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Tue, 04 Mar 2008 10:42:31 +0000

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By: Lux

Lux — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 16:21:18 +0000

I couldn’t agree more…

I had the same thoughts on the very first announcement of the facebook ad programme.

Facebook: from social-network to control-network…

I also see a lot of satisfied comments after the recent apology, but I think: screw that too!

Users shouldn’t be satisfied until the system has become opt-in only.

Even then,I would still have a lot of reservations, but we live in a free world so everyone can decide for his/her own good…

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Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:54:21 +0000

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By: Patty Smith

Patty Smith — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 20:34:14 +0000

Hi Jonathan –
Just a reminder that Amazon.com is *not* participating in the Facebook “Beacon” program.
Thanks.

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Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:48:32 +0000

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By: Quinn Stevenson

Quinn Stevenson — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:54:05 +0000

Boy, did you nail this one. Until this, we were the most important part of the equation. As customers that is. No longer. We’re sheep to herd. By Facebook and their partners. Great post.

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Thu, 29 Nov 2007 08:52:14 +0000

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blogstring.com » The Beacon: Clever or Creepy? — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 02:07:24 +0000

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The Ongoing Battle: MySpace and Facebook » The Buzz Bin — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:14:21 +0000

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By: Ana

Ana — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:41:51 +0000

Facebook is annoying to begin with because it lists everything everyone is doing/has done/will do. So it is not surprising that it would push this much more.

I agree that it is unethical for the user not to be given the option to opt in (and sometimes not even out). It is sleazy marketing.