Hmmm...I could definitely see a benefit out there if someone would write a program that would let me 'tag' my files. Directories are great; however, unless you have multiple copies and a way to synch them up, tagging is so much more effective.
Hmmm...I wounder if you could use del.icio.us to bookmark things on your local computer.
Why would they want to waste their money collecting everybody's garbage?
Because, this is the information age. They haven't used the information in these files for advertising yet; however, one of Google's strengths is it matches ads based on what you search for and what's in your e-mail. By getting this complete a picture of you, based on what text is stored on your computer, it allows them to be much more specific in their ads, which in turn allows their ads to be much more effective. And the more effective their ads are, they greater premium they can charge for that ad space.
I think it's a great idea for them and the consumer(because at least if we're seeing ad, we're seeing ads that are relevant); however, EFF is right and some privacy issues really need to be addressed in these type of situations.
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You know, the more and more I read stuff like this, the more and more I think that open source, general public liscense is the way to go.
Hmmm...I could definitely see a benefit out there if someone would write a program that would let me 'tag' my files. Directories are great; however, unless you have multiple copies and a way to synch them up, tagging is so much more effective. Hmmm...I wounder if you could use del.icio.us to bookmark things on your local computer.
Directories? That's so DOS! I think you mean folders. And why would you store anything anywhere other than My Documents or on the desktop? ;)
That's us dude!
Because, this is the information age. They haven't used the information in these files for advertising yet; however, one of Google's strengths is it matches ads based on what you search for and what's in your e-mail. By getting this complete a picture of you, based on what text is stored on your computer, it allows them to be much more specific in their ads, which in turn allows their ads to be much more effective. And the more effective their ads are, they greater premium they can charge for that ad space.
I think it's a great idea for them and the consumer(because at least if we're seeing ad, we're seeing ads that are relevant); however, EFF is right and some privacy issues really need to be addressed in these type of situations.