Comments on: The People Have Spoken…to Facebook

By: Capsun

Capsun — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:32:33 +0000

Sid and Art: Good point about remembering that once it’s out there, it’s gone.

Thom: I applaud their listening, too.

quilly: I like your distinction between wiser and sneakier. If anything, I think they will be more PR-savvy.

By: quilly

quilly — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 06:46:06 +0000

I hope this little bit of education has made FB wiser, not sneakier.

And one of the important things I was told when I signed up for my first internet account was anything you put out there, is out there. You can’t watch every bit of the net all the time. You can’t know who copied it or who didn’t. If you don’t want it known, don’t share it.

By: Thom

Thom — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:08:17 +0000

Yes what you decide to do and what makes you sleep better at night is how you should proceed. The best thing out of this I think is that FB listened. The users of social media sites have spoken and they are alive and well. Three Cheers!!!

By: Art Harris

Art Harris — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:50:33 +0000

“Social media” is the key phrase. If people don’t want their intimate tidbits to be public, then they shouldn’t post them. As you wrote, ou can use your own photoblog to post pics that you consider to be proprietary so that’s a good outlet. If I want privacy, the best solution is to not post.
Complaining about the FB TOS is like complaining about how bad a free meal is. “The food here is terrible and the potions are too small” is something I just don’t want to hear!

By: Sid Savara

Sid Savara — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:27:33 +0000

I didn’t keep up with all the twitter chatter but I’m sure it was off the charts. Privacy is an interesting topic – everyone assumes they have it, but I think anything on the internet is forever: whether we own the rights to it or not.

For example, this avatar I have is a picture of myself that I took. Other people however have taken this avatar and used it when talking about me on their blog. Even if I change my avatar or take the picture off websites I control, it’s already been copied. I certainly own the rights to that image and can go around asking people to take it down – but it’s a lot of effort to go through to protect one’s image.