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Lifecycle of the social web

In a not too distant future…

Deceased (in order of popularity/hype loss):
Xanga
LiveJournal
MySpace
Facebook

I want to come up with something cool regarding the rebellion of data mining that will come soon and surely. People need to recognize that they are not getting things for free but are being specifically targeted and/or exploited.

“Mine your own business.”
“Mine this.”
“Data Miners – Union 507”
Then throw some cute icon of a miner with a pickax on there.

Boston Tea Party of the internet? I guess we could get everybody to close their Facebook account (they keep the info while you’re gone btw) , but there are things like addiction and stalking that get in the way of that.