Do you guys think I should remove my reviews of all of the adult toys that I own?
If you use Google+, you could become an ad next month
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#12Why would someone write a review for something but then not expect to have that review used by the business to further their sales?
It's generally not the review that's the problem, but tying it to a user's image and real name without their permission.
Presumably, if you wrote that review on Google+, those would appear by the review anyway?
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#13So if I've deleted the Google plus service from my Google account, I have nothing to worry about?
I think so, following the opt-out link led me to sign up for a G+ account (I'm in the same boat where I have a Google account but no G+).
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#14I seem to have opted my whole domain (Google Apps) out somehow > Based on your domain's current settings, your name and profile picture will not appear in shared endorsements paired with ads. If your domain administrator changes this in the future, your choice here will be honored. https://plus.google.com/settings/endorsements?hl=en though I don't know exactly how. Anybody knows which domain-wide setting is responsib…
My domain is also set like that and it is a fairly fresh google apps account, so it's probably the default.
Perhaps because you don't have Google+ enabled as an available service. I get a similar message and this is the reason in my case.
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#15This actually doesn't seem terrible to me: If I published a public review on a product, why should Google not auto-match this up to a search result? That's the logical next step. It's what I'd expect from Google. I don't see anything privacy breaking about it of it's own... As long as the review was public, ofcourse -- or only being shown to those it was published to. That said, I just went ahead and opted-out of it…
What if you publish a negative review of a restaurant? Now it's super easy for them to find you and possibly harass you. What if you're in a marginalized group? Now online harassment can move into real world harassment if you've reviewed local places you enjoy.
Lots of people are harmed by a "real names" policy: http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Who_is_harmed_by_a_%22Rea...
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#16Disappointing. Facebook's decision to use people in their ads, and also automatically subscribe people to spam from Facebook Pages, has already made clicking the Like button a 'heavy' action—meaning I have to think about it before doing it, and most likely won't click nowadays. Google Plus is the same now. I used to consider handing out a quick +1 to any post I liked, or a cool site/service. But now, I have to think…
You just have to worry about other people with Twitter: http://mashable.com/2013/10/11/new-york-comic-con-promotiona...
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#17Why would someone write a review for something but then not expect to have that review used by the business to further their sales?
It's generally not the review that's the problem, but tying it to a user's image and real name without their permission.
WTF? What review system, exactly, doesn't link to the reviewer's profile -- permission implied by posting? It's not even a generalism; it's a fact, full stop.
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#18This actually doesn't seem terrible to me: If I published a public review on a product, why should Google not auto-match this up to a search result? That's the logical next step. It's what I'd expect from Google. I don't see anything privacy breaking about it of it's own... As long as the review was public, ofcourse -- or only being shown to those it was published to. That said, I just went ahead and opted-out of it…
What if you publish a negative review of a restaurant? Now it's super easy for them to find you and possibly harass you. What if you're in a marginalized group? Now online harassment can move into real world harassment if you've reviewed local places you enjoy. Lots of people are harmed by a "real names" policy: http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Who_is_harmed_by_a_%22Rea...
Why would Google show a negative review as an "endorsement"? If you rate a restaurant 1 out of 5 stars, Google isn't going to show "Cloudwalking rated this 1/5 stars!" in an ad.
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#19Earlier quoted context omitted.
What if you publish a negative review of a restaurant? Now it's super easy for them to find you and possibly harass you. What if you're in a marginalized group? Now online harassment can move into real world harassment if you've reviewed local places you enjoy. Lots of people are harmed by a "real names" policy: http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Who_is_harmed_by_a_%22Rea...
Why would Google show a negative review as an "endorsement"? If you rate a restaurant 1 out of 5 stars, Google isn't going to show "Cloudwalking rated this 1/5 stars!" in an ad.
Who's to say they won't start doing that in the future, where a competitor could purchase the negative review? And, what about my second point, which applies to any kind of review?
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#20This actually doesn't seem terrible to me: If I published a public review on a product, why should Google not auto-match this up to a search result? That's the logical next step. It's what I'd expect from Google. I don't see anything privacy breaking about it of it's own... As long as the review was public, ofcourse -- or only being shown to those it was published to. That said, I just went ahead and opted-out of it…
What if you publish a negative review of a restaurant? Now it's super easy for them to find you and possibly harass you. What if you're in a marginalized group? Now online harassment can move into real world harassment if you've reviewed local places you enjoy. Lots of people are harmed by a "real names" policy: http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Who_is_harmed_by_a_%22Rea...
What if you publish an anonymous negative-review for a competitor? Now it's super easy for you to harass them. What if you're in a non-marginalized group? Now online harassment can ...