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Find Facebook ads creepy? I do! [Your Privacy Is An Illusion]December 27th, 2007 at 4:57 pmSource:Valleywag
When asked by Wired whether Apple had shown any interest in his research, the aptly name Bull replied: The head of Apple’s research division contacted me and said he wanted our results, and I said, “I don’t have any.” He wanted the quantity of things, and I said, “Well, I could give a seminar or come talk,” and he said, “Well, if there were no results, I can’t make time for you.” Does Steve Jobs need a university professor to repeat to him the promises Jobs made to customers from the very introduction of the iPod in October 2001? Perhaps Bull should find a new market: All the gadget makers trying to compete with Apple, since they’re the ones who seem to keep missing the obvious.
How hard could it have been for American Express, your partner in advertising bliss, to check off “female” on this order form? Answer: Not very. Next time, try a coupon for discount tux rentals at Men’s Wearhouse.
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Michael Bull, a film and media professor at England’s University of Sussex, has spent three years interviewing more than 1,000 iPod owners — only to reach the most of obvious conclusions. In the process, Bull dubbed himself Professor iPod and won a book deal. The book, 
Yes, Facebook, I am getting married. I presume you know this because my fiancée and I are listed as engaged to each other in our profiles. It’s even possible you know the wedding is soon because she registered us on TheKnot.com, a Beacon partner. And even though she opted not to have you spam our friends about it, it’s conceivable that you’re still keeping track of her activity on the site, despite promising to discard the data. That’s fine. Eventually we were going to tell you about the wedding anyway. But, Facebook, you might want to know: I’m not an American Express cardholder. And also: I’m not going to buy that dress. Oh, and one more thing?
