Facebook crumbles in the face of people power
So Facebook has done a giant backflip. This isn’t the first time, but it comes on the back of a statement made by Mark Zuckerberg under a month ago saying people would just have to put up with the new regime: no more softly softly approach to the instigation of site-wide changes.
Well, Facebook overnight posted the following message above everyone’s feed:
If you haven’t been following, the story is pretty simple. Facebook changed it’s terms of service to state that they can use, modify or even sublicense all content you’ve ever uploaded to the site. The real killer however, is the fact that this remains the case even if you quit the network. You can read some more on this and some very interesting comments on The Consumerist.
This debate is one that’s not going to die quietly. It may not always be about Facebook, but the underlying copyright and usage issues will always be there. Check the fineprint, investigate things like Creative Commons licenses and be aware that what you put out there is in other people’s hands.
When is it time to jump into yet another social network?
Interesting article on Mashable about the proliferation of social media and which networks we should join.
While you’re considering this, why not check out where your username is being used - very interesting.
10 Ways Social Media Will Change in 2009
“Social media today is a pure mess: it has become a collection of countless features, tools, and applications fighting for a piece of the pie“.
Here’s 10 ways in which ’social media’ will change in 2009, including the ever elusive ability to generate revenue.
Opinion / Posting icons
The proliferation of blogs and UGC sites has seen the explosion of icons at the footer of pages/articles/comments. Seems to me that this will hit a critical mass at some stage soon with only the fittest surviving.