How many words do you need to say ‘we will protect your privacy’? Five if that is your real intention. However, if you want to make money, you need a lot more, as these graphics from the NY Times show. (Hat tip: Steve Clayton.)
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Wow, just wow. lol. Interesting data though.
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Those graphs do not really show anything other than what happens when you scale. The New York Times along with the rest of the corporations are going to lose their control and ownership of the publics distribution channels.
This is where the national smear campaigns occur. Good luck, but Facebook is here to stay. New York Times is dead.
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I remember when DoubleClick was the center or the universe. Anyone here still use AltaVista?
I wouldn’t write of the New York Times just yet. Facebook on the otherhand. Most people I know are using it less and less.
That’s a fascinating graphic, but it is missing one critical piece of information.
The current NYTimes privacy policy is approximately 4700 words.
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Ha ha! Perfect. Thanks for that. How ironic. Matthew
If I make my privacy policy longer will I make more money?
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If only it were that simple!
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