Comments on: More Beacon… http://www.lastpodcast.net/2007/12/05/more-beacon/ Opinionated Web 2.0 News and Commentary Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:58:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Frederic http://www.lastpodcast.net/2007/12/05/more-beacon/comment-page-1/#comment-48209 Frederic Thu, 06 Dec 2007 04:57:40 +0000 http://www.lastpodcast.net/2007/12/05/more-beacon/#comment-48209 Why wouldn't they want to share those transactions? I would say, because they are transaction and because they might not even know they are sharing those transactions. The info is getting pulled in from outside facebook - users are not exactly expecting that. Also, just because it seems a lot of Facebook users have lost any sense of privacy doesn't mean all have. Those are the ones who hate Beacon. Why wouldn’t they want to share those transactions? I would say, because they are transaction and because they might not even know they are sharing those transactions. The info is getting pulled in from outside facebook – users are not exactly expecting that.

Also, just because it seems a lot of Facebook users have lost any sense of privacy doesn’t mean all have. Those are the ones who hate Beacon.

]]> By: dave mcclure http://www.lastpodcast.net/2007/12/05/more-beacon/comment-page-1/#comment-48208 dave mcclure Thu, 06 Dec 2007 04:53:06 +0000 http://www.lastpodcast.net/2007/12/05/more-beacon/#comment-48208 not sure i get your logic, but here's mine: if Facebook users are already sharing info about the music, videos, & books they like (via iLike, Flixster, and iRead / Virtual Bookshelf), why *WOULDN'T* they want to share the transaction info about that same set of info? as to "the data" on Facebook users being used to lifestyle transparency... um, the data is the 50% of their 50M+ users who log in every day & share wall posts, relationship status changes, photo tagging, send gifts, & numerous other news feed stories to everyone else on facebook. don't you think their regular use of FB is an endorsement of sharing a sh**load of personal data in an opt-out scenario? seriously, wake up & smell the coffee. facebook users are used to sharing info about themselves with others. they may still need an education in privacy settings, but that doesn't mean they aren't used to that info being visible to other people. and finally: >>who also needs to learn how to capitalize his posts thanks for the english lesson. while you're at it, the name is "McClure" or "mcclure", but it's not "McLure". not sure i get your logic, but here’s mine:

if Facebook users are already sharing info about the music, videos, & books they like (via iLike, Flixster, and iRead / Virtual Bookshelf), why *WOULDN’T* they want to share the transaction info about that same set of info?

as to “the data” on Facebook users being used to lifestyle transparency… um, the data is the 50% of their 50M+ users who log in every day & share wall posts, relationship status changes, photo tagging, send gifts, & numerous other news feed stories to everyone else on facebook. don’t you think their regular use of FB is an endorsement of sharing a sh**load of personal data in an opt-out scenario?

seriously, wake up & smell the coffee. facebook users are used to sharing info about themselves with others. they may still need an education in privacy settings, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t used to that info being visible to other people.

and finally:
>>who also needs to learn how to capitalize his posts

thanks for the english lesson.

while you’re at it, the name is “McClure” or “mcclure”, but it’s not “McLure”.

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