Facebook rolled out a package of new user tools Wednesday that stunned onlookers — and not just because it had been widely expected that Facebook would make some kind of mobile phone announcement. Rather, it was the fact that Facebook introduced new tools with no crisis or controversy brewing in the background. “In the past when Facebook has made improvements to privacy or user controls, it was usually in response to some outcry or monumental error they made,” said Justin Brookman, an analyst with the Center for Democracy and Technology. “But these just came out of the blue.”
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Everything's Finally Copacetic on Facebook, Right?
Posted by: Erika Morphy October 7, 2010 01:42 PMFacebook rolled out a package of new user tools Wednesday that stunned onlookers — and not just because it had been widely expected that Facebook would make some kind of mobile phone announcement. Rather, it was the fact that Facebook introduced new tools with no crisis or controversy brewing in the background. “In the past when Facebook has made improvements to privacy or user controls, it was usually in response to some outcry or monumental error they made,” said Justin Brookman, an analyst with the Center for Democracy and Technology. “But these just came out of the blue.”