copy…right? Part 2 – Pinterest makes changes to their terms of service
We must not forget that sites like Pinterest only become popular and profitable because they have a large member base, high referral of incoming/outgoing traffic; and interesting content…what we say with our words and actions, matters.
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“What you do speaks so loud that I cannot hear what you say.”
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
One of my favorite quotes about integrity and character is by Ralph Waldo Emerson, “What you do speaks so loud that I cannot hear what you say.” How do we determine the character and/or integrity of a person or business…do we listen to what they say or do we pay attention to what they do?
Because so many of our daily interactions now take place online through forums, social networking sites and shopping venues, words have taken on a whole new level of importance. The small print that is presented upon joining a new social website or purchasing an item can no longer be glossed over and tossed into a virtual trashcan.
“ms. understood” ©kellyangard
Anything we are asked to “agree” to online needs to be examined and questioned, because these contractual agreements “tend to end up being one-sided in the service provider’s favor and are often designed to be beyond any judicial scrutiny”, according to the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). In an article titled, Terms of (Ab)Use, the EFF states, “using a TOS, online service providers can dictate their legal relationship with users through private contracts rather than rely on the law as written.” The EFF‘s message is loud and clear…we must pay more attention to the words a website chooses to represent itself and its services, especially when we are asked to “agree” to said words.