Update on Terms | Facebook

Hey - they reverted (for now) - so they only own your data, but not forever and ever no matter what!

Update on Terms | Facebook: "Based on this feedback, we have decided to return to our previous terms of use while we resolve the issues that people have raised."

Facebook Privacy Change Sparks Federal Complaint

Right, so Facebook has perpetual rights to content that you have ever posted - after you delete it, after you delete your account, after years, and years... after you are dead, even?

Facebook Privacy Change Sparks Federal Complaint: "The section in question explains how Facebook has an 'irrevocable, perpetual' license to use your 'name, likeness, and image' in essentially any way, including within promotions or external advertising.

That clause wasn't new. What had changed was that a sentence at the end of the paragraph was now mysteriously missing. The deleted line stated that the license would 'automatically expire' if you removed your content. With that line omitted, Facebook's license to use your content is simply 'perpetual' and 'irrevocable,' even decades after you delete your stuff."

Obama's Mega-brand as he moves into the White House

MediaPost Publications - Obama Community Post-Win, Now That He's Moved In - 01/19/2009:

"As he steps up, in a sense, a mega-brand activates. Your particular politics aside, we must all agree that Obama encompasses much and that the stakes are high. How he now makes it happen is the stuff of unprecedented living history.

Up until today, as media mavens and consumer marketers, we have applauded his steady message, his knack for context, and ability to resonate and galvanize community. And then there was the mighty conversion to change. How did he do that? Blink of an eye, and the brand literally embodied us."

Israeli envoy banished from Venezuela: Chavez' door closed

Israel's Ambassador to Venezuela Shlomo Cohen has begun preparing for a swift departure from the country Tuesday after President Hugo Chavez declared he was a persona non grata because of Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip.

Chavez declared in a speech later in the day that the presidents of Israel and the United States should be tried for war crimes in an international court

Israeli envoy banished from Venezuela: Chavez' door closed - Israel News, Ynetnews

Stupid Acts at Virgin With Facebook Lead To Getting Canned

I see this daily. People rag on their company, complain about salaries, co-workers, customers... how many of the actual people you are ragging on may get to see the post? Facebook isn't private! Even  if you have your posts locked down to just your friends, there's always cut and paste eh!

Yeah, go ahead and keep using Facebook as your personal place to rag on people. Especially customers, prospects, bosses, etc.

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Guyana condemns Gaza violence

Guyana's President has become the first Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leader to publicly condemn Israel's military action against the Palestinian people.

President Bharrat Jagdeo, in a statement released by the Government Information Agency on the escalation of the crisis between Israel and Palestine last night, said he has been following with grave concern the events that have unfolded at the Gaza strip, and to him, it seems to be a form of sanctioned genocide.

"The Jewish people have suffered much over the years through persecution and the disproportionate use of force, and of all peoples, should understand the plight of the Palestinian people," he said. "Guyana condemns absolutely the atrocities being perpetrated against the people of Palestine especially the murder of innocent women and children."

Caribbean: News in the Caribbean - Caribbean360.com

T-Mobile and RIM make the BlackBerry 8900 Curve official, coming in February

Yes! So my Bold-less ness isn't as bad as it looks - I was just being sensible and waiting for the newest Curve!

T-Mobile USA, Inc., and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM: TSX: RIM) today announced that T-Mobile® will offer its customers the new BlackBerry® Curve™ 8900 smartphone, the thinnest and lightest full-QWERTY BlackBerry smartphone.The BlackBerry Curve 8900 from T-Mobile, in a stunning titanium-colored finish with chrome highlights, combines an elegant, compact design with a wide range of popular features and an easy-to-use full-QWERTY keyboard. It features built-in GPS and support of location-based services. It also allows easy access to social networking sites and has built-in Wi-Fi® (802.11 b/g) supporting both voice and data, making it easier to stay connected to family, friends and colleagues.

T-Mobile and RIM make the BlackBerry 8900 Curve official, coming in February : Boy Genius Report