Control is not a confusing topic for me. In the non digital world, I see it is inversely correlated with participation(at least in the way I see it)
When more people participate in their nation, their workplace, or wherever else they may be, then that means they put in their opinion out there, and allow their voice to be heard. With more and more participation, it is hard for one person to completely control a situation.
For example, if a dictator came waltzing into the United States or another democratic nation, then people would most likely revolt and kick the dictator out, replacing him with someone who will take less control of them.
In a totalitarian nation, there is very little participation of the people in politics; they simply live their lives, feeling they cannot change who controls the nation even if they participate.
In the digital world, things aren't like this at all to me.
Every website we frequent is controlled by one person, or by a small group of people who control what is put on there, what kind of content is put up, whether they want it to be kid friendly, the layout of the website, and all other kinds of stuff. We are just people who are happy to see the content online.
However, it looks like Facebook is selling some stock to the public to make some money. This means that Facebook, the social networking site, will belong to the people who log in to that site and post their content.
On Facebook, and other websites like Tumblr, Reddit and Twitter, it feels like we have a lot of control, when in reality we only have the illusion of control while the people who have control have the ability to delete any content at any time. We only go on these websites anyways because we feel we have privacy on them, and also because they allow us to express ourselves in a grand online community. But it looks like our Facebook privacy could be at jeopardy when selling its stocks...
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