Monthly Archives: August 2009

On Facebook, status updates, retweets, and the universal law of signal versus noise

Posted on August 26, 2009 by

Maybe we should consider to rename this ‘social media’ era into the ego broadcasting era. That thought struck my mind when reading a WSJ post entitled ‘How Facebook ruins friendships’. The author discusses her fatigue with friends that send her … Continue reading →

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How friend recommendations can make or break trust

Posted on August 19, 2009 by

Friend recommendations are becoming increasingly important in commercial transactions. They come in different forms using different technologies. The thought behind them is simple. When someone you know endorses (‘likes” is the buzz word nowadays) some advertisement/product/service/brand you will be more … Continue reading →

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Important characteristics for a social operating system

Posted on August 18, 2009 by

Facebook is quickly making moves to become a web platform, a social operating system if you will. This is not something unexpected. Already in 2007 there were people thinking about a social operating system (see here, here, here). Nova Spivack … Continue reading →

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The lock-in of Facebook takes away our freedom

Posted on August 14, 2009 by

Facebook is quickly becoming the biggest platform in the world. I have a serious problem with that. I don’t mind Facebook becoming a successful and profitable platform. I do mind that their current scale lets them dictate what the web … Continue reading →

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My 2 cts on Facebook buying Friendfeed

Posted on August 11, 2009 by

So Facebook buys Friendfeed? It’s all over the bloghosphere. Here’s the announcement. Initial consent seems to be that it was inevitable, and that the Friendfeed crowd is now worried about the continuity of the service. My thoughts? I think this … Continue reading →

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