Yes I do think that the general populace can be manipulated to the whims of corporations. But the Internet is both a blessing and a curse for them.
Remember the Bose fiasco? If it were not for the Internet a lot of people would think that they are the bees knees. But that being said a lot of people still think that Bose is the best. I really think it comes down to personality. I do extensive research on everything I want to buy and make my own decisions. Sent from my iPhone On Nov 30, 2011, at 11:27 PM, "Thane Sherrington" <[email protected]> wrote: > At 04:08 PM 30/11/2011, Zulfiqar Naushad wrote: >> I totally understand but at the same time I don't see what harm Facebook can >> do for me. So what if they know my browsing habits. So what if they have >> access to my pics. I never put anything über personal on Facebook. >> >> Even amazon tracks my purchases in sneaky ways and sends me advertisement >> emails. I just choose to ignore them. > > I think that most people (yourself quite possibly excluded) are completely > unaware of the subconscious ways advertisers market to them, and therefore > any ammunition you give them makes it that much easier for them to get to > you. Now sure, they probably can only get you to buy something you don't > need, but they might be able to get you to vote differently than might > otherwise vote. > > T >
