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    04:26 PM

    In reply to Eric Schmidt Bullied into Submission Twice in One Day
    I guess I'm AOL-esque. Someone explain to me why eschmidt0 is outdated. Is using numbers outdated?
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    Image of Niko Bellic Niko Bellic
    04:58 PM

    @oopsidoo: Nerd.
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    Image of Niko Bellic Niko Bellic
    03:19 PM

    In reply to Eric Schmidt Bullied into Submission Twice in One Day
    As a rich person, I have to say that I don't even touch a computer. This comment is being typed by my secretary.
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    Edited by Niko Bellic at 12/07/09 3:20 PM Niko Bellic was starred Niko Bellic was unstarred
    Image of Uncle_Billy_Slumming Uncle_Billy_Slumming
    03:03 PM

    In reply to Eric Schmidt Bullied into Submission Twice in One Day
    Schmidt und Meyer Von Twitter.
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    Image of i'm a bottle i'm a bottle
    02:06 PM

    In reply to The Twitter Song Is Media Thing of The Year
    "The meta-philosophy of free — we should get rid of this philosophy," said Christoph Keese, Springer’s head of public affairs and an architect of its online strategy. "A highly industrialized world cannot survive on rumors. It needs quality journalism, and that costs money."

    This is a quote from a Bild spokesman, a newspaper that has famously low editorial standards. I don't get his appeal to the public interest here. These people have made a business of publishing irresponsible rumors that appeal to populist sentiment.

    There are German newspapers that are actually doing poorly. These are mainly the broadsheets with high standards. Bild is not having any major financial issues like the broadsheets are having. It's true that its circulation is decreasing, sure, but for a newspaper that has consistently chosen the profit motive as a guiding principle over quality journalism in the public's interest, it's obviously disingenuous of them to justify their price increase as a way to provide better journalism.

    The motivation is so clear here: squeeze as much money out of their readers before the great unwashed migrate away from Bild to equally poor-quality blogs.
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    Edited by i'm a bottle at 12/07/09 2:11 PM i'm a bottle was starred i'm a bottle was unstarred
    Image of freakshowtime freakshowtime
    05:22 PM

    @i'm a bottle: I worked for a short period at Axel Springer. From what I saw, that company has a way of putting douchebags in charge and repressing people who actually have good ideas — even at the online division! But isn't this what the print media business does nowadays, anyway?
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    Image of i'm a bottle i'm a bottle
    06:00 PM

    @freakshowtime: The douchebaggery doesn't surprise me at all.

    Also, those douches aren't doing their job. Most of the Bild properties haven't changed their format in years and their online presence is especially a mess.

    They can't expect to just keep doing what they've been doing since the eighties yet hope to preserve or increase their circulation numbers. The major problem I see is that the Bild concept is graphics heavy but commentary light -- a format that's easily supplanted by anybody with an Internet connection and a Wordpress account.
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    Image of hotpinklovesofa hotpinklovesofa
    12/03/09

    In reply to Facebook's New 'Privacy' Scheme Smells Like an Anti-Privacy Plot
    I never got on board with Facebook or any of the other ones but I can say it's officially over when my mother, who can barely use the computer, is on there now with a bunch of friends. I just found this out this morning when I got one of those automatic e-mail friend requests from her account. Yawn. If I need you to know something I've got e-mail, text and phone, otherwise, I'll keep my privacy thanks. I do like Twitter, although I just use it to follow people/groups.
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    Image of Shadowlayer Shadowlayer
    12/03/09

    In reply to Facebook's New 'Privacy' Scheme Smells Like an Anti-Privacy Plot
    Guess Zuck wants to outsource "girls of FB exposed" to the entire world...

    But seriously, why is he so obssesed with trying to be twitter? specially considering FB is closer to what a real business should be.
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    Image of Penscribe Penscribe
    12/02/09

    In reply to Facebook's New 'Privacy' Scheme Smells Like an Anti-Privacy Plot
    Considering you can join a network and block users from viewing your profile, I don't understand why Facebook is doing away with the option due to "privacy" concerns. I think you're on to something, Ryan.
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    Image of jackbarber jackbarber
    12/02/09

    In reply to The Disruption Is Coming from Inside the Building
    Hi Ryan,

    Stupid lede -- Twitter has absolutely nothing to do with the decline of newspapers.

