reply to post by mik3ymik3
It wouldn't surprise me, but really facebook and all these social networking sites are about data-mining. It's about giving companies your interests
and personal likes, which is why facebook went over to actually having to like a page instead of just listing it. Companies can then tailor what you
see online to send you spam emails and place adverts that would interest you in every space of every page you visit online.
Really it's just personalised advertising space, which if you've ever had a loyalty or rewards card from a local merchant or retailer is pretty much
the same.
End of the day companies want you to spend your money in their stores, the internet and facebook are just a direct way of getting their product across
to you.
And yes, I do agree, people put
waaaaay too much personal information on facebook these days