in the matrix

Kneel Before Zuck
FaceBook's Big Brother Profit Scheme

FaceBook's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, is anti-privacy. Zuckerberg espouses his views with a constant advocacy of "total openness" mixed with "nothing to hide, nothing to fear" rhetoric. But in the end, it is because FaceBook's profits can only exist without privacy. Otherwise, they'd have to charge - A LOT- to make even close to the revenue they make now. Won't happen. Like Google, FaceBook needs all of your info all of the time. They SELL this info to third parties. They do it for money, not an ideology of openness.

The way companies like FaceBook need to sell this is by convincing various tech-savvy demographics that privacy is not important, hell even "uncool.". A tough sell since polls show that young people actually value their right to not live in a virtual fishbowl. Now FaceBook is introducing a social web initiative that will connect big business with your vital information and statistics 24/7. For your own good, of course, but, more importantly, their bottom line. Prepared to be called a "terrorist" or a "pedophile" by Mark Zuckerberg if you don't like it. Full Story

The Daily P.P. Award
Predictive programming - when TV tells you how it's gonna be

Wednesday night's award goes to Modern Family (episode "Starry Night") on ABC. For - the oldest daughter, teenager Haley, texts more than she talks. Haha, funny. A new study shows that teenage girls text more than they talk. Prepare for a future in which girls become women with no verbal skills. OMG!!!


also:
*South Park airs episode amid threats, "shows" Muhammad

*Hulu thinks you'll pay $10 for what you used to get for free

*Hacker creates the best of both worlds - Android on an iPhone

*Pentagon to build a flying car

*If a sheep did it with a pig



*Cable networks putting effort into make summer viewing