Comments on: Facebook Beacon: Time to Start Asking Questions http://www.allfacebook.com/2007/11/facebook-beacon-time-to-start-asking-questions/ The Unofficial Facebook Blog - Facebook News and More! Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:33:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Aehso’s Output » How Facebook Beacon works. http://www.allfacebook.com/2007/11/facebook-beacon-time-to-start-asking-questions/#comment-4982 Aehso’s Output » How Facebook Beacon works. Mon, 26 Nov 2007 13:58:15 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2007/11/facebook-beacon-time-to-start-asking-questions/#comment-4982 [...] about the privacy concerns that are currently being actively discussed, this non-trivial javascript pattern for sharing data will most likely be used [...] [...] about the privacy concerns that are currently being actively discussed, this non-trivial javascript pattern for sharing data will most likely be used [...]

]]> By: Matthieu Moyse http://www.allfacebook.com/2007/11/facebook-beacon-time-to-start-asking-questions/#comment-4981 Matthieu Moyse Mon, 26 Nov 2007 13:54:39 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2007/11/facebook-beacon-time-to-start-asking-questions/#comment-4981 This issue seems to question a lot of people, including European Council... http://uk.reuters.com/article/technology-media-telco-SP/idUKL2364727520071123?feedType=RSS&feedName=technology-media-telco-SP&sp=true This issue seems to question a lot of people, including European Council… http://uk.reuters.com/article/technology-media-telco-SP/idUKL2364727520071123?feedType=RSS&feedName=technology-media-telco-SP&sp=true

]]> By: Matthieu Moyse http://www.allfacebook.com/2007/11/facebook-beacon-time-to-start-asking-questions/#comment-14776 Matthieu Moyse Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:54:39 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2007/11/facebook-beacon-time-to-start-asking-questions/#comment-14776 This issue seems to question a lot of people, including European Council... <a href="http://uk.reuters.com/article/technology-media-telco-SP/idUKL2364727520071123?feedType=RSS&feedName=technology-media-telco-SP&sp=true">http://uk.reuters.com/article/technology-media-...</a> This issue seems to question a lot of people, including European Council… http://uk.reuters.com/article/technology-media-...

]]> By: Nick O'Neill http://www.allfacebook.com/2007/11/facebook-beacon-time-to-start-asking-questions/#comment-4953 Nick O'Neill Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:33:40 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2007/11/facebook-beacon-time-to-start-asking-questions/#comment-4953 Eric, That's hillarious that you say Mark Zuckerberg will start dating Paris Hilton. For some reason I don't see that happening, but you never know! Best, Nick Eric,

That’s hillarious that you say Mark Zuckerberg will start dating Paris Hilton. For some reason I don’t see that happening, but you never know!

Best,
Nick

]]> By: How Will This Pan Out? - The Unofficial Facebook Blog http://www.allfacebook.com/2007/11/facebook-beacon-time-to-start-asking-questions/#comment-4952 How Will This Pan Out? - The Unofficial Facebook Blog Sun, 25 Nov 2007 23:54:39 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2007/11/facebook-beacon-time-to-start-asking-questions/#comment-4952 [...] I posted that it is time to start asking questions about Facebook Beacon. I wrote that “while I [...] [...] I posted that it is time to start asking questions about Facebook Beacon. I wrote that “while I [...]

]]> By: Nick O'Neill http://www.allfacebook.com/2007/11/facebook-beacon-time-to-start-asking-questions/#comment-14775 Nick O'Neill Sun, 25 Nov 2007 23:33:40 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2007/11/facebook-beacon-time-to-start-asking-questions/#comment-14775 Eric,<br><br>That's hillarious that you say Mark Zuckerberg will start dating Paris Hilton. For some reason I don't see that happening, but you never know! <br><br>Best,<br>Nick Eric,

That's hillarious that you say Mark Zuckerberg will start dating Paris Hilton. For some reason I don't see that happening, but you never know!

Best,
Nick

]]> By: Jonathan Trenn http://www.allfacebook.com/2007/11/facebook-beacon-time-to-start-asking-questions/#comment-4948 Jonathan Trenn Sun, 25 Nov 2007 22:48:43 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2007/11/facebook-beacon-time-to-start-asking-questions/#comment-4948 Nick I'd have to say that yes, this is going to be a huge problem. If you've already talked to a few people who didn't get or see the box, then that means it's happening everywhere to a lot of people. A commenter on Charlene's blog said she asked her babysitter about a coat she bought - freaking the sitter out. When we buy stuff from a retailer we do so in part because of our relationship with the retailer. That relationship doesn't include Facebook. And sometimes we buy things that we don't anyone to know about. Simply put, Facebook Beacon is wrong. Here's a blog post I wrote about it: http://marketingconversation.com/2007/11/24/facebook-beacon-inst-in-the-users-interest-that-means-you/#more-2715 Nick

I’d have to say that yes, this is going to be a huge problem. If you’ve already talked to a few people who didn’t get or see the box, then that means it’s happening everywhere to a lot of people. A commenter on Charlene’s blog said she asked her babysitter about a coat she bought - freaking the sitter out.

