Comments on: Facebook is Your New Best Friend http://leadersofthefreeworld.org/2009/12/facebook-privacy-best-friend/ Jumping Off the Cliff and Landing in the Free World Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:37:54 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Dave Doolin http://leadersofthefreeworld.org/2009/12/facebook-privacy-best-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-165 Dave Doolin Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:42:13 +0000 http://leadersofthefreeworld.org/?p=399#comment-165 If it's digital, it's public. If it's digital, it's public.

]]> By: Andrew Caldwell http://leadersofthefreeworld.org/2009/12/facebook-privacy-best-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-157 Andrew Caldwell Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:39:57 +0000 http://leadersofthefreeworld.org/?p=399#comment-157 As with everything internerd and 'targeted' advertising you should try "at the pub on my birthday", that should get the free drinks rolling! As with everything internerd and 'targeted' advertising you should try “at the pub on my birthday”, that should get the free drinks rolling!

]]> By: Andrew MacPherson http://leadersofthefreeworld.org/2009/12/facebook-privacy-best-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-156 Andrew MacPherson Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:57:12 +0000 http://leadersofthefreeworld.org/?p=399#comment-156 According to the laser targeted ads on FB, I'm really into chicks with kids. I'm not sure the algorithm they used to figure that out, but I think I should be offended... To be fair... Women with kids are probably more offended that someone like me is being shoved their direction.<br><br>I'm actually a fan of status updates involving pubs. It's like an open invitation for people to come buy me a drink. At least that's the way I intend it. According to the laser targeted ads on FB, I'm really into chicks with kids. I'm not sure the algorithm they used to figure that out, but I think I should be offended… To be fair… Women with kids are probably more offended that someone like me is being shoved their direction.

I'm actually a fan of status updates involving pubs. It's like an open invitation for people to come buy me a drink. At least that's the way I intend it.

]]> By: Andrew Caldwell http://leadersofthefreeworld.org/2009/12/facebook-privacy-best-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-154 Andrew Caldwell Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:22:58 +0000 http://leadersofthefreeworld.org/?p=399#comment-154 It does make me laugh! There's a couple of things that FB has that are a bit wrong, there's a privacy option to 'hide' your status updates from google indexing them. So if you don't have that ticked, and someone google's your name, in time it'll show you status update. It's all a bit 'big brother/1984' style! It does make me laugh! There's a couple of things that FB has that are a bit wrong, there's a privacy option to 'hide' your status updates from google indexing them. So if you don't have that ticked, and someone google's your name, in time it'll show you status update. It's all a bit 'big brother/1984' style!

]]> By: Andrew Caldwell http://leadersofthefreeworld.org/2009/12/facebook-privacy-best-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-155 Andrew Caldwell Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:21:43 +0000 http://leadersofthefreeworld.org/?p=399#comment-155 I think for as clever as facebook is and all of the personal information you offer up, if you put in 'male' and 'single' it disregards everything else and will just keep offering up 'Lovely Ladies' as per the above advert. I think for as clever as facebook is and all of the personal information you offer up, if you put in 'male' and 'single' it disregards everything else and will just keep offering up 'Lovely Ladies' as per the above advert.

]]> By: Nick Bryan http://leadersofthefreeworld.org/2009/12/facebook-privacy-best-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-153 Nick Bryan Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:22:45 +0000 http://leadersofthefreeworld.org/?p=399#comment-153 Based on what little I know about Facebook advertising, isn't it quite ineffective? I've heard people moan that they don't get many clickthroughs from it. Based on what little I know about Facebook advertising, isn't it quite ineffective? I've heard people moan that they don't get many clickthroughs from it.

]]> By: Dena http://leadersofthefreeworld.org/2009/12/facebook-privacy-best-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-152 Dena Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:12:34 +0000 http://leadersofthefreeworld.org/?p=399#comment-152 Great point Andrew. It really grinds my gears when people complain - "Oh Facebook changed its policy, now the world can see my private stuff!"<br><br>Hello, why in the hell are you posting your "private stuff" to the internet if you don't want the internet to see it?! It's rather maddening. Your points are spot on. If we'd all just use a bit of common sense, I think we'll be fine.<br><br>;o) Great post.<br><br>-Dena Great point Andrew. It really grinds my gears when people complain – “Oh Facebook changed its policy, now the world can see my private stuff!”

Hello, why in the hell are you posting your “private stuff” to the internet if you don't want the internet to see it?! It's rather maddening. Your points are spot on. If we'd all just use a bit of common sense, I think we'll be fine.

;o) Great post.

-Dena

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