Joey Baker of 'new media' linked first on March 13, 2010 at 3:03PM EST
Joey said: For those who are worried about personalized advertising adversely affecting privacy, be very afraid. This system is designed to know when you buy something and instantly stop showing you ads for the product you just bought and pivot to relevant accessories or something else entirely.
I say: thank you! I'm sick of seeing ads for things that I have no interest in buying or have already bought.
Alan Mairson of Society Matters linked first on March 12, 2010 at 11:39PM EST
Alan said: The letter also cited a National Geographic issue on China’s seizure of the Paracel Islands from the Vietnamese.
“Here is what you said on page 10 of the Dec 1998 issue: ‘In 1988, China sank Vietnamese ships, killing at least 70 sailors, before taking several of the Spratlys islands...." || Of course, this was long before NGM signed a publishing deal with the PRC.