The problem was that users didn't see and/or understand the opt-out notices. And, really, they didn't have much opportunity to do so, given that some point-of- purchase notices were served via vanishing pop-ups that were available for only 20 seconds.If Facebook wants to change things, they will pay heed to the 25,000+ members who have signed the "Petition: Facebook, stop invading my privacy!" by MoveOn.org and stop notifying your friends about your purchases.
According to the research presentation, which was delivered by Patrick Quinn, President and CEO of PQ Media, marketers are expected to spend more than $1.35 billion this year on word of mouth marketing, making it the fastest growing segment in marketing services . . . more than $3.7 billion in 2011.Click here to request the Executive Summary from PQ Media.
I have heard of using only five words in a headline; that is all that fits on a blog title. Why would you not put the brand in the headline? A declarative phrase works, you are stating a fact. Hard to be grammatically complete in five words, but I guess it can be done. Standard language, versus haikus? Alliteration, metaphor or rhyme in five words would be difficult at times.
What do you think?
Or do they?. . . the goods that people buy, the plans they make, the networks they belong to, paint a near-complete portrait of their lives. The information that's useful to a marketer may be even more useful to a criminal or a cop. The young people who form a large share of Facebook's usership may not be overly sensitive to privacy concerns, but they surely understand this basic fact.
People under 25 tend to think about what is public versus private information differently from the rest of us, and that is great for law enforcement investigators. . .
So, before you post that photograph of the 6-foot-high marijuana plant decorated as a Christmas tree, think about it.
Something my son found out was that your girlfriend's parents can find your MySpace profile as easily as your friends. Privacy is wide open on social networks. If you see that your profile is being targeted for drug rehab advertisements, you may want to consider this: principals, parents and police also may be viewing your page.
In San Marcos, we have a police officer who has the acronyms and attitudes to pose as a teenager looking for excitement on chat rooms. Many adult predators who thought they were meeting a teenage girl or boy for a little sexual healing are now spending their time as sex slaves for a big guy named "Bubba" in a Texas prison.
Be safe out there.
The problem, according to University of Minnesota Law School professor William McGeveran, is that a 104-year-old New York law prohibits advertisers from using photos, drawings or other likenesses of people without their written permission. Courts in other states as well have held that people can sue when photos or drawings of them are used in ads without their consent.
Brands should probably be more concerned about which naked rear-end or other body part is going to appear next to their ad rather than users’ being concerned about their likeness being used without permission. . .
When Microsoft Corp. paid $240 million for a 1.6% stake in Facebook last week, it acquired the rights to sell Facebook advertising around the world. With 34.5 billion page views in September, according to comScore Media Metrix, Facebook is now the fourth most highly trafficked Web property worldwide.
According to the analysis by Newspaper Association of America of Newspaper Footprint: Total Audience in Print and Online, a research study by Scarborough Research, almost eight out of ten adults read a newspaper, either in print or online.
