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Aral Balkan
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I mainly post on my blog at https://ar.al  (RSS: https://ar.al/index.xml ) and interact on my Mastodon https://mastodon.ar.al . Please follow me there.

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    Aral Balkan‏ @aral 28 Jun 2016

    Aral Balkan Retweeted Jake Hamby

    It’s not my shtick & nor did anyone say it was ever a secret. It’s not ads either, it’s monetising people. Big diff.https://twitter.com/jhamby/status/747837502661156864 …

    Aral Balkan added,

    Jake Hamby @jhamby
    Replying to @aral
    I know it's your shtick, @aral, but I didn't think FB's business model was some big secret. We all know it's ads. https://facebook.com/business/ 
    10:06 AM - 28 Jun 2016
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      2. Jake Hamby‏ @jhamby 28 Jun 2016
        Replying to @aral

        .@aral I see your point. I'm more concerned about scammers gaming all the B2C systems (like mobile locksmiths gaming Google biz listings).

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Jake Hamby‏ @jhamby 28 Jun 2016
        Replying to @jhamby

        B2C isn't an evil way to make money, but there's a lot of fraud potential. Which is why Google and friends spend so much effort fighting it.

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      4. Jake Hamby‏ @jhamby 28 Jun 2016
        Replying to @jhamby

        I'm surprised how successful WhatsApp has been at getting their share buttons added to so many sites. That did surprise me.

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      5. Jake Hamby‏ @jhamby 28 Jun 2016
        Replying to @jhamby

        So it makes perfect sense to me that they would decide to pivot to charging businesses (like businesses paying extra for toll-free numbers).

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      6. Jake Hamby‏ @jhamby 28 Jun 2016
        Replying to @jhamby

        I know the Big Data demographic harvesting that companies do isn't something people are always comfortable with. It's beyond 1-800 numbers.

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      7. Jake Hamby‏ @jhamby 28 Jun 2016
        Replying to @jhamby

        I should mention that one reason businesses pay for toll-free numbers in the US/Canada is they get your phone number even if you block it. 😏

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      8. Jake Hamby‏ @jhamby 28 Jun 2016
        Replying to @jhamby

        Toll-free numbers get access to ANI (Automatic Number Identification), which is not blocked with caller ID blocking. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_number_identification …

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      9. Jake Hamby‏ @jhamby 28 Jun 2016
        Replying to @jhamby

        This applies in other countries as well, although the toll-free prefixes are different for different numbering plans.

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