Creepy

[Randall Reetz]

Isnt it just a little ironic that you want to use facebook to spam people you know, but you find something creepy about facebook doing the same thing to you?

-----Original Message-----
From: "Shari" <shari at gypsyware.com>
To: use-revolution at lists.runrev.com
Sent: 7/1/2009 7:54 AM
Subject: Creepy

I've been playing hookie for awhile, Richard Gaskin, yes I did answer 
you, did you receive?

Here's what's creepy.  I'm attempting to create a Facebook account 
(yes, this is revelant to the forum...) because someone turned me 
onto a really cool marketing thing you can do with it.

I'm not set up fully yet but there's this long list of potential 
friends.  Add Friends, with names and pictures.  At first I thought 
it was like MySpace, Tom etc. some bunches of folks that look for 
newbies.  Then I realized that some of the names were familiar.

David Bovill, for example.  David Bovill pops up as a potential 
friend, someone I might know.

How does it know that?  How the heck does it know that?  How does it 
know about you guys?  I haven't put any info in except my name and 
birthdate.  Nothing else.  I was thinking maybe it does an internet 
search of forums I'm in or something.

Then I see that it lists folks I've sold software to.  My customer 
list.  Say whaaat?

As I type this I'm thinking that somehow it's seeing my saved emails. 
That's the only explanation for it.  That's scary.  Big Brother.  I 
can see Big Brother wanting a piece of it.  Geez Louise!

I'm waffling.  I really want access to this cool marketing tool.  But 
lordy!  Read an article in Wired magazine just the other day about 
the war between Facebook and Google for internet dominance, and how 
Facebook might win.  I believe it!

Shari

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