Category Archives: myspace
On diminishing network effects in web 2.0, social media and human limitations
This post is a followup of a series I did last year on ‘The Human factor in social media’. Technology allows us to be “always on”. To be part of a never ending conversation. Simply plug in, anywhere, and you … Continue reading
Posted in always on, Facebook, human behavior, myspace, Robert Scoble, social media trends, Tim O'Reilly, web 2.0
Tagged Facebook, human behavior, Louis Gray, myspace, network effect, Robert Scoble, social media, Tim O'Reilly, web 2.0
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Our need for interaction locks us up
MySpace has over 200 Mln registered users. Facebook follows fast with 140Mln registered users, and they are adding an astonishing 600.ooo new users every day. A rough estimate suggests that more than half a Billion people are registered in social … Continue reading
Posted in business model, Facebook, interaction, myspace, privacy, web 2.0
Tagged business model, Facebook, interaction, myspace, privacy, web 2.0
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In a User Centric Web I get to control my data
I’m a big fan of the concept of a user centric web. That is, a web where things evolve around the user. In a user centric web there aren’t walled gardens. In a user centric web, the user is in … Continue reading
Posted in Data Portability, Facebook, Google, myspace, user centric web
Tagged Data Portability, Facebook, Google, myspace, user centric web
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Social networking may be declining, social interaction won’t
I read a Business Week article this morning which suggests that the current MySpace generation is becoming fed up with the ad bombardments on the site. They seem to be spending less time on MySpace because of it. A quote … Continue reading
Posted in advertisement, Beacon, Facebook, Friendfeed, Google, myspace, social interaction, social networks, SocialAds
Tagged advertisement, Beacon, Facebook, Friendfeed, Google, myspace, