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August 5, 2016
Facebook Is Not a Technology Company
“Non-tech titans like Exxon and GE have slipped a bit” in top valuations. Think about that claim for a minute, and reflect on its absurdity:Exxon uses enormous machinery to extract the remains of living creatures from geological antiquity from deep beneath the earth. Then it uses other enormous machinery to refine and distribute that material globally. For its part, GE makes almost everything—from light bulbs to medical imaging devices to wind turbines to locomotives to jet engines. Isn’t it strange to call Facebook, a company that makes websites and mobile apps a “technology” company, but to deny that moniker to firms that make diesel trains, oil-drilling platforms, and airplane engines? - The Atlantic
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Facebook does transmit much spam across the internet and for those not careful a full selection of nasty viruses to keep the techie companies in business for a long time.
Why it might even help you swap identities with a new friend.
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at August 5, 2016 1:57 PM
It's an intelligence collection platform. The data from which is, and will be, used against us, for our own good, or else, at gunpoint.
Posted by: Fred at August 5, 2016 5:38 PM