Facebook a minor innovation...

Thank god for Michael Dawson, who tells it like it is.. e.g. , about Facebook...

"The real story of Facebook is that, as 'social networking' software, it was a

moderately clever idea and minor technological breakthrough. The

government, if it were ever allowed to compete with private enterprises,

could sponsor or directly develop an excellent substitute for that in a

month, and make it non-commercial and secure. But that wouldn't serve

the corporate overclass, would it? they are looking-- and paying-- for

exactly what Zuckerberg and his bodies are providing: new ways of a

gathering free information about the details of people's off-the-job

activities."

From: "Spybook", Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011,

http://www.consumertrap.com/

And, as I've said before at this very blog, Facebook or some such social networking technology

shouldn't be in private hands, and could very well be treated as a public utility, free

for all, and free from advertising.....

The real story of Facebook is that, as “social networking” software, it was a moderately clever idea and minor technological breakthrough. The government, if it were ever allowed to compete with private enterprises, could sponsor or directly develop an excellent substitute for that in a month, and make it nThe real story of Facebook is that, as “social networking” software, it was a moderately clever idea and minor technological breakthrough. The government, if it were ever allowed to compete with private enterprises, could sponsor or directly develop an excellent substitute for that in a month, and make it non-commercial and secure. But that wouldn’t serve the corporate overclass, would it? They are looking — and paying — for exactly what Zuckerberg and his buddies are providing: new ways of gathering free information about the details of people’s off-the-job activities.on-commercial and secure. But that wouldn’t serve the corporate overclass, would it? They are looking — and paying — for exactly what Zuckerberg and his buddies are providing: new ways of gathering free information about the details of people’s off-the-job activities.

The real story of Facebook is that, as “social networking” software, it was a moderately clever idea and minor technological breakthrough. The government, if it were ever allowed to compete with private enterprises, could sponsor or directly develop an excellent substitute for that in a month, and make it non-commercial and secure. But that wouldn’t serve the corporate overclass, would it? They are looking — and paying — for exactly what Zuckerberg and his buddies are providing: new ways of gathering free information about the details of people’s off-the-job activities.