There's obviously a lot of nutbar stuff in this thread but one of the things people don't seem to understand is the value of their personal info.
With facebook people are just giving that info away, and more, without ever asking themselves if the tradeoff is worth it. There is some value to having a fb account to be fair, but those who just use it as a disposal bin for all their life's activities probably are losing more than they gain from it.
And BTW there is a big penalty to fame, which is the loss of privacy. I bet most star would trade some of the glitz and glamour for some privacy if they could. But once your info out there, it's out of your control for good.
Like the old adage "buyer beware" doesn't mean stop shopping, likewise, social networkers beware.
That's why you have all sorts of giveaway contests in exchange for your info, or things like Microsoft Tag.your data is worth a lot
With facebook people are just giving that info away, and more, without ever asking themselves if the tradeoff is worth it. There is some value to having a fb account to be fair, but those who just use it as a disposal bin for all their life's activities probably are losing more than they gain from it.
And BTW there is a big penalty to fame, which is the loss of privacy. I bet most star would trade some of the glitz and glamour for some privacy if they could. But once your info out there, it's out of your control for good.
Like the old adage "buyer beware" doesn't mean stop shopping, likewise, social networkers beware.