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> People realised that all the minor privacy creeping leads to a situation where you can't do anything without it being very public. Okay, this is an argument
by kintamanimatt 13y ago
> People realised that all the minor privacy creeping leads to a situation where you can't do anything without it being very public.
Okay, this is an argument that could resonate with me, and an angle I hadn't thought about. However, I still struggle to see how a public expression of liking something (a +1 is just that, as are reviews) is a bad thing. It's only shared with people you permit too.
It's well known that these are not private notes to oneself and I really can't see how this could be inch-by-inched to something egregious.
- ronaldx 13y agoA public expression of liking something does not typically give the company permission to use your endorsement as part of a commercial presentation.
- kintamanimatt 13y agoIt does if the TOS says so and the TOS isn't in violation of the law! I'm really having a hard time wrapping my head around the uproar. If I've +1'd something or written a review I can't see the problem with that being used next to an ad. If I were an advertiser I'd be quite happy for +1s and socially relevant positive reviews to be displayed next to my ad because I know they'd increase click-thru rates, and possibly even conversion rates too. Generally, I actually really like the idea of this. If I saw something that said ronaldx and 77 others +1'd this and I thought you had good taste, I'd probably be more likely to check it out. Conversely, if I thought your taste sucked I'd also be grateful to know that you liked it! There's one hitch in this ride though: I have a Google Plus account but I don't use it and don't tell people about it, so I'm not going to be seeing these recommendations.