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February 18, 2009
The Fuss Over Facebook: Hype or Cause for Concern?
Recently, Facebook changed its terms of service and it's caused such an uproar, even the mainstream media is covering it. Thankfully, Carlos Longino over at Techdirt cuts through the hyperbole to explain what's really going on:
Some Facebook users are in an uproar after the site changed its terms of service to say that it retains a license to users' content after they delete their account. As the company's founder, Mark Zuckerberg, explains, this change simply clarifies the point that actions on Facebook can create two copies of content. He says that when users add a friend or send a message, for instance, it generates two copies of the action: one for the user on each side. So say a user sends a message to a friend, then later deletes their account; the new TOS language clarifies that Facebook doesn't have to delete that message from their friend's inbox.
Privacy mongers, have no fear. Lately, Facebook has been littered with memes that ultimately drove MySpace to its current irrelevance.
Still, this isn't the first time Facebook has goofed up privacy issues. Despite the faux pas, Facebook has over 150 million members.
Posted by Nathania Johnson on February 18, 2009 12:08 AM
Comments
That's the same situation like Dec 2007 in Germany. StudiVZ changed the terms of service, too. Everybody was enraged about the smal user rights. Many students left the social network and switch to another plattform, may be facebook. But the media hype was so huge: They get more new member than ever.
In the case of Facebook it's a good idea to communicate active with the community. Mark Zuckerberg opens a discussion group. It's very important for fb, when the chief himself organize this issue :-) First step in the right direction. Great job.
Manuel Schuhe February 18, 2009 6:34 AM
Many students left the social network and switch to another plattform, may be facebook. But the media hype was so huge: They get more new member than ever.
In the case of Facebook it's a good idea to communicate active with the community.Mark Zuckerberg opens a discussion group.It's very important for fb,when the chief himself organize this issue,First step in the right direction. Great job.
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kevin
kevin.eb February 19, 2009 12:24 PM
these are not manipulative efforts since what you are saying here are the truth - you are just making it easy for them to realize that you are fit for the job and you have lots to offer. In the sales pitch, you are merely highlighting your strengths and expertise that matches what they need
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thomson February 20, 2009 12:41 AM
the fact that Facebook change their TOS back so quickly is an indication that they knew they were wrong in the first place
coffee February 22, 2009 2:03 PM
I think so too. That was really a very fast reaction to all the fuss...
Nico September 10, 2009 5:49 AM
