Comments on: Zuckerberg, We Have a Problem

By: Kenny

Kenny — Thu, 27 May 2010 07:32:50 +0000

By: Melissa Sarathy

Melissa Sarathy — Fri, 21 May 2010 18:16:50 +0000

It constantly amazes me that the largest social networking site needs a lesson in social etiquette.

By: John Mack

John Mack — Tue, 18 May 2010 15:52:46 +0000

As some have pointed out, Facebook’s lack of concern with privacy will NOT be a business problem. Facebook will thrive. It is not particularly evil in its intent, just impatient for efficiency and quick changes, staying ahead, dominating, led by a driven/ hyper competitive founder/CEO who was ordained by Harvard into the priestly caste of the “brightest and the best” who can do no wrong.

By: Karl Sakas

Karl Sakas — Mon, 17 May 2010 19:39:10 +0000

Excellent roundup, Lisa. I am diligent about keeping on top of my privacy settings (why do we have to update them every few weeks?), yet I was surprised to discover last week that my demographic info (location, hometown, education, work) was suddenly set to "Everyone." Beyond Facebook's general attitude, part of the problem is that the company doesn't have someone on the inside whose job is to put the users first. As I wrote a few weeks ago, "'prompt user protests and a PR firestorm every time you update your product' isn’t exactly a sustainable business strategy."

By: Amanda

Amanda — Sun, 16 May 2010 23:40:42 +0000

Irony points for having to REACTIVATE your account to delete your data from your deactivated account.

Oh Facebook, how you toy with us.

By: karen

karen — Sun, 16 May 2010 19:24:56 +0000

Apparently, you can’t just ‘deactivated’ if you want your info wiped clean. You have to write to Facebook to permanently delete your info. Deactivated means public can’t see it but facebook still has your info.

Here is a link on how to delete it from facebook.

http://www.kimwoodbridge.com/how-to-delete-your-facebook-account/

By: Lucretia Pruitt

Lucretia Pruitt — Sun, 16 May 2010 17:44:33 +0000

Great post on the “why it’s not a good change” Lisa. Facebook has pretty much always ‘changed first and reacted/amended later’ – but usually they don’t react secretly.
Too bad that Zuck doesn’t believe that his company needs to be as public as they are expecting their users to be.

By: Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson — Sun, 16 May 2010 17:40:18 +0000

Or in some cases, don’t put anything else on there. Well said Lisa. I wonder if Zuckerman will actually give two f***s when the members go from 300 million to 3 million?

By: Shirley

Shirley — Sat, 15 May 2010 18:57:06 +0000

I’ve been reading Cracked.com a couple of months after I joined Twitter. At the time I was hardly on Facebook anymore – and I definitely never used the ‘Like’ button, which I find very suspicious. What does it do but following me everywhere, trying to spy on me, anyway?

And yet, the other day as I tried to clean up my application page on Facebook, I saw that Cracked was listed as application I ‘Recently Used’, along with another random page I commented on, after being referred to it by a friend.

I don’t buy that bug excuse. It’s just PR language for, “Oh yes, we do spy you, sorry. Nothing you can do about it, though.”

By: Eliz

Eliz — Sat, 15 May 2010 16:21:44 +0000

Facebook does not have 400-500 million users. This is an overblown statement. There are users who are pets, businesses, “remembering” this person who is missing or has died, and multiple pages from the same person with varying degrees of privacy and friends. For example, I started 4 pages. 1 for myself and 3 for friends who never use them. All 4 essentially are mine. I have friends who have a page for family and a page for friends. It was the same when myspace was popular. Do you really think Beethoven is updating since he has been dead several hundred years? I have gone through and deleted every bit of info on my profile. All that is there is my name. I don’t post pics anymore. But, the thing is, that is WHY people join FB. Yes, you don’t have to join, this has been pointed out, but since most families and friends are spread out across the globe, this was an ideal way to share information and pictures with them instantly and in 1 place. And, in addition to that, you could instantly have a conversation about the updated pictures with anyone who comments. And, FB plays right into our narcissistic society…….Look at me, I’m important, everyone must know I did this today.

No, I don’t see people quitting in droves. In fact, only one person I know is quitting, and everyone thinks I am paranoid for deleting the several hundred pics of my son, and all my info. I don’t want it there now, although it is probably in the “matrix” somewhere. I don’t like the idea that it will be public. Most people won’t quit. They are too invested with FB, having a multitude of friends, pictures, and games to play. Until the next popular thing comes along. Many people don’t care about privacy; “what can they do because they know I live in Memphis and am 30 and have a kid? So what?” They have no idea what they are giving up. To take down the mountain, you must move stone by stone. This is just a stone.