Was it only four years ago that the anti-Facebook crowd was backlashing against the concept of the News Feed? Time sure flies when you’re accusing the world’s biggest social network of invading its users’ privacy. Forget about the current spasm of criticism; hating on Facebook has been the default setting for a sizable portion of the technosphere — and, it seems, a big chunk of the network’s users — for a while. Type in “anti-Facebook groups” in Google and you get a hit parade of mainstream media articles and blog posts zeroing in on Mark Zuckerberg’s creation.
I think these social sites have always walked a thin line. Mostly because they lack any user financial support. Most of what runs Facebook is advertising. That speaks volumes on who Facebook is loyal too. You won't bite the hand that feeds you. You promise them more food as in information (private for sure) from your user base. How could anybody not see this coming? Facebook is not about privacy and if your so concerned which you should be then you just need to stop Facebook and any other social network that has such open policies on sharing your information.
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Facebook Is Flirting With a Big Business Backlash
Posted by: Renay San Miguel May 21, 2010 05:00 AMWas it only four years ago that the anti-Facebook crowd was backlashing against the concept of the News Feed? Time sure flies when you’re accusing the world’s biggest social network of invading its users’ privacy. Forget about the current spasm of criticism; hating on Facebook has been the default setting for a sizable portion of the technosphere — and, it seems, a big chunk of the network’s users — for a while. Type in “anti-Facebook groups” in Google and you get a hit parade of mainstream media articles and blog posts zeroing in on Mark Zuckerberg’s creation.