

here is a short video about this. Most users here probably know already that facebook saves every data about them...

I personally use no facebook, even as student I can live without it Instead of google search, I use either ixquick or scroogle. Amazon is also something I rather try to avoid.