It’s the standard argument against any kind of privacy statement right, you have nothing to worry about if you have nothing to hide. But’s it’s also bull-hockey. Because at the end of the day we all have something to hide. No, not necessarily something illegal, but just things we do, or want to learn more…
I completely disagree with this take: First, Facebook should charge users a nominal $5-a-month fee. You can give seniors a discount so you don’t lose them. Netflix does, Amazon does, Apple does. It would make Facebook rely less on selling user data. That’s a misreading of what Facebook is. Netflix, Amazon and Apple charge users…
Remember when social networks first came about, and the basic idea was that, as a user, you chose who you wanted to follow, and then your feed, or timeline, etc. showed you what just those people had shared, in reverse chronological order? Had they stuck with that, there would be a lot less to complain…
This is, undoubtedly true, and something I’ve talked about many times. “Many people share articles that they actually don’t read, which contributes to a great deal of chaos on their social-media pages. In fact, this Forbes Magazine article cites research that shows that 59% of us share articles we never read.” It appears that the…
There’s no question this is true: “Our phones are the first things we see in the morning and the last things we see at night. They’re regularly by our sides (and bedsides). Any time we’re waiting anywhere for anything, we automatically pull them out. At the checkout line. At the doctor’s office. At the bank….
I don’t know if I agree with Mike Elgan’s declaration completely, but I will totally agree with this, and the superiority of blogs and RSS feeds to get what is truly important to you. Meanwhile, the open, user-owned media are good. Blogs and podcasts are good. RSS is good. Email is good. You can’t get…