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For a free service is sure does come at a cost. I get people I don't know commenting on photos of my 1 year old because a friend posted it to their wall.
by martin-adams 14y ago
For a free service is sure does come at a cost. I get people I don't know commenting on photos of my 1 year old because a friend posted it to their wall.
- jamesjguthrie 14y agoIf you don't like your friends sharing your photos you can disable sharing.
- martin-adams 14y agoMaybe, but doesn't help when it's actually their photo, just a photo which I have a vested interest in who see it. It's also not my job to educate my friends how to share content because I'd only end up upsetting them.
- thedudemabry 14y agoI agree. In a slightly different light, using Facebook is most definitely not free. You're entering a contract where they supply a valuable infrastructure, and you provide valuable, detailed, personal information. Information then sold to 3rd parties. When the user's perceived value received falls short of their perceived risk of releasing personal information, they should rightly be upset. And probably quit. But in terms of brands using Facebook, I'm not sure the same contract applies. They get valuable exposure using the infrastructure, but contribute nothing of value to Facebook. I have a hard time believing ordinary users would complain if all brand pages were suddenly dropped. Those users would continue to share branded content organically if they so desired. I don't believe that a one-sided beneficiary has much room to complain at all. If your business model is selling shit given to you for free, you'll have to find a new way to make money once your source changes his mind. One way to enter into a mutually beneficial contract is to purchase ads (or promoted posts). If they cost too much, then they've lost your business. But they never really had it in the first place...