Social Reading

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I don't get involved in social reading sites. I think of it as the sort of thing that I'd rather talk about with people in person. Plus I have this worry about giving corporations too much data. Amazon owns all of the major social reading sites now--do they really need more data on what I read and what I like beyond my Amazon ordering history?

I guess that it is a moot point given the number of tracking cookies and beacons that are tracking us online and keeping an eye on where we go, what we "like", and what we say (unless you use a tool that blocks that sort of thing). And I've already given a good portion of my soul to Google, so how is Amazon any worse?

Maybe I've just being cranky. I'll give it a shot and report back.