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But don't forget: If the service is free, you are the product.
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Your humble blogwatcher curated these bloggy bits for your entertainment.
Stuart Dredge unearths this from the bottom of the news lake:
So Simon Sharwood says Monday brought a "new low for humanity":
Muckety-muck Zuck's luck sucks: [You're fired -Ed.]
Lily Hay Newman explains and contextualizes:
Meanwhile, Andrew Hutchinson nixes naysayers (nicely):
And Finally... The origin of the "you are the product" saying: Richard Serra in 1973 [hat tip: Brent Thomson]
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