Twitter to go on a cleansing spree


Twitter will begin deleting accounts that have been inactive for more than six months, unless they log in before an 11 December deadline. The cull will include users who stopped posting to the site because they died - unless someone with that person's account details is able to log-in. It is the first time Twitter has removed inactive accounts on such a large scale. The site said it was because users who do not log-in were unable to agree to its updated privacy policies. A spokeswoman also said it would improve credibility by removing dormant accounts from people's follower counts, something which may give a user an undue sense of importance.


Facebook wants to pay you for your opinions?

Months after Facebook was forced to shut down two apps it used to collect a creepy amount of data from users in the name of market research, the company is now launching a new app designed to reward users for voluntary feedback. The new market research app, called Viewpoints, promises to compensate users in exchange for filling out surveys and other tasks. According to the app's terms of service, users can make up to $600 a year from the app, which pays via PayPal once a user has accumulated a set number of points by participating in its "programs." Exact details of the points system are unclear, though, and Viewpoints' terms of service notes that "some rewards may have no cash value." In a blog post announcing the app, Facebook says the first program it will offer is a "well-being survey."

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