Comments on: Question for Facebook: Better to Ask First, or Apologize Later? http://gigaom.com/2007/12/05/question-for-facebook-better-to-ask-first-or-apologize-later/ The Business of Technology Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:41:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Jaime Everett http://gigaom.com/2007/12/05/question-for-facebook-better-to-ask-first-or-apologize-later/#comment-874586 Jaime Everett Tue, 22 Apr 2008 07:06:33 +0000 http://foundread.com/2007/12/05/question-for-facebook-better-to-ask-first-or-apologize-later/#comment-874586 fulciform chicquing boatmaster entogenous transigent theanthropic misusement perobrachius <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/totp/" rel="nofollow">BBC - Top Of The Pops</a> http://www.ymtltd.co.uk/ fulciform chicquing boatmaster entogenous transigent theanthropic misusement perobrachius
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]]> By: Vote on RWW’s ‘Best Web LittleCo’ of 2007 « FoundRead http://gigaom.com/2007/12/05/question-for-facebook-better-to-ask-first-or-apologize-later/#comment-874580 Vote on RWW’s ‘Best Web LittleCo’ of 2007 « FoundRead Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:57:59 +0000 http://foundread.com/2007/12/05/question-for-facebook-better-to-ask-first-or-apologize-later/#comment-874580 [...] So I guess Mark Zuckerberg wins the day on our question of whether you are best-served to ‘Ask First or Apologize Later?’ The founder’s mea culpa over Facebook’s controversial Beacon ad plan obviously worked [...] [...] So I guess Mark Zuckerberg wins the day on our question of whether you are best-served to ‘Ask First or Apologize Later?’ The founder’s mea culpa over Facebook’s controversial Beacon ad plan obviously worked [...]

]]> By: Jonathan Trenn http://gigaom.com/2007/12/05/question-for-facebook-better-to-ask-first-or-apologize-later/#comment-874581 Jonathan Trenn Sat, 08 Dec 2007 23:04:52 +0000 http://foundread.com/2007/12/05/question-for-facebook-better-to-ask-first-or-apologize-later/#comment-874581 To the concept that Facebook is a social community...a big "Yeah, but". Facebook is first and foremost a business. The decision makers were operating from that stand point. I agree with the idealist view of social community, but in the real world, business is business. And their business got rightly punished for it. To the concept that Facebook is a social community…a big “Yeah, but”.

Facebook is first and foremost a business. The decision makers were operating from that stand point. I agree with the idealist view of social community, but in the real world, business is business.

And their business got rightly punished for it.

]]> By: bngu http://gigaom.com/2007/12/05/question-for-facebook-better-to-ask-first-or-apologize-later/#comment-874582 bngu Thu, 06 Dec 2007 17:28:21 +0000 http://foundread.com/2007/12/05/question-for-facebook-better-to-ask-first-or-apologize-later/#comment-874582 Mark has demonstrated a history of "better to ask for forgiveness than permission" actions. At Harvard with Facemash.com, he willfully breached computer security and violated rules on internet privacy and was brought before the Harvard University Administrative Board for discipline. Likewise in 2006, he did it again introducing Facebook newsfeed causing another privacy concern uproar amongst the users. And of course now the infamous Beacon with its lights drastically dimmed after being lambasted by privacy groups such as MoveOn.org, the press, blogosphere, and even their Beacon affiliates. It seems like the lesson he learned is definitely "better to ask for forgiveness than permission". Oh incidentally, for someone who shows such little regards with others privacy, he sure has lawyered up to protect his own privacy in the ConnectU lawsuit. He filed to remove certain docs and blog posts he made while he was in Harvard. If you wish to know more details of the ConnectU case, read this article http://www.02138mag.com/magazine/article/1724.html If you wish to see the privacy that Mark is so desperately trying to protect and block, here’s the URL http://www.02138mag.com/magazine/article/1764.html Mark has demonstrated a history of “better to ask for forgiveness than permission” actions. At Harvard with Facemash.com, he willfully breached computer security and violated rules on internet privacy and was brought before the Harvard University Administrative Board for discipline. Likewise in 2006, he did it again introducing Facebook newsfeed causing another privacy concern uproar amongst the users. And of course now the infamous Beacon with its lights drastically dimmed after being lambasted by privacy groups such as MoveOn.org, the press, blogosphere, and even their Beacon affiliates. It seems like the lesson he learned is definitely “better to ask for forgiveness than permission”.

Oh incidentally, for someone who shows such little regards with others privacy, he sure has lawyered up to protect his own privacy in the ConnectU lawsuit. He filed to remove certain docs and blog posts he made while he was in Harvard. If you wish to know more details of the ConnectU case, read this article
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If you wish to see the privacy that Mark is so desperately trying to protect and block, here’s the URL
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]]> By: chrisco http://gigaom.com/2007/12/05/question-for-facebook-better-to-ask-first-or-apologize-later/#comment-874585 chrisco Thu, 06 Dec 2007 11:03:12 +0000 http://foundread.com/2007/12/05/question-for-facebook-better-to-ask-first-or-apologize-later/#comment-874585 When you use this rule, though, you better be right, though! When you use this rule, though, you better be right, though!

]]> By: chrisco http://gigaom.com/2007/12/05/question-for-facebook-better-to-ask-first-or-apologize-later/#comment-874584 chrisco Thu, 06 Dec 2007 11:01:13 +0000 http://foundread.com/2007/12/05/question-for-facebook-better-to-ask-first-or-apologize-later/#comment-874584 I prefer the short version of the saying: "Better to ask for forgiveness than permission." I prefer the short version of the saying:
“Better to ask for forgiveness than permission.”

]]> By: Sean http://gigaom.com/2007/12/05/question-for-facebook-better-to-ask-first-or-apologize-later/#comment-874583 Sean Thu, 06 Dec 2007 02:18:06 +0000 http://foundread.com/2007/12/05/question-for-facebook-better-to-ask-first-or-apologize-later/#comment-874583 That adage applies to management, not customers. It's better to move first instead of wait for management approval as you can always apologize later after you're successful. That model breaks down with customers who hate surprises. In this case, Facebook burned through some of the goodwill they have built up. That leaves them vulnerable to another misstep. That adage applies to management, not customers. It’s better to move first instead of wait for management approval as you can always apologize later after you’re successful. That model breaks down with customers who hate surprises.

In this case, Facebook burned through some of the goodwill they have built up. That leaves them vulnerable to another misstep.

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