@aral I disagree. Look at LinkedIn. Or DuoLingo. Your user can actually want to be your product. What's dishonest is pretending they're not.
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@micahherstand Yes, let’s talk about LinkedIn, etc. :) http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/09/23/do-you-have-a-linkedin-account-there-are-some-serious-privacy-accusations/ … (Also, see Snowden leaks.) -
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@micahherstand No desire to change your mind; too busy creating an alternative for people who aren’t happy being farmed. -
@aral Do tell! Also, any articles, talks, or books to the effect of "every time you think 'I'll just farm user data' think THIS instead..."? -
@micahherstand My thoughts: http://indiedata.org and a recent talk:http://thelink.is/avoidingdigitalfeudalism … -
@aral Awesome! Thanks!
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@aral may be well and true, but you are voicing your concerns via Twitter, who gives you a voice, in return for monetizing it ;)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral Sorry for my ignorance - what's MEF?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral And yet it's becoming more and more prevalent in tech. Not cool!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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