Comments on: Wall Street Journal Reporter Takes Heat Over Tone Of Privacy Series http://paidcontent.org/2011/05/21/419-wall-street-journal-reporter-takes-heat-over-tone-of-privacy-series/ The economics of digital content Fri, 13 Dec 2013 18:54:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: juepucta http://paidcontent.org/2011/05/21/419-wall-street-journal-reporter-takes-heat-over-tone-of-privacy-series/#comment-83727 Tue, 24 May 2011 07:22:58 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2011/05/21/419-wall-street-journal-reporter-takes-heat-over-tone-of-privacy-series/#comment-83727 Because profitability and borderline douchebaggery are not mutually exclusive. I dig advertising and communications. I have worked in the industry. But i hate giving away all my privacy. Yes, better, more targeted advertising is a good thing. That is nowhere near what tracking companies want which is to monitor my every online move. But they’ll try to sell you a false dichotomy (“it’s either our extreme or the other BAD one”) and fears that otherwise your beloved system collapses.

-G.

]]> By: jo http://paidcontent.org/2011/05/21/419-wall-street-journal-reporter-takes-heat-over-tone-of-privacy-series/#comment-83726 Sat, 21 May 2011 00:03:06 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2011/05/21/419-wall-street-journal-reporter-takes-heat-over-tone-of-privacy-series/#comment-83726  Um, this is how google makes their money, why change the model?

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