Cross-posted from CloudAve by Ben Kepes.
In the past a large number of companies, when asked about instant messaging, claimed that they block it. Today, with a new generation coming into the workforce completely used to using many social sites, most companies have given up trying to block and have instead moved into moderating behaviour rather than outright blocking.
The New York Times reports this morning that Facebook is set to expand “Facebook Connect”, the controversial service that reports your activities on external sites to your Facebook profile. Facebook caused a stir a while ago when it launched this service without giving users the ability to control updates, leading to people finding out that their shopping habits were now open to their Facebook friends. While Facebook has addressed privacy issues, this move is sure to spark a wider war for ownership of on-line identity.
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Jun 24th, 2009 |
