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My view is: if it's something I'm allowed to do manually, then I should be allowed to use a tool to help me do it faster. I don't agree with FB blocking Scoble
by barns 19y ago
My view is: if it's something I'm allowed to do manually, then I should be allowed to use a tool to help me do it faster.
I don't agree with FB blocking Scoble, nor do I agree that Gmail should block FB.
- jsnx 19y agoTechnically speaking, the TOS allows Google to kick any user who gets their stuff from Facebook This would be bad for Facebook, but it would be bad for Google and Yahoo, too: they would anger their users by frustrating a reasonable use of their service. Those users might just take their email and leave. Is the same true for Facebook? If you get kicked from Facebook, where else will you go? You might say "I'll just take my friends and start my own Facebook!", but you won't be able to unless you somehow got around their monitoring. (Not a difficult problem in principal, but tough for the non-savvy.) Would a service that exports Facebook contacts be illegal? What about a piece of software that does so?
- mojuba 19y agoAbsolutely, the line between "manual" and "automated" actions is blurred. For example, is entering text using some voice recognition software automated or manual? They could as well demand in their TOS not to look over your shoulder when entering text in their form. Many of those terms we agree to in the digital world are nonsensical.