[grania]

I got on FB reluctantly at first over a year ago. It was a necessity to stay aware of important local issues. It doesn't take much brain power to realize folks are being profiles=d there. Just the ads make that clear, targeting to anything I've expressed an interest in.

I'm very aware of the profile I'm accumulating on FB. I don't take any tests that I won't get a high grade on. I don't do anything that evaluates mental or physical loss of skill. I realize what I "like" tells a lot about me.

I'm surprised how much I like the upside of FB. It's real good to be in touch with my HS classmates and cousins I've lost contact with. I like putting an occasional quote up and see the kinds of comments I get. In dialog with my former students, I find they still enjoy positive comments from their HS Math teacher. I like it when there are reasonable discussions about current events on CSPAN postings, Cleveland Indians website, and even MSNBC. It's good to see that people very much out of my comfort zone have interesting and valuable insights to share.

Summary FB is whatever you want it to be. Zuckerberg's model requires individual responsibility and intelligence to be used well. He over estimates people's capacity to control their own decisions in a responsible way.

[Elsie]

Zuckerberg's model requires individual responsibility and intelligence to be used well.

Yeah; we gots lotsa dat in da USA.

[fr_freak]

It doesn't take much brain power to realize folks are being profiles=d there. Just the ads make that clear, targeting to anything I've expressed an interest in.

This isn't something limited to facebook. Cookies that you pick up from various websites will track what you're doing, including things like Google searches, and ads will be targeted to you based on those cookies on any web site that does this sort of advertizing. Clear your cookies regularly. I have my browser set to clear everything whenever I close it. This doesn't make it impossible to track you, but hey, every little bit helps.

[MinorityRepublican]

I use facebook mostly to stay in touch with my fantasy football friends. Of course I have family and other friends on facebook but usually I stay quiet. What’s the point?