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Cranky old analytics guy says this “Facebook” you speak of is a data mining operation masquerading as a “way to connect people.”
They were built from the ground up to capture demographics, psychographics, images, and related information to target advertising in a way that would make Neilsen blush.
In Silicon Valley they talk about successful websites having “high engagement”. Psych professionals counseling teenagers (especially girls) are calling those same websites “addictive”. If you watch how Pinterest, Instagram, Discord, etc pitch their stocks, it’s all about unique impressions (i.e. getting eyeballs to view & return). “High engagement” or “addiction” - you decide. Not I’m a big psych guy, but I’d rather trust a financially disinterested 3rd party than the companies themselves.
As was said long ago, “If you’re not paying on the web, you’re the product.”
Put another way: “Silicon Valley: turning your privacy into our Ferraris.” Or an Hawaiian island in the case of Ellison, plus part of one for Zuckerberg.
Anybody else catch MercedesBenz wanting to get their electric car users accustomed to paying for features monthly? Imagine paying monthly for A/C in your car. Then some car company jerk decides to do “surge pricing” (aka demand-based pricing) for A/C in Summer. In Georgia, or Mississippi. Yeah it was $25/mo, but due to demand it’s not $45/mo — except that the R134 was installed at the factory on construction so it’s a pure greed play.
Thanks, I’ll keep my ‘66 Starfire with AC paid for in 1966. And uh yeah, it uses gasoline and Freon. When the EMP goes off my points distributors will still work. Good luck with the rest.
Apocalyptically yours, hope I didn’t bore you…
cf
They were built from the ground up to capture demographics, psychographics, images, and related information to target advertising in a way that would make Neilsen blush.
In Silicon Valley they talk about successful websites having “high engagement”. Psych professionals counseling teenagers (especially girls) are calling those same websites “addictive”. If you watch how Pinterest, Instagram, Discord, etc pitch their stocks, it’s all about unique impressions (i.e. getting eyeballs to view & return). “High engagement” or “addiction” - you decide. Not I’m a big psych guy, but I’d rather trust a financially disinterested 3rd party than the companies themselves.
As was said long ago, “If you’re not paying on the web, you’re the product.”
Put another way: “Silicon Valley: turning your privacy into our Ferraris.” Or an Hawaiian island in the case of Ellison, plus part of one for Zuckerberg.
Anybody else catch MercedesBenz wanting to get their electric car users accustomed to paying for features monthly? Imagine paying monthly for A/C in your car. Then some car company jerk decides to do “surge pricing” (aka demand-based pricing) for A/C in Summer. In Georgia, or Mississippi. Yeah it was $25/mo, but due to demand it’s not $45/mo — except that the R134 was installed at the factory on construction so it’s a pure greed play.
Thanks, I’ll keep my ‘66 Starfire with AC paid for in 1966. And uh yeah, it uses gasoline and Freon. When the EMP goes off my points distributors will still work. Good luck with the rest.
Apocalyptically yours, hope I didn’t bore you…
cf
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