The Long Tail. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:46:19 “Priced and Unpriced Online Markets" by Harvard Business School professor Benjamin Edelman.
Discusses tradeoffs in market such as email, IP addresses, search and dial-up Internet. "Reminiscent of the old adage about losing money on every unit but making it up in volume, online markets challenge norms about who should pay, when, and why. " I found this typically academic: dated, dry and pretty unilluminating. Should Government Take On Facebook? - Room for Debate Blog. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s founder and chief executive, has promised to improve the site’s complex privacy controls, which have frustrated many users.
Updated, May 26, 2:20 p.m. | The Bits blog is providing live coverage of Mark Zuckerberg’s press conference announcing changes to Facebook’s privacy settings. There have been growing complaints about Facebook, its privacy settings and disclosure of users’ personal information to third parties. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s founder and chief executive, made a new pledge this week to add privacy controls that are simpler to use. But for lots of critics Facebook’s general opt-out approach isn’t enough. Fifteen privacy groups have filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission seeking an investigation over possible deceptive trade practices.