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Free. . .well, sort of. Aemon Send a noteboard - 23/09/2011 03:08:45 PM
The old saying "if you're not paying money, you're the product being sold" isn't universally applicable, but it certainly applies in Facebook's case. It's true that you're not exchanging your currency for Facebook's services, but you're exchanging the rights to use your personal information for profit. Seems to me that this still entitles you to an opinion on how Facebook is run. You're still trading something of value in return for something of value. You're still a customer.
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~ surveyish: Facebook - 22/09/2011 04:16:10 PM 1225 Views
Re: ~ surveyish: Facebook - 22/09/2011 04:21:23 PM 882 Views
Have you seen the status update addressing this? - 22/09/2011 04:37:34 PM 909 Views
Thanks for your answers - 22/09/2011 04:53:02 PM 737 Views
You're on Facebook? - 22/09/2011 04:28:42 PM 981 Views
I have to lurk around on the net somewhere - 22/09/2011 04:54:54 PM 804 Views
My answers: - 22/09/2011 04:30:07 PM 911 Views
Re: My answers: - 22/09/2011 04:57:35 PM 850 Views
Free. . .well, sort of. - 23/09/2011 03:08:45 PM 904 Views
Wait, who are you again? Didn't you fade away or something? - 22/09/2011 04:33:31 PM 917 Views
you can disable the email thing you know - 22/09/2011 05:51:18 PM 910 Views
3 *NM* - 22/09/2011 04:57:34 PM 476 Views
Re: I dislike the crowding on the right hand side. It moves too quickly. - 22/09/2011 05:23:43 PM 927 Views
You CAN decide what makes it into top stories. - 23/09/2011 03:14:22 PM 893 Views
I didn't eve notice until my pointed it out *NM* - 22/09/2011 05:30:00 PM 436 Views
people get rillled up about the stupidest things - 22/09/2011 05:40:32 PM 761 Views
Bacefook - 22/09/2011 05:50:01 PM 858 Views
people complain too much - 22/09/2011 06:29:31 PM 998 Views
it's a free site. The owners can do what they want. - 22/09/2011 06:37:02 PM 1025 Views
The most important answer. - 22/09/2011 06:49:16 PM 899 Views
No; no; yes *NM* - 22/09/2011 10:59:32 PM 471 Views
Re: ~ surveyish: Facebook - 22/09/2011 11:12:00 PM 1033 Views
Re: ~ surveyish: Facebook - 23/09/2011 01:05:46 AM 886 Views
I've read every response in this thread, and no one seems to understand how this stuff works. - 23/09/2011 03:40:56 PM 912 Views
Well then maybe there should be explanations that accompany these changes - 23/09/2011 04:05:42 PM 925 Views
There ARE explanations. People just ignore them. - 23/09/2011 04:19:10 PM 1017 Views
I could be wrong, but... - 23/09/2011 05:18:18 PM 1106 Views
I could be wrong too; it's happened before. Pretty sure I have it right, though. - 23/09/2011 06:02:09 PM 945 Views
Aha! I think we're both right. Or both wrong - 23/09/2011 07:16:42 PM 943 Views
That would be because it is not super clear. - 23/09/2011 07:33:55 PM 845 Views
Always so even-keeled and well-tempered, you! *NM* - 26/09/2011 12:59:08 AM 486 Views

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