Gizmodo will pay you $20 to take pictures of Mark Zuckerberg - Polidicks

[quote]For someone who doesn't believe in privacy, Mark Zuckerberg is awfully guarded. He has made Facebook public by default, and yet his own public posts are few, far-between, and tend towards the anodyne. Facebook's share-everything CEO even went so far as to keep his recent wedding a secret from his own friends, presumably to avoid public scrutiny. For all his bluster about public sharing, Zuckerberg reveals very little of himself. That needs to change. Facebook's entire business model relies on you sharing information about yourself and others so it can monetize your private moments—converting your Likes, your friendships, your thoughts and messages into ad campaigns. Zuckerberg is claiming ownership of your privacy, one Like at a time. So it only seems fair that we (as Richard Dreyfuss suggested) own something of his as well. And we're willing to pay for it. Welcome to the Summer of Zuck. Two years ago, Mark Zuckerberg told startup publicist Mike Arrington that "people have really gotten comfortable not only sharing more information and different kinds, but more openly and with more people. That social norm is just something that has evolved over time." Facebook has evolved over time too. No longer privately held, it is itself a public company, with a public CEO. We think it's time he evolves along with his company. In short, it's time for Mark to go public too. Here's the deal: We're going to pay for photos and videos of Mark Zuckerberg taken between now and Labor Day. Snap a photo or shoot some video of Mark. At a bar, after a conference, on the street. Totally great. We want pictures of him that he isn't expecting to have made. If we run it, we'll send you a cool $20. There are some rules: 1. Photos and videos must be new. We don't care what happened when Facebook was a privately held company. 2. Photos must have EXIF data intact - we want to be able to verify when and where it was taken. 3. The subject of the photo must obviously be Mark Zuckerberg. If we have to argue over whether or not it's him, sorry, but that won't cut it. 4. Photos taken at conferences or other settings where he has previously announced his attendance don't count. 5. You must own or have been given the rights to the photos that you send to us. 6. You must not invade someone's privacy or break any laws to obtain the photos (i.e. don't use a telephoto lens in the bushes or from trees or trespass on someone's property). 7. Email your photos to [b]zuck@gizmodo.com[/b] If your picture meets the above criteria, and we run it in our Summer of Zuck series, we'll cut you a check. You can enter as many times as you like, and of course Facebook employees are eligible. Anonymity is important to us if it's important to you: we'll go to spycraft-level lengths to prevent anything being traced back to you. We encourage photographers to pursue the perfect shot through all legal and honorable means; please no urban ninja tactics and remember the laws of the land still apply. We ask that you to stay within the bounds of the law and note that our standard contest rules apply. We reserve the right to limit, or restrict upon notice, participation in the Contest to any person at any time for any reason. Void where prohibited. So come on. It's the Summer of Zuck. Let's see what you've got.[/quote] I don't know about you guys, but I'm going to be sending in a picture that is probably not Mark Zuckerberg.

Good, Mark's a douche anyways.

I'll just go around taking pictures of various reptilians, they probably won't notice.

[QUOTE=J!NX;36235078]Good, Mark's a douche anyways.[/QUOTE] Hey im not a douche!

Zuckerburg!? I want pictures of Spiderman, dammit!

[QUOTE=mark6789;36235487]Hey im not a douche![/QUOTE] Mark Z don't worry we like you.

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This privacy shit about Facebook is a complete nonissue for me. I recently got into using Facebook and am absolutely happy about it.

I wish I lived in California.

[QUOTE=valkery;36235662]I wish I lived in California.[/QUOTE] Why? It's not like he's just walking the streets and is a person you see everyday. The people that are going to be taking pictures of him are either A: stalkers B: randomly see him while at a cafe or something

[QUOTE=Valdor;36235686]Why? It's not like he's just walking the streets and is a person you see everyday. The people that are going to be taking pictures of him are either A: stalkers B: randomly see him while at a cafe or something[/QUOTE] If I lived in California, I would at least have a chance at seeing him randomly. Since I don't, I have no chance whatsoever.

