Waiting for the Google Buzz Privacy Outcry

otwas:

benbrown:

It will only be a matter of time now before my mother calls me to ask why I keep emailing her to tell her all about my late night bowel movements/software releases.  ”I’m not emailing you, mom!  Google decided it was a good thing to crap everything I say into your email inbox so that you won’t miss out on the exciting world of social media.”

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I feel they are trying to force feed me the worst parts of social media - ie, the most popular stuff - via an interface that I’ve been trained means HIGH PRIORITY ALWAYS ON RESPOND NOW.

I pity the inbox zero people the most.

Reblogged for my mom: Hi, Mom! Here’s what’s going on! I’ll come by tonight and make sure it’s not flooding you.

Also, as a semi-consistent inbox zero person with a deeply unhealthy relationship to my unread(#) counts, I have officially disabled that shit.

Posted on February 10, 2010 at 1:14pm with 15 notes and was reblogged from small pieces, barely joined

Post Notes

  1. ampersandean reblogged this from otwas and added:
    Reblogged for my mom: Hi, Mom! Here’s what’s going on! I’ll come by tonight...make sure...
  2. otwas reblogged this from benbrown and added:
    icon is just tasteless. Google,...get good graphic designers
  3. trenchant reblogged this from benbrown
  4. yourrailroadgate reblogged this from maura and added:
    oh, and if anyone knows how to opt out, hit me up (not
  5. turkeydinner reblogged this from benbrown and added:
    saw nothing by Schlomo. NO THANKS.
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