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Re: What's The World Coming To?

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In message <b8ydnSzTk5Jj1rHNnZ2dnUVZ_oudnZ2d@giganews.com> 
  *Hemidactylus* <ecphoric@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On 08/15/2012 04:43 PM, Lewis wrote:
>> In message <timstreater-AFC25C.17494715082012@news.individual.net>
>>    Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> wrote:
>>> In article <fmoore-3102FA.12484215082012@news.eternal-september.org>,
>>>   Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> wrote:
>>
>>>> New Facebook app Facedeals scans your face to offer you deals
>>>> <http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/08/14/new-facebook-app-facedeals-sc
>>>> ans-your-face-to-offer-you-deals/>
>>>>
>>>> Facedeals works like this: a camera is installed in a business, let's
>>>> say a shop. The Facedeals camera scans your face when you enter the
>>>> shop, checks you in on Facebook and sends your phone a text message
>>>> offering you a discount or deal tailored to you, based on your Facebook
>>>> 'like' history.
>>>>
>>>> You'll need to install and authorise the app on Facebook first and let
>>>> it map your face by scanning through your most recently tagged photos,
>>>> but anything for a discount, right?
>>>>
>>>> As more pictures are approved, the app 'learns' what you look like. The
>>>> data is then used to identify you every time you enter somewhere with
>>>> the Facedeals camera installed.
>>
>>> What is "Facebook" ?
>>
>> It's the new version of MySpace.

> Is that another newsgroup?

I think the progression went soc.culture.* + talk.bizarre led to IRC
which then merged with AOL to produce Myspace, and then Myspace shat out
FaceBook.


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What's The World Coming To? Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2012-08-15 12:48 -0400
  Re: What's The World Coming To? Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2012-08-15 17:49 +0100
    Re: What's The World Coming To? Don Bruder <fake@spamdump.invalid> - 2012-08-15 11:20 -0700
      Re: What's The World Coming To? Salvatore <sal@yojimbo.hack.invalid> - 2012-08-15 18:38 +0000
        Re: What's The World Coming To? Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2012-08-15 14:47 -0400
          Re: What's The World Coming To? Don Bruder <fake@spamdump.invalid> - 2012-08-15 14:12 -0700
      Re: What's The World Coming To? Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2012-08-15 22:47 -0400
        Re: What's The World Coming To? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2012-08-15 23:54 -0400
          Re: What's The World Coming To? Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2012-08-16 00:13 -0400
            Re: What's The World Coming To? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2012-08-16 04:29 +0000
          Re: What's The World Coming To? Paul Sture <paul.nospam@sture.ch> - 2012-08-16 06:49 +0200
            Re: What's The World Coming To? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2012-08-16 13:08 +0000
          Re: What's The World Coming To? me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2012-08-16 17:55 +0000
            Re: What's The World Coming To? Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2012-08-16 15:29 -0400
              Re: What's The World Coming To? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2012-08-16 13:52 -0700
                Re: What's The World Coming To? gerencia@gruposemtel.com - 2012-08-16 14:36 -0700
                Re: What's The World Coming To? me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2012-08-16 22:02 +0000
              Re: What's The World Coming To? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2012-08-17 05:02 +0000
            Re: What's The World Coming To? *Hemidactylus* <ecphoric@hotmail.com> - 2012-08-18 00:34 -0400
              Re: What's The World Coming To? me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2012-08-19 14:23 +0000
              Re: What's The World Coming To? Suze <replytome@thenewsgroup.com> - 2012-08-19 09:37 -0500
                Re: What's The World Coming To? Kurt Ullman <kurtullman@yahoo.com> - 2012-08-19 10:47 -0400
    Re: What's The World Coming To? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2012-08-15 20:43 +0000
      Re: What's The World Coming To? *Hemidactylus* <ecphoric@hotmail.com> - 2012-08-15 21:25 -0400
        Re: What's The World Coming To? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2012-08-16 03:32 +0000
    Re: What's The World Coming To? *Hemidactylus* <ecphoric@hotmail.com> - 2012-08-15 21:24 -0400
  Re: What's The World Coming To? Justin <justin@nobecauseihatespam.edu> - 2012-08-17 01:26 -0400
    Re: What's The World Coming To? *Hemidactylus* <ecphoric@hotmail.com> - 2012-08-18 00:16 -0400

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