At first the utility of these kinds of services are not immediately apparent but as time goes on, they become deliciously addictive.
In “I’m So Totally, Digitally Close to You” Clive Thompson pens an interesting piece for New York Times Magazine examining both the pitfalls and positive aspects of our Twittering, Facebooking, “always on” behavior.
This post is worth a “reprint” considering all the hub-bub now surrounding the fiasco known as “Beacon”.
Bobby Smith is now a fan of Toyota Prius
This is possibly the most overt and direct use of user data of which I have ever heard (@NYT).