[ale] OT: Facebook and Social networking: Tim Berners-Lee closes the stable door after the horse has bolted

[Tim Watts]

Great article. At one point it suggests tension between google and
facebook. I thought google owned fb. Am I wrong about that?



On Sun, 2010-12-19 at 07:29 -0500, Jim Philips wrote:
> After fighting back on the Facebook discussion, I wanted to assert
> that I'm aware of the problems it presents. Nobody has offered better
> criticisms than Tim Berners-Lee. I hope that some of the Facebook and
> Twitter open alternatives make a dent. Although I'm not terribly
> optimistic about it. Social networks serve a real purpose. That's why
> they're thriving. Now if we can just steer them in a better direction!
> 
> 
> http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/columns/facebook_and_social_networking_tim_berners_lee_closes_stable_door_after_horse_has_bo
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