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Will Facebook abandon Beacon ads program by the end of Dec 2007?
Homer ( Score Rank: User did not make predictions in the last 30 days ) Homer  |  was scored on 02-Jan-2008 (806 days ago)
n the wake of mounting criticism, Facebook executives are discussing changes to a controversial advertising tool that publicizes users' Web activities outside of the popular social network. Alterations to the recently introduced Beacon system could be announced as early as Nov. 29, BusinessWeek.com has learned. What exactly will happen to Beacon?
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  1. Arthur Arthur 806 days ago
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    answered: [ * ] Make Beacon less intrusive
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    Take a look the last FB's press release in 2007. It has slightly modified the Beacon.
    http://www.facebook.com/press/release...
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  2. oilman oilman 835 days ago
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    predicted: [ Most Likely ] [ 43% ] Abandon Beacon Completely
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    The user community is Facebook's greatest asset. They might drop the Beacon thing completely.
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    1. Guru Guru 834 days ago
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      They probably won't. I am sure they have spent tons of resources in developing the Beacon ads program. Not to mention the effort in setting up partnerships.
       
    2. ikki ikki 832 days ago
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      I don't think they will abandon it
       
  3. MasterMind MasterMind 835 days ago
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    Cruel business world... Facebook was receiving so much position attention in the last few months, now it is becoming a target of attack by its competition. And of course its own users as well. I guess Facebook got to be more careful in how to handle the privacy issue in the future.
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  4. oWell oWell 835 days ago
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    predicted: [ Most Likely ] [ 100% ] Make Beacon less intrusive
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    well it's a major income source ... FB will not give up.
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    1. oWell oWell 835 days ago
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      wow ... surprised that its Beacon was tracking logged-off users!? man .. make sure u would clean the cache after using Facebook.
       
  5. ikki ikki 836 days ago
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    NO WAY!!
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  6. MasterMind MasterMind 840 days ago
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    predicted: [ Most Likely ] [ 90% ] Make Beacon less intrusive
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    It pisses me off to hear the word "Beacon". But I would give them a break. I am sure they will make things better.
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  7. Homer Homer 840 days ago
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    predicted: [ Most Likely ] [ 64% ] Make Beacon less intrusive
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    Facebook will definitely do something because the users are pretty pissed now. And it makes little sense to remove the program completely.
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