news.cnet.com— In an interview in front of a live audience, the Facebook founder says if he were starting all over again, he'd make everyone's information public. Because that is the "social norm."
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earthtoandy: I dugg you up because I think your username fits this thread hilariously well.But what I mean is, Zuckerberg is obviously not stupid enough to believe that people willingly want less privacy. It was taken out of context or it he said it as a part of his apparent campaign to do away with facebook privacy options.People believe that he's an idiot for inconveniencing them personally by making all these changes to the privacy policies when in reality all he's doing is making his business model more sustainable and profitable. Facebook is a business; Zuckerberg isn't doing you a public service by running the site. He's a simply a smart guy who thought of an amazing idea in college, had the vision to take it where it is today, and is now rightfully lining his pockets with it after it has matured. If someone has complaints with facebook or does not like it, they are not forced to use it. It's a privately-owned website that exists for its own interests (i.e. making a large a profit as possible), and not the general users' interests.At the end of the day, facebook isn't "free" to use, it simply does not cost money. You trade personal information in exchange for the ability to use the site's features. Of course Facebook would prefer it if your content was public; that way, you would be giving them more information to use. If people don't think it's a fair trade, they simply shouldn't use it.
The reason it got so big was because it was a way to connect to fellow college classmates and old friends who you'd just graduated high school with. The only privacy we enjoyed was social privacy that gave us a false sense of security. You can't ever expect anything private on the internet to stay a secret.
If I didn't want to control the information on my Facebook page I wouldn't have gone out of my way to update them and make them private, now would I? Duh.
There are many people smarter and more eloquent than I who could without problems debate if that whole facebook thing really was a "pretty good idea" don't kid yourself
My friend bitched for like a year for me to get one. I just got one the other day but it might be time to get rid of it. If someone wants to contact me they will get a carrier pigeon or something.
andy101Jan 11, 2010
earthtoandy: I dugg you up because I think your username fits this thread hilariously well.But what I mean is, Zuckerberg is obviously not stupid enough to believe that people willingly want less privacy. It was taken out of context or it he said it as a part of his apparent campaign to do away with facebook privacy options.People believe that he's an idiot for inconveniencing them personally by making all these changes to the privacy policies when in reality all he's doing is making his business model more sustainable and profitable. Facebook is a business; Zuckerberg isn't doing you a public service by running the site. He's a simply a smart guy who thought of an amazing idea in college, had the vision to take it where it is today, and is now rightfully lining his pockets with it after it has matured. If someone has complaints with facebook or does not like it, they are not forced to use it. It's a privately-owned website that exists for its own interests (i.e. making a large a profit as possible), and not the general users' interests.At the end of the day, facebook isn't "free" to use, it simply does not cost money. You trade personal information in exchange for the ability to use the site's features. Of course Facebook would prefer it if your content was public; that way, you would be giving them more information to use. If people don't think it's a fair trade, they simply shouldn't use it.
echelonistJan 12, 2010
Zacebook's f**kerberg
spooksmcgeeJan 12, 2010
Buried for misleading title. Your title makes it seem like he made that statement, and it's clear from the video he said no such thing.
airwalkeJan 12, 2010
The reason it got so big was because it was a way to connect to fellow college classmates and old friends who you'd just graduated high school with. The only privacy we enjoyed was social privacy that gave us a false sense of security. You can't ever expect anything private on the internet to stay a secret.
gdhaJan 12, 2010
If I didn't want to control the information on my Facebook page I wouldn't have gone out of my way to update them and make them private, now would I? Duh.
staypuft85Jan 13, 2010
There are many people smarter and more eloquent than I who could without problems debate if that whole facebook thing really was a "pretty good idea" don't kid yourself
riptechtvJan 18, 2010
My friend bitched for like a year for me to get one. I just got one the other day but it might be time to get rid of it. If someone wants to contact me they will get a carrier pigeon or something.
johnnysoftwareJan 28, 2010
No way, man. Only Kevin reads these comments.Mark reads the comments on his own portal.