Facebook Opens Up Its Terms Of Service To Input From Users
TechCrunch — ... weeks ago, along with its subsequent backpedaling and public assurances that users own their data, the company is trying a different tack. It is inviting users to comment and contribute on proposed changes to its terms of service. Facebook has posted a proposed set of Facebook Principles (reprinted below) and proposed Statement of Rights and Responsibilities. Members can discuss these proposals in two groups dedicated to each set of statements (here and href=”http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=67758697570″>here, ...

Dawn of a Facebook Democracy? Users Invited to Shape Site's Policies
Today @ PC World — ... for 30 days, with the comment period scheduled to close at 12:01 am PDT on March 29. During this time, users have an opportunity to comment on the proposed policy. This also addresses specific concerns raised by users on the Facebook Bill of Rights and Responsibilities Group. Users are invited to comment on the Principles, and on the Statement of Rights and Responsibilities, by joining the following new groups specifically created for such comments; see more about Principles here ; and to join the Statement of Rights and Responsibilities should join the ...

Facebook Drafts New Governing Documents, Adopts New User Voting Process on Policy Changes
Inside Facebook — ... of Rights and Responsibilities that will effectively supercede all previous Terms of Service for users, developers, and advertisers. In addition, Facebook has created a new process of “notice and comment” on changes to the documents. Proposed changes to these documents that elicit a large volume of feedback will proceed into a new user voting process. Drafts of the two documents are available for input in two Facebook Groups: Facebook Town Hall: Facebook Proposed Principles and Facebook Town Hall: Proposed Statement of ...

Facebook Announces: Users to Vote on Terms of Service
AppScout — ... The actual document is a 16-point list that covers areas like privacy, sharing your content and information, safety, and protecting other people's rights. Members who wish to view the list and make comments can join the group for Principles and the group for ...

Facebook invites users to chime in on new Terms of Service
Between the Lines — ... the News Feed portion of the site. When it comes to lessons learned, the third time just might be the charm for Facebook. The company is opening two documents - proposed Facebook principles and a ...

Zuckerberg: "We Do Not Own User Data, Users Do"
Silicon Alley Insider — ... and Responsibilities for 30 days, with the comment period scheduled to close at 12:01 am PDT on March 29. During this time, users have an opportunity to comment on the proposed policy. This also addresses specific concerns raised by users on the Facebook Bill of Rights and Responsibilities Group. Users are invited to comment on the Principles, and on the Statement of Rights and Responsibilities, by joining the following new groups specifically created for such comments; Principles at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=54964476066; and Statement of Rights and ...

Facebook Opens Itself to Feedback on Service, Policy
eWeek - RSS Feeds — ... "We do not own user data," Zuckerberg asserted during the call. "We never really intended to give that impression, and we feel really bad that we did." According to the company, opening the documents to user feedback and voting will make the site more transparent and democratic. Virtual "town halls" wil be held over the next 30 days during which users will be able to comment on the policies. Users will be able to join the Facebook Principles group at this site , and the Statement of Rights and Responsibilities group at ...

Zuckerberg Lays Down Facebook's Magna Carta
WebProNews Feed — ... friends what movies they rented. Why is that considered prime time national news, you ask? Well, with 175 million people, that’s like Brazil waking up to find their constitution’s been rewritten. Perhaps that’s why Zuckerberg differentiated between the “contract” of the past and his new initiative, which he says is more of a foundational policy document for Facebook “governance.” Facebook will be posting a draft of Principles and Statement of Rights and Responsibilities for user review, commentary, and, ...

Facebook gives users a chance to govern the site
L.A. Times Tech Blog — ... The Palo Alto company released draft versions of two new governing documents: "The Facebook Principles," which it calls "a set of values that will guide the development of the service," and the " ...

Facebook's new terms of service: Direct Democracy 2.0
Betanews — ... , users' pages are now stamped with a message linked to a blog post from founder Mark Zuckerberg announcing suggested changes to how Facebook may be governed in the future. Two documents, called " Facebook Principles " and " ...

A Facebook democracy? Users invited to shape site’s policies
Macworld — ... for 30 days, with the comment period scheduled to close at 12:01 am PDT on March 29. During this time, users have an opportunity to comment on the proposed policy. This also addresses specific concerns raised by users on the Facebook Bill of Rights and Responsibilities Group. Users are invited to comment on the Principles, and on the Statement of Rights and Responsibilities, by joining the following new groups specifically created for such comments; see more about Principles here ; and to join the Statement of Rights and Responsibilities should join the ...

Facebook Opens Site Rules To User Voting
TechWeb — ... to quell the fury, assuring users his company's intentions were good and trying to explain the controversy away while acknowledging that the communication about the changes wasn't handled well. On Thursday, Facebook took another swing at redemption, and may well have hit the mark. It released two new documents that will henceforth govern the site's relationship with its users, The Facebook Principles and ...

Facebook Opens Site Rules To User Voting
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs — ... to quell the fury, assuring users his company's intentions were good and trying to explain the controversy away while acknowledging that the communication about the changes wasn't handled well. On Thursday, Facebook took another swing at redemption, and may well have hit the mark. It released two new documents that will henceforth govern the site's relationship with its users, The Facebook Principles and ...

Facebook Invites Criticism... & Gets It
Internet Evolution: — ... wounds by using the word "transparency" a few dozen times. "The purpose of Facebook is to make the world more open and transparent by giving people the power to share information," said Zuckerberg. "As the service grows, openness and transparency aren't just [about] the end state of people sharing information and more information being available. It's also the process and way of getting there." In the spirit of said transparency , Facebook has proposed two new documents: Facebook Principles and a ...

