Im part of a bunch of private beer raffle groups. It goes like this
1. Someone buys a rare and sought after beer (say, at a release they waited hours in line for)
2. They come up with a valuation
3. They post the beer for N spots in one of these groups (almost always 10 spots, 0-9)
4. Folks buy spots by claiming number
5. Everyone pays up
6. Once full, the next Illinois fireball pick 3 "fireball number" (0-9) that gets drawn decides winner
7 winner gets shipped their beer
These communities only exist on Facebook. And in that sense, fb works very well as a way to keep people honest (must use real accounts, must be vouched for to become a member)
Great. But, Facebook is surely collecting a shitton of data from you and the other beer group members and, possibly, selling it to data brokers, who, in turn, sell it to beer advertisement companies.
But he gets beer, so what if some beer companies know that he likes beer and decide to pay someone to know what kind of beer he's more willing to pay for?
I mean, what's the problem with some companies knowing what you like, if you're intending to pay for it anyway?
Im part of a bunch of private beer raffle groups. It goes like this
1. Someone buys a rare and sought after beer (say, at a release they waited hours in line for) 2. They come up with a valuation 3. They post the beer for N spots in one of these groups (almost always 10 spots, 0-9) 4. Folks buy spots by claiming number 5. Everyone pays up 6. Once full, the next Illinois fireball pick 3 "fireball number" (0-9) that gets drawn decides winner 7 winner gets shipped their beer
These communities only exist on Facebook. And in that sense, fb works very well as a way to keep people honest (must use real accounts, must be vouched for to become a member)
Yeah its a niche, but it's my niche.