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Hindenburg at Lakehurst.
Beacon, IMO, was a terrible idea from the jump.
positive
huge database of users
network depth of target region
paper trail
negative
too restrictive from a breadth standpoint - can only be a member of one group
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- I can relate
- by bmf8 December 5, 2007 9:33 PM PST
- The improvements in Beacon and the apology have come about a
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(3 Comments)week too late. I bought a product through an advertisement on
Facebook as a surprise present for someone only to be told by my
friend that she could see I bought it for her. The fact that this was
ever thought to be a good idea makes me doubt the competence of
the Facebook owners.