    Best,

    Jack
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    Image of Mediahohoho Mediahohoho
    12/02/09

    In reply to Groom Tweets, Changes Facebook Relationship Status from the Altar
    Tool.
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    Image of iplaudius iplaudius
    12/02/09

    In reply to The Disruption Is Coming from Inside the Building
    Apropos nothing, how many people think this guy is packing? Something about him.
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    Image of valet_of_the_dolls valet_of_the_dolls
    12/02/09

    @iplaudius: Packing as in carrying a weapon, or packing as in hung?
    My guess is: both.
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    Image of iplaudius iplaudius
    12/02/09

    @valet_of_the_dolls: Mad Lib: _____ me, you big-nosed full-lipped handsome skinny fool.
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    Image of valet_of_the_dolls valet_of_the_dolls
    12/02/09

    @iplaudius: Those are some ______ lips.
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    Image of iplaudius iplaudius
    12/02/09

    @valet_of_the_dolls: Is that a Square in your ______, or are you ______ to _____ me?
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    Image of pitchfag pitchfag
    12/02/09

    @iplaudius: I read the #printisdead tag as #penishead ... maybe that was my subconscious telling me something
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    Image of BadUncle BadUncle
    12/02/09

    In reply to Groom Tweets, Changes Facebook Relationship Status from the Altar
    This is fine. As is calling in a bet to your bookie.
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    Image of Urbania Urbania
    12/02/09

    In reply to Facebook's New 'Privacy' Scheme Smells Like an Anti-Privacy Plot
    Keeping up with revisions to FB privacy settings : My second full-time job.
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    Image of Lysergic Asset Lysergic Asset
    12/02/09

    In reply to The Disruption Is Coming from Inside the Building
    That shit-eating smirk looks ready to conquer the world...
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    Image of daveyjonesisdead daveyjonesisdead
    12/02/09

    In reply to Facebook's New 'Privacy' Scheme Smells Like an Anti-Privacy Plot
    I log onto Facebook, I see that a distant friend from grade school has been busy in Farmville, I log off of Facebook. If you can build a business model on that, god bless you.
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    Image of sparkyl sparkyl
    12/02/09

    @daveyjonesisdead: Don't foget Farkle and Mafia Wars. God people, get a life! Hide, hide, hide, hide.
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    Image of tongue-tied tongue-tied
    12/02/09

    @daveyjonesisdead: They make money by aggregating and selling data about users. Mostly for marketing, market research, that sort of thing, although it doesn't necessarily end there. They may make some money from those stupid, annoying ads, but I doubt that's the biggest element of their revenue stream.
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    Image of If_I_Had_a_Poodle If_I_Had_a_Poodle
    12/02/09

    @tongue-tied: Word. Don't play the games.
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    Image of Trai_Dep Trai_Dep
    12/02/09

    In reply to Facebook's New 'Privacy' Scheme Smells Like an Anti-Privacy Plot
    What I'd like to see in FB, and which would be great for members, is being able to create groups that are stand-alone networks. So, say, my Lushes group can see and post amongst each other picts, updates and comments that Family can't (and vice-versa). Each network would see a flow of information, but not other groups' info flows.
    And, the ability to add one person to multiple groups (work, school or friends, school and friends, work and school..., say).
    Right now, my only option is to block ALL trinkets to a specific group, which leaves suspicious gaps on my page (Really, Mom, you DON'T want to see me doing my half-naked Jiggy Dance on the Go-Go stage at 4AM, even though you think you do).

    It's such a common sense way to do things that I suspect that FB doesn't do this on purpose, all the more to propagate personal data. Which might be better for their IPO, but lousy for their long-term success since Moms (and potential bosses) are instead completely locked out.

    I suspect that, like Regional settings, FB doesn't like its members to be selective with who sees what, and rather than delivering what users want, works against it. No successful company has enjoyed long-term success (without breaking Anti-Trust law).
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