cam, 108 words, 2 comments, Facebook, Money, Alesha Capone

I have probably been trolled by an editorial headline, but these articles annoy me. Facebook is a business yet somehow the headline, "Hey Facebookers, it's what you signed up for...", determines that Facebook has sold out. Then again this is the opening paragraph:

Surprise, surprise. Social networking internet site Facebook has begun selling advertisements to all the people now addicted to it. The same people -- Gen X and Y -- advertisers normally find so difficult to reach. Cash cow, anyone?

I guess Facebook's investors should provide the bandwidth, development cost, project costs, etc so users never have to face an economic trade off to the service. (reply)

adam, 46 words, 0 comments, Interpenetration, consensus politics, lobbyists, money

Rudd's brother quits ALP over donations to other parties.

Tory candidate made GBP4,800 gift to Labour.

It's a nice demonstration of the size of the political village in both countries, the small ideological differences between the major parties and the importance of donated money. (reply)