Facebook Asks for Feedback on New User Terms
Contentinople: — ... wounds by using the word "transparency" a few dozen times. "The purpose of Facebook is to make the world more open and transparent by giving people the power to share information," said Zuckerberg. "As the service grows, openness and transparency aren't just [about] the end state of people sharing information and more information being available. It's also the process and way of getting there." In the spirit of said transparency , Facebook has proposed two new documents: Facebook Principles and a ...

Advocates Applaud Facebook's New Democratic Approach
Today @ PC World — ... . “The past week reminded us that users feel a real sense of ownership over Facebook itself, not just the information they share." Public Participation The first test of the revamped approach comes with two documents designed to outline Facebook's values and commitments. Both documents -- entitled " The Facebook Principles " and " ...

Facebook May Be Giving Up Some Ground—But It Isn't Abdicating
paidContent — ... How do you mesh transparency with grand ambition, an unwieldy community of more than 175 million—and the need to make money? Very, very carefully. Despite the giddy responses of some who think Facebook and CEO Mark Zuckerberg are inviting users to write its Principles and terms of service (now being called the ...

Facebook notifies users about new terms of service
D' Technology Weblog — ... Following up recent Terms of Use conflicts, Facebook announced suggested changes to how Facebook may be governed in the future. Two documents, called “Facebook Principles” and “ ...

Rewriting Facebook's Terms of Service
Today @ PC World — ... Two groups have been created: the Proposed Facebook Principles group, which highlights the rights and responsibilities of Facebook and its community and the ...

Facebook gives you nobody to blame but yourself for possible new policies
Gadgetell — ... Facebook has done this by adding two groups: “Facebook Town Hall: Proposed Facebook Principles“ where Facebook gives its general philosophy on how the site should run, and “ ...

Rewriting Facebook’s terms of service
Macworld — ... Two groups have been created: the Proposed Facebook Principles group, which highlights the rights and responsibilities of Facebook and its community and the ...

Facebook Documents 'Definitely Going Up for a Vote'
Internet Evolution: — ... to give users the opportunity to comment on the documents governing its site. Those documents -- Facebook Principles and a ...

Facebook to Let Users Vote on New TOS
Contentinople: — ... to give users the opportunity to comment on the documents governing its site. Those documents -- Facebook Principles and a ...

Noteworthy Tidbits About Facebook
WebProNews Feed — ... seem logical to put your reputation in jeopardy over something that is promoting your brand in the first place. Certainly there would be exceptions though, and the situation should dictate the appropriate action. The second bit  is an update on the Official Facebook Blog, about Facebook Governance. It basically just talks about how they're halfway through the feedback period on Facebook's new proposed governance documents: - Facebook principles, and - Statement of Rights and Responsibilities The ...

One Week Left: Tell Facebook What You Think
AppScout — ... Facebook is seeking user input on two documents. The first, known as the Facebook Principles, will define a user's rights and will serve as the guiding framework behind any policy the company will consider, or rule out. The second document is the ...

Period for Users to Comment on Facebook’s New Policies Ends Saturday
Inside Facebook — ... the new governing documents, called the Principles of the Facebook Service and the Statement of Rights and Responsibilities, that effectively supercede all previous Terms of Service for users, developers, and advertisers. At the same time, Facebook instituted a new process of “notice and comment” on changes to the Facebook terms, with user voting in controversial cases. Drafts of the two documents are available for input in two Facebook Groups: Facebook Town Hall: Facebook Proposed Principles and Facebook Town Hall: Proposed Statement ...

Facebook Announces First-Ever User Vote on Terms of Service Changes
Inside Facebook — ... the first-ever user vote on proposed changes. On April 16, Facebook will be posting revised versions of the new Facebook Principles and ...

Facebook Readies Next Steps in Governance
WebProNews Feed — Back in February Facebook announced its new governance structure, which would allow people to comment for a 30-day period on proposed documents - Facebook Principles and Statement of Rights and Responsibilities. The 30-day period recently ended, and Facebook is ready to take the next steps. On April 16th, the company will be posting revised versions of the documents based on the feedback received thus far. They will also be posting explanations of why certain changes were/were not made. Users will then be able to vote on the revised documents from ...

Facebook Opens the Polls for Privacy Policy Vote
Today @ PC World — ... process . "The past week reminded us that users feel a real sense of ownership over Facebook itself, not just the information they share," Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said at the time. Facebook's Privacy Vote [image] So it all comes down to this: the big vote. Facebook spent weeks listening to user comments and suggestions about its privacy terms, and the service has now published revised versions of its documents. You can vote for one of two options: an updated " Facebook Principles and Statement of Rights and Responsibilities (SRR) ," which is said to ...

Facebook's Site Governance Vote: A Massive Con?
ReadWriteWeb — ... In February, after revoking the changes Facebook made to its Terms of Use, Zuckerberg announced that the company was looking for user feedback on the two new documents it had published regarding site governance: the new Facebook Principles and the ...

Facebook Users Approve Terms Of Use
TechWeb — ... site's new policies. Users this week voted on a new set of terms and conditions and most users who voted approved of a new set of Facebook Principles and ...

Facebook Users Approve Terms Of Use
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs — ... site's new policies. Users this week voted on a new set of terms and conditions and most users who voted approved of a new set of Facebook Principles and ...