Data Mine THIS!

[LMNO]

Heh, I remember when you did that experiment on facebook, seeing how quickly you could turn all the newsfeed ads to being about NASCAR.  I think it only took a few mentions and a Like or two...

[Q. G. Pennyworth]

Cram, did you take a look at Salt Your Data?

[Junkenstein]

Cram, did you take a look at Salt Your Data?

http://www.principiadiscordia.com/forum/index.php/topic,34819.0.html

I'm HELPING. Because it's fucking wonderful.

[Cramulus]

Heh, I remember when you did that experiment on facebook, seeing how quickly you could turn all the newsfeed ads to being about NASCAR.  I think it only took a few mentions and a Like or two...

Yep, and I still see NASCAR ads. As well as a bunch of other random stuff, because after reading that paper I "liked" a bunch of things which peg me as an elderly black lesbian.

Actually, to be honest, I have a browser plugin installed which hides facebook ads, so I don't see them unless I'm on a weird browser.

I think it's SO CREEPY that we are basically arming marketers with our psychic weak points. If you have "liked" the following things - Yahoo, Lipton Brisk, and Footlocker -- there is an overwhelming chance you are a heterosexual woman. If you've "liked" Cradle Of Filth, Under Armour, or the band Slayer, you are a cigarette smoker. Knowing that about you, they can target you with specific ads with imagery you are susceptible to.

Cram, did you take a look at Salt Your Data?

http://www.principiadiscordia.com/forum/index.php/topic,34819.0.html

I'm HELPING. Because it's fucking wonderful.

Wow, I like that a lot! You hit it right there - the best foil to data mining is genuine unpredictability.

[Cramulus]

Here's another similar tool under development: http://adage.com/article/privacy-and-regulation/student-project-kill-digital-ad-targeting/242955/

Interesting ideas!

[Doktor Howl]

Heh, I remember when you did that experiment on facebook, seeing how quickly you could turn all the newsfeed ads to being about NASCAR.  I think it only took a few mentions and a Like or two...

Yep, and I still see NASCAR ads. As well as a bunch of other random stuff, because after reading that paper I "liked" a bunch of things which peg me as an elderly black lesbian.

Actually, to be honest, I have a browser plugin installed which hides facebook ads, so I don't see them unless I'm on a weird browser.

I think it's SO CREEPY that we are basically arming marketers with our psychic weak points. If you have "liked" the following things - Yahoo, Lipton Brisk, and Footlocker -- there is an overwhelming chance you are a heterosexual woman. If you've "liked" Cradle Of Filth, Under Armour, or the band Slayer, you are a cigarette smoker. Knowing that about you, they can target you with specific ads with imagery you are susceptible to.

Just wait.  Eventually, Facebook will charge, and people will PAY to know what they really want.

[Doktor Howl]

Here's another similar tool under development: http://adage.com/article/privacy-and-regulation/student-project-kill-digital-ad-targeting/242955/

Interesting ideas!

How long do you figure before they brand this as some form of perjury or terrorism?

[Junkenstein]

Heh, I remember when you did that experiment on facebook, seeing how quickly you could turn all the newsfeed ads to being about NASCAR.  I think it only took a few mentions and a Like or two...

Yep, and I still see NASCAR ads. As well as a bunch of other random stuff, because after reading that paper I "liked" a bunch of things which peg me as an elderly black lesbian.

Actually, to be honest, I have a browser plugin installed which hides facebook ads, so I don't see them unless I'm on a weird browser.

I think it's SO CREEPY that we are basically arming marketers with our psychic weak points. If you have "liked" the following things - Yahoo, Lipton Brisk, and Footlocker -- there is an overwhelming chance you are a heterosexual woman. If you've "liked" Cradle Of Filth, Under Armour, or the band Slayer, you are a cigarette smoker. Knowing that about you, they can target you with specific ads with imagery you are susceptible to.

Just wait.  Eventually, Facebook will charge, and people will PAY to know what they really want.

Anyone else remember the Facebook ID card? That shit is coming. I feel it in my bones.

[Doktor Howl]

Heh, I remember when you did that experiment on facebook, seeing how quickly you could turn all the newsfeed ads to being about NASCAR.  I think it only took a few mentions and a Like or two...

Yep, and I still see NASCAR ads. As well as a bunch of other random stuff, because after reading that paper I "liked" a bunch of things which peg me as an elderly black lesbian.

Actually, to be honest, I have a browser plugin installed which hides facebook ads, so I don't see them unless I'm on a weird browser.

I think it's SO CREEPY that we are basically arming marketers with our psychic weak points. If you have "liked" the following things - Yahoo, Lipton Brisk, and Footlocker -- there is an overwhelming chance you are a heterosexual woman. If you've "liked" Cradle Of Filth, Under Armour, or the band Slayer, you are a cigarette smoker. Knowing that about you, they can target you with specific ads with imagery you are susceptible to.

Just wait.  Eventually, Facebook will charge, and people will PAY to know what they really want.

Anyone else remember the Facebook ID card? That shit is coming. I feel it in my bones.

In less than 24 months.  Shit, less than a year.

[Sita]

And then I'd never touch FB again.
Will also cause me to lose touch with any family that isn't my parents. Though I wouldn't call that a bad thing, we barely talk anyway.

[Doktor Howl]

And then I'd never touch FB again.
Will also cause me to lose touch with any family that isn't my parents. Though I wouldn't call that a bad thing, we barely talk anyway.

Who says they'll tell you about it?

[Sita]

I'd think if it would be paid to use or you needed an ID card you would know about it fairly quick. That's not exactly something that can just be hidden in profile settings.

[Cramulus]

What's a facebook ID card? I googled it and saw a bunch of art projects, but nothing too scary in the first few hits.

I don't think FB is going to charge for usage... they make far more money by selling data about their users. In order to stay on top of the social network war they need to keep people there. Putting up a paywall would make people flee like rats off a sinking ship.

A few years back I was posting official looking "IMAGE BLOCKED UNLESS YOU HAVE A FACEBOOK GOLD ACCOUNT" images and people screamed blue murder. 

[AFK]

All of my FB ads are gambling and drug rehabilitation. 

[Cramulus]

yeah that's appropriate - speaking as a friend, you should really address your gambling and drug problem