[pgo]

An interesting enough read.

We all know the plushy, rounded, pastel-coloured faces of Web 2.0. MySpace. Digg. Flickr. The achingly trendy Silicon Valley startups that are selling for millions to big media conglomerates and making their founders into stars. Tom Anderson. Kevin Rose. These are the pinups of the Web 2.0 generation - but little do they know the monster they've created.

My firm belief is that the net effect of the Web 2.0 movement will be a marked loss of privacy on the internet, one which leads to big business knowing more about you than it ever did before. This is why.

http://www.bit-tech.net/columns/2006...privacy/1.html

[dasplague]

neat article.

[d*d]

bit obvious - I was never under the illusion that what I put up online was private in any way shape or form. Marketers are using web data to refine thier demographics - so what?

[pgo]

Well, the social networking stuff gives them much more fodder than older web apps because there's a greater degree of relationships between data points. You can do so learn so much more about people through MySpace than through Geocities.

I'm not going to go all conspiracy theory or 1984 on this, though. Just thought it was somewhat interesting.

[d*d]

I agree about the amount of information that can be gleaned from these sites has increased - I'm just blissfully niave about the threat it presents

[Brown]

surely this is a good thing. it means that you will be more directly targeted and hopefully recieve less shite, as the marketeers know more about you.

maybe.

(i didn't read the article)

[cam]

Originally Posted by Brown

surely this is a good thing. it means that you will be more directly targeted and hopefully recieve less shite, as the marketeers know more about you.

maybe.

(i didn't read the article)

you can sign up for the web2.0ish site i'm working on just now

[d*d]

whats it for?

[cam]

i'll give you a clue. it's called cockr.

[pgo]

Sounds good. I like to..."share"...and "socially network". Women only!

[dandyna]

what is private once you go online anyway? internet is like this, already

[pgo]

So...if you don't register on MySpace and similar sites, these marketing databases (social networking sites) can still leech the same information - like who my favorite musician is...please inform me as to how, exactly, an internet connection automagically feeds my personal information around the globe to Rupert Murdoch and marketing companies?

I don't wholly disagree...just playing a little devil's advocate.

[hawken]

Originally Posted by cam

i'll give you a clue. it's called cockr.

is it for chinese immigrants?

web 2.0 is good for blogging - and a nice key word for meetings, clients love it.