@aral I think you're overestimating the amount of money to be made by connecting the poorest people in the world. This is about mission.
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@sco With publicly-traded transnational corporations, I find business models are usually better indicators of intent than PR statements.
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@aral So some *subset* of those people will use Facebook. Great. Facebook now has an economic incentive to improve lives.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral They're _trying_ to make money by showing me ads featuring scarcely dressed girls while censoring pictures of women with breast cancerThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral didn't the Facebook speaker at @Handheldconf last year call it a 'recommendation engine'?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral "what’s [facebook's] business model? How do they make money?" That's what the stockmarket is wondering isn't it? ;)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral To be fair, connecting poor countries to the web will not happen without financial interest from big corporations. Necessary evil?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral Same with Google! Use more internet, see more adverts!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral uh, FB business model… for Zuck to hook up with hot college chicks? Right?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral you aren’t making very coherent points over why it’s a bad thing. A twitter rant is not doing the subject justice.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral “Free” is becoming too powerful a word.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral I wonder *how much* money is enough money for these businesses sometime.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral But is it better with no internet than commercialized internet?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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