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Was Facebook Firestorm Overblown?

So, is all the fuss over Facebook's privacy and sharing issues way overblown? Yes, says Andrea Harrison, VP of Strategy at Razorfish, who likened the media firestorm to the uproar over Britney Spears shaving her head.

No, says Martin Green, COO of meebo, who admits that an "overwhelming majority" of consumers don't care, but, as a society, we should. "When what a user thinks is private data becomes public ... that's where the problem exists." Meanwhile, Mike Germano, President and Co-Founder of Carrot Creative, says Facebook is a private company, and that it doesn’t own anything to anyone.

Overblown or not, “We’re advising out clients that Facebook Open Graph is the next gold rush,” said Jamie Tedford, Founder/CEO, Brand Networks.

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