Here’s a perfect example of how Facebook’s Beacon can get a little out of control.
A babysitter buys a purple coat. The mom she works for knows about it. No harm done to the babysitter, the mom, the kids. But Overstock blew it by never letting letting the sitter know.
Facebook and the participating retailers have no right to decide to involve Facebook in personal transactions. It isn’t just an invasion of privacy regarding data, it is spreading information that someone may not want spread. And it shouldn’t be up to someone to take extra steps to stop this.
What do you think?
No Comments » Posted on November 26th, 2007 by Jonathan Trenn
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Well, how ’bout that. Turns out Alexa’s stats are about as useless as you-know-what on a bull.
Techcrunch clues us in.
That was quick.
Thanks to BarbaraKB for pointing this out.
To Lewis: I’m no longer named Alexa. I’m, uh, Jaffe. ; )
1 Comment » Posted on November 26th, 2007 by Jonathan Trenn
This happened earlier than I expected, but in the end it’s no surprise. Facebook is getting more page views and reach than MySpace. While MySpace still has many more registrants, Facebook is obviously more valued by its users. That’s what happens when you get a ton of ads for ring tones and porn friend requests. Here’s the data:
11 Comments » Posted on November 26th, 2007 by Jonathan Trenn
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