"Facebook has hired former US Federal Trade Commission chairman Timothy J. Muris in the face of increased government scrutiny of its privacy policies. The former senior Bush administration regulator will be defending the social networking company's privacy practices in Washington."
"A movement exists to quantify everyone's social media strength across diverse social networks and blogs. This widespread strength is a sign of true influence, argue social media gurus. Perhaps from a mass consumer market or a top influencer's perspective, a "machine gun" approach towards influence makes sense. For most, addressing only widespread influence puts an organization into a position of weakness. "
Question 2: Is it morally correct for agencies to be opaque with publishers and/or clients as to how they're leveraging data?
Question 3: Is it OK for agencies to both buy and sell inventory to the same advertiser?
There's that issue, plus the question posed by the arbitrage situation itself. What's the "acceptable" margin for ad inventory if an agency acts as both buyer and seller to an advertiser? Is that situation even morally permissible?
We all need to be thinking about these questions. And we need to think about it more deeply than simply drawing parallels to what happens in the traditional direct marketing business or by propping up imperfect analogies that don't apply in the digital world.
"With a reach of a potential 35 million homes in the Middle East and North Africa region, Cartoon Network's decision to create an Arabic language channel is a bold move."