My diary, 23 September 2013, Critical reading.

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.