When we buy stuff from a retailer we do so in part because of our relationship with the retailer. That relationship doesn’t include Facebook. And sometimes we buy things that we don’t anyone to know about. Simply put, Facebook Beacon is wrong.

Here’s a blog post I wrote about it:

http://marketingconversation.com/2007/11/24/facebook-beacon-inst-in-the-users-interest-that-means-you/#more-2715

]]> By: Jonathan Trenn http://www.allfacebook.com/2007/11/facebook-beacon-time-to-start-asking-questions/#comment-14774 Jonathan Trenn Sun, 25 Nov 2007 21:48:43 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2007/11/facebook-beacon-time-to-start-asking-questions/#comment-14774 Nick<br><br>I'd have to say that yes, this is going to be a huge problem. If you've already talked to a few people who didn't get or see the box, then that means it's happening everywhere to a lot of people. A commenter on Charlene's blog said she asked her babysitter about a coat she bought - freaking the sitter out.<br><br>When we buy stuff from a retailer we do so in part because of our relationship with the retailer. That relationship doesn't include Facebook. And sometimes we buy things that we don't anyone to know about. Simply put, Facebook Beacon is wrong.<br><br>Here's a blog post I wrote about it:<br><br><a href="http://marketingconversation.com/2007/11/24/facebook-beacon-inst-in-the-users-interest-that-means-you/#more-2715">http://marketingconversation.com/2007/11/24/fac...</a> Nick

I'd have to say that yes, this is going to be a huge problem. If you've already talked to a few people who didn't get or see the box, then that means it's happening everywhere to a lot of people. A commenter on Charlene's blog said she asked her babysitter about a coat she bought - freaking the sitter out.

When we buy stuff from a retailer we do so in part because of our relationship with the retailer. That relationship doesn't include Facebook. And sometimes we buy things that we don't anyone to know about. Simply put, Facebook Beacon is wrong.

Here's a blog post I wrote about it:

http://marketingconversation.com/2007/11/24/fac...

]]> By: Jess http://www.allfacebook.com/2007/11/facebook-beacon-time-to-start-asking-questions/#comment-4944 Jess Sun, 25 Nov 2007 17:41:47 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2007/11/facebook-beacon-time-to-start-asking-questions/#comment-4944 Beacon provides no value to the everyday user. Instead of adding to a users experience, it adds usless information that users don't care about. Trust, reliability and relevance of information are cornerstones of Facebook's success. If they start flying in the face of these principals, they run the risk of alienating a large portion of thier user base. Peter's suggestions to make beacon opt in and to give users a reason to use it, and make it FAR more valuable to the company in the long run. Beacon provides no value to the everyday user. Instead of adding to a users experience, it adds usless information that users don’t care about. Trust, reliability and relevance of information are cornerstones of Facebook’s success.

If they start flying in the face of these principals, they run the risk of alienating a large portion of thier user base. Peter’s suggestions to make beacon opt in and to give users a reason to use it, and make it FAR more valuable to the company in the long run.

]]> By: Jess http://www.allfacebook.com/2007/11/facebook-beacon-time-to-start-asking-questions/#comment-14773 Jess Sun, 25 Nov 2007 16:41:47 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2007/11/facebook-beacon-time-to-start-asking-questions/#comment-14773 Beacon provides no value to the everyday user. Instead of adding to a users experience, it adds usless information that users don't care about. Trust, reliability and relevance of information are cornerstones of Facebook's success. <br><br>If they start flying in the face of these principals, they run the risk of alienating a large portion of thier user base. Peter's suggestions to make beacon opt in and to give users a reason to use it, and make it FAR more valuable to the company in the long run. Beacon provides no value to the everyday user. Instead of adding to a users experience, it adds usless information that users don't care about. Trust, reliability and relevance of information are cornerstones of Facebook's success.

If they start flying in the face of these principals, they run the risk of alienating a large portion of thier user base. Peter's suggestions to make beacon opt in and to give users a reason to use it, and make it FAR more valuable to the company in the long run.

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