[QUOTE=J!NX;36235078]Good, Mark's a douche anyways.[/QUOTE] In what way? [editline]7th June 2012[/editline] Not saying I wouldn't snap a picture of him for $20.

[QUOTE=valkery;36235701]If I lived in California, I would at least have a chance at seeing him randomly. Since I don't, I have no chance whatsoever.[/QUOTE] You probably have the same chance most of us do. No doubt he travels throughout the states a lot, maybe not to every one of them but still. [editline]7th June 2012[/editline] Not to mention if they're paying for pictures it's pretty damn hard to see him in public anyways.

$20 is a bit on the cheap side for papparazzi photos, specially if he's as private about his life as the article makes him out to be also [QUOTE=latin_geek;36131911]It's interesting that he's reached "people registering mundane things you do or stop doing" celebrity level. You don't see that often with internet millionaires.[/QUOTE] And now people are being paid for pictures of him. He just went full celebrity, it seems.

[QUOTE=JohnnyMo1;36235508]Zuckerburg!? I want pictures of Spiderman, dammit![/QUOTE] But this is a poetry journal! [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx9Z9RVAe3o[/media]

Since the Facebook IPO went so far down, I bet Zuckerberg will start sending photos of himself in, so he can rake in the extra cash

Can i just use the ones on his facebook page?

[QUOTE=Tudd;36235073]I don't know about you guys, but I'm going to be sending in a picture that is probably not Mark Zuckerberg.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE] 6. You must not invade someone's privacy or break any laws to obtain the photos (i.e. don't use a telephoto lens in the bushes or from trees or trespass on someone's property).[/QUOTE] Isn't that what paparazzis often do?

[QUOTE=DamagePoint;36235751]In what way? [editline]7th June 2012[/editline] Not saying I wouldn't snap a picture of him for $20.[/QUOTE] he has no concept of privacy, when he could easily fix facebook to make it very private [url]http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/facebooks_zuckerberg_says_the_age_of_privacy_is_ov.php[/url] now his privacy is being invaded, which seems pretty fair Privacy is extremely vital, otherwise, private information like numbers, addresses, and secrets will be public. This is highly dangerous.

[QUOTE=valkery;36235701]If I lived in California, I would at least have a chance at seeing him randomly. Since I don't, I have no chance whatsoever.[/QUOTE] It's 20 bucks dude, just get a job.

$20 pays for a three month premium Photobucket account.

I'm busy building a social network, like Facebook except without all the crappy ads and selling your web browsing and posts shit. That's all I can say Anyway I'm not likely to be able to get one, unless he comes to my country, which he won't most likely. As mentioned above its $20. Not that much.

[QUOTE=J!NX;36235618]Mark Z don't worry we like you.[/QUOTE] <3

[QUOTE=MIPS;36236574]$20 pays for a three month premium Photobucket account.[/QUOTE] Photobucket free is amazing I can't imagine how amazing a premium account would be.

Photoshop him onto random pictures, earn fortune?

What if I take a picture Mark taking a picture

Rule number 6 is totally just there to make gizmodo look decent because you know damn well that's pretty much the only way people are going to get pictures.

[QUOTE=mark6789;36235487]Hey im not a douche![/QUOTE] [QUOTE=J!NX;36235618]Mark Z don't worry we like you.[/QUOTE] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/VgfGR.jpg[/IMG] Mark Zoidberg? :(

[quote] 1. Photos and videos must be new. We don't care what happened when Facebook was a privately held company. [/quote] That is easy to spoof. [quote] 2. Photos must have EXIF data intact - we want to be able to verify when and where it was taken.[/quote] This is even easier to spoof. [quote] 6. You must not invade someone's privacy or break any laws to obtain the photos (i.e. don't use a telephoto lens in the bushes or from trees or trespass on someone's property). [/quote] What? Of course most people will ZOOM IN! Making Gizmodo not look like TMZ half the time. I'll probably just take a bunch of pictures while he's walking and bag a lot of money.

If I send a video will that be $20 per frame?