http://www.drewmeyersinsights.com/2006/09/11/facebook-to-open-up-its-registration/ Drew Meyers Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:30:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.drewmeyersinsights.com/2006/09/11/facebook-to-open-up-its-registration/comment-page-1/#comment-377 Facebook Opens Its Doors to the World » Personal Insights on Web 2.0, Blogging, and Business Wed, 27 Sep 2006 03:04:51 +0000 http://www.drewmeyersinsights.com/2006/09/11/facebook-to-open-up-its-registration/#comment-377 [...] My thoughts? I’m getting more and more convinced that this is the right move for them. Much of the reason I have changed my stance from not being totally convinced is because they have put so many privacy controls in place for their users. Sure, users might rebel and create petition groups, but will they leave the site altogether? Probably not given that facebook is listening to its users and acting on their feedback. Another reason? The largest competitor, myspace, is trying to take out many of the companies that helped make them so successful, which is sure to hurt them in my opinion. This could get interesting… [...] [...] My thoughts? I’m getting more and more convinced that this is the right move for them. Much of the reason I have changed my stance from not being totally convinced is because they have put so many privacy controls in place for their users. Sure, users might rebel and create petition groups, but will they leave the site altogether? Probably not given that facebook is listening to its users and acting on their feedback. Another reason? The largest competitor, myspace, is trying to take out many of the companies that helped make them so successful, which is sure to hurt them in my opinion. This could get interesting… [...]

]]> http://www.drewmeyersinsights.com/2006/09/11/facebook-to-open-up-its-registration/comment-page-1/#comment-349 Facebook Listens to Users Regarding New Privacy Controls » Personal Insights on Web 2.0, Blogging, and Business Mon, 25 Sep 2006 14:04:05 +0000 http://www.drewmeyersinsights.com/2006/09/11/facebook-to-open-up-its-registration/#comment-349 [...] This is a great move by the Facebook team- They’ve LISTENED! Following the uproar over the announcement that facebook is going to open up its registration, Facebook has implemented new privacy controls for their users based on feedback received. Facebook rebounded from the outcry about their newsfeed feature in a similar manner- by listening to users and giving them what they ask for. They are definitely winning the trust of users by taking action to address user concerns before adding the next site addition- an open registration. [...] [...] This is a great move by the Facebook team- They’ve LISTENED! Following the uproar over the announcement that facebook is going to open up its registration, Facebook has implemented new privacy controls for their users based on feedback received. Facebook rebounded from the outcry about their newsfeed feature in a similar manner- by listening to users and giving them what they ask for. They are definitely winning the trust of users by taking action to address user concerns before adding the next site addition- an open registration. [...]

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