I don't think shunning all social media is necessarily the right approach. I really enjoy LinkedIn's ability to let me track my friend's careers. Google has made their share of mistakes, but I think they generally try and strike a healthy balance (their data liberation initiative I think is very important and I hope they learned from Buzz). Facebook seems oblivious to privacy concerns. Sometimes they seem to take privacy concerns as a brainstorming session for new revenue streams.
It's going to take time to find the right balance. I'm sure we'll see lots of creepy stuff on the way. Richard On Tuesday May 24 2011 14:08:38 "S. Dale Morrey" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Not different. I think they are creepy too. > > > > Cool technology. Immensely valuable for my local photo collection. But a > > globally searchable database has lots of sinister implications. > > > > And to be clear, I don't think it takes a jerk to create a regrettable > > scenario. Context is important, and things like Facebook make private > > relationships public without the additional context. Facebook pushes people > > to be as open and monetizable as possible, and they make it hard for you to > > audit or control your reputation. Complete control is a fantasy, but > > Facebook has repeatedly shown a willingness to ignore their users wishes in > > how and when information should be shared. > > > > Richard > > Lets not forget that the internet never forgets. > Who doesn't have some ummm, interesting photos floating around from > their more wild & woolly days. Making it easier to track that photo > of a long haired hippie with a beer in his hand giving the finger to > the camera and the world, back to that professional fella in a > business suit & tie, trying to feed his family, has shall we say, > interesting implications for that persons future. > > My advice to everyone is to stay the heck away from social media period. > For those of you who don't there are social media "erasers" but they > are run by lawyers and cost accordingly. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
