Re: [backstage] Questions so for FOWA so far...

2008-10-01 Thread Rob Myers
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Ian Forrester wrote: Facebook --- 1. Given that your business is worth nothing without the trust of your community, why have you just hired someone who worked for the former US Attorney General who approved warrantless wiretapping, torture,

Re: [backstage] Questions so for FOWA so far...

2008-10-01 Thread Dom Ramsey
On 1 Oct 2008, at 18:26, Ian Forrester wrote: Facebook --- 1. How much data do you hold on the average user and how long do you keep it for? 2. How does it affect you and your company when 2.5 million+ people join groups protesting a redesign? Are the opinions of users important? 3.

Re: [backstage] Questions so for FOWA so far...

2008-10-01 Thread Sam Mbale
Pure science is vital. Science relies on data, also, pure science questions the same data. Data is only useful if it can be relied upon. You can collect as much data as you as you like and probably end up with useless information. Imagine if you based you theories on flawed data - result is