On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 10:07 AM, John Kalucki <jkalu...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Openness about abuse is generally counter-productive for everyone. I don't think it is quite fair to make that statement without also acknowledging that *transparency* frequently is productive for everyone, particularly in new media. This is a trade-off - between people's freedom to use Twitter as they wish and privacy from spammers and such - and I'm willing to trust that Twitter treats it as such internally. But that that won't stop me from nudging occasionally. Meanwhile, the hidden rules remind me of Animal House: *Greg Marmalard <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0202318/>: But Delta's already on probation. Dean Vernon Wormer <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006893/>: They are? Well, as of this moment, they're on DOUBLE SECRET PROBATION! * David Brin wrote a fine book about this, "The Transparent Society: Will Technology Force Us to Choose Between Freedom and Privacy?" ( http://www.amazon.com/Transparent-Society-Technology-Between-Privacy/dp/0738201448/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1255126636&sr=8-1). I suppose that to be transparent I should add a disclaimer that I helped him with the book and I'm quoted in it. Nick
