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Originally Posted by fibonacci
How long until facebook strong arms many website on the internet into having their "like" or soon to be "dislike" button? If you don't click on the button then you won't have access to the site. It will be a data goldmine on users for facebook, and all facebook will have to do is give websites a small piece of the pie to get their button on the website.
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Facebook and other social networking sites don't exist for the betterment of mankind, they exist
because they are data goldmines. The more somebody knows about you, the easier it is to sell you something.
It should be obvious to everyone what the goal is here:
Complain about your cold on facebook? Maybe tell the world that you are brushing your teeth, or that you are looking at getting a new car?
Suddenly, everything you look at online has advertisements for Nyquil, Colgate and Honda flashing at you all around whatever you are trying to read or watch. Adds show up in you mailbox, solicitors call and so forth. Meanwhile, the collectors and disseminators of that information have collected a fee from advertisers...times that by a few million and it ends up being worth a pretty penny.
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