http://blaise.ca/blog/2007/12/05/ok-facebook-youve-crossed-the-line/ Searching for beauty in the dissonance Wed, 16 May 2012 01:09:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://blaise.ca/blog/2007/12/05/ok-facebook-youve-crossed-the-line/comment-page-1/#comment-2818 Unity Behind Diversity » Facebook to Open Source Facebook Platform » Blaise Alleyne Tue, 27 May 2008 22:12:49 +0000 http://blaise.ca/blog/2007/12/05/ok-facebook-youve-crossed-the-line/#comment-2818 [...] like Facebook Connect. (Hopefully sooner, rather than later.) Not that they haven’t made mistakes in the past, but I believe they are [...] [...] like Facebook Connect. (Hopefully sooner, rather than later.) Not that they haven’t made mistakes in the past, but I believe they are [...]

]]> http://blaise.ca/blog/2007/12/05/ok-facebook-youve-crossed-the-line/comment-page-1/#comment-1374 Blaise Thu, 27 Dec 2007 09:04:53 +0000 http://blaise.ca/blog/2007/12/05/ok-facebook-youve-crossed-the-line/#comment-1374 There's nothing wrong with turning a profit. The problem is maintaining the same sort of high quality that Facebook has had while they experiment with things like this. Google was able to do it with contextual ads, but that was a bit of a rarity. Facebook is trying to find it's own niche, but it needs to be more careful about respecting user privacy along the way. There’s nothing wrong with turning a profit. The problem is maintaining the same sort of high quality that Facebook has had while they experiment with things like this. Google was able to do it with contextual ads, but that was a bit of a rarity. Facebook is trying to find it’s own niche, but it needs to be more careful about respecting user privacy along the way.

]]> http://blaise.ca/blog/2007/12/05/ok-facebook-youve-crossed-the-line/comment-page-1/#comment-1373 Justin Thu, 27 Dec 2007 08:57:52 +0000 http://blaise.ca/blog/2007/12/05/ok-facebook-youve-crossed-the-line/#comment-1373 It's all about profit. The owners of facebook can't give a crap if you don't like it. It's a money grab, and stopping it won't help. It’s all about profit. The owners of facebook can’t give a crap if you don’t like it. It’s a money grab, and stopping it won’t help.

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