Today is
23 September 2013. I
had a critical
reading with Dr. Usa
Noytim. At first, I
learned about reading
news articles. Teacher asked
us to share
ideas about Facebook
to share your info
for money on
the white board. Teacher
asked us to
answer questions about
facebook.
1.How many users does
facebook have?
Facebook has
400 million users.
2. With what websites has
Facebook recently begun sharing users’ personal profile information?
Facebook
has begun sharing
information with Pandora
and Yelp.
3. What other changes has
Facebook recently made to the website?
Facebook
announced new features designed to unlock more of the data accumulated.
Facebook made it so that they could sell information about a user even if that
information was thought to be private by the user.
4. Even if you block
information shared from your site, how could your personal information still be
made public?
Information could still
be shared from a friend's
account.
5. Do you think Facebook
should automatically share your info, and only refrain from doing so if you
know about it and go into your settings to opt out? Explain your answer .
I think
that facebook should
not automatically share
information and I think that the users
should be able to
choose what you share
and not share. The users
had control over
what information they wished
to share publicly
and what information
they wanted to
keep private.
6. This article states
“Facebook wants to make money by selling user information.” Do you think that
is their motive for sharing your info, or is it as Facebook stated, to assist
users by "promot[ing] social activity" by sharing your info? Explain
your answer.
I think
,Facebook's motivation for sharing information is based on making money.
Facebook can sell the personal information of its users to companies which will
use it for marketing. All for-profit companies exist only to make money. In
addition, if Facebook does intend to “promote social activity”, then they will
also make money by enhancing the features of their service and attracting new
users.
I think
this lesson was
important and interesting . I enjoyed about this lesson. Thank you teacher.