Comments on: Chris Messina Talks to Himself . . . http://www.openparenthesis.org/2008/01/25/messina-on-diso Because these are the early days of a long revolution . . . Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:10:36 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: John http://www.openparenthesis.org/2008/01/25/messina-on-diso#comment-355342 John Sat, 26 Jan 2008 20:52:29 +0000 http://www.openparenthesis.org/2008/01/25/messina-on-diso#comment-355342 Believe me, I'm no fan of automated account deletions with no clear explanation or justification - just wouldn't use that metaphor for it. Facebook is yet another example of pseudo-public space which looks like public space but is really deeply privatized and corporate - like malls, which act like the old public market but are entirely private with their own security force, etc. Because it is private they can kick you out, but because it looks like public space we expect them to act transparently and in the interest of that public. Looking forward to making this blog a node in a distributed social network . . . Believe me, I’m no fan of automated account deletions with no clear explanation or justification – just wouldn’t use that metaphor for it.

Facebook is yet another example of pseudo-public space which looks like public space but is really deeply privatized and corporate – like malls, which act like the old public market but are entirely private with their own security force, etc.

Because it is private they can kick you out, but because it looks like public space we expect them to act transparently and in the interest of that public.

Looking forward to making this blog a node in a distributed social network . . .

]]> By: Chris Messina http://www.openparenthesis.org/2008/01/25/messina-on-diso#comment-355125 Chris Messina Sat, 26 Jan 2008 07:40:57 +0000 http://www.openparenthesis.org/2008/01/25/messina-on-diso#comment-355125 Well, if you check out this thread, you'll see that Facebook was actually shutting down accounts without confirmed violations of the TOS... and without justification: http://getsatisfaction.com/facebook/topics/13_reasons_your_facebook_account_will_be_disabled Anyone, it was certainly an off-hand remark and probably not all that helpful. Point taken. I actually like Facebook, but the tactics they're taking with even minor infractions does leave one to wonder — "if I got kicked out of Facebook [and I used it a lot] where would I go?" Well, if you check out this thread, you’ll see that Facebook was actually shutting down accounts without confirmed violations of the TOS… and without justification:

http://getsatisfaction.com/facebook/topics/13_reasons_your_facebook_account_will_be_disabled

Anyone, it was certainly an off-hand remark and probably not all that helpful. Point taken. I actually like Facebook, but the tactics they’re taking with even minor infractions does leave one to wonder — “if I got kicked out of Facebook [and I used it a lot] where would I go?”

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