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Rich Sloan , Co-Founder, Chief Startupologist, StartupNation

argh!  

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Rich Sloan , Co-Founder, Chief Startupologist, StartupNation

Looks like FB is bagging Beacon:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/29/facebook_beacon_ditc h/

 

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Jeremy Cote
Owner
Covered Bridge Cellars, LLC

blog.coveredbridgecellars.com

thanks! great find! this is exactly what facebook did a while back with a previously released feature... you`d think they`d feel these new offerings out with a test group instead of pushing things out cold...

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Rich Sloan , Co-Founder, Chief Startupologist, StartupNation

I don`t actually see the problem ... you have the option to opt out. Amazon has a system that is very similar .. you can opt in to tell your friends list when you purchased certain items, and they get an alert email with a discount coupon for that item.

As I said, as long as you can opt out when you don`t want certain purchases made public - gifts, for example, or sensitive items - I don`t see the problem and it does create a WOMM situation. Also, I think the idea is that only people on your list see your actions, not everyone, unless I`m wrong. Essentially we`ve taken a conversation between 2 people in a checkout line and taken it globally.

Think outside the box!

I`m tired of HAVING to opt out... That`s the problem.  I`m not sure if you`re a Facebook user but it`s become almost as bad as Myspace with all of the junk "notifications" you get.  It almost makes you not want to even visit the site anymore.  Now I`d be interested to see, if they implemented Beacon, what the traffic for the site would look like.... would it falter? increase?  Just interested.

p.s. I don`t want my checkout counter convo to go global.  That takes all the spontaneity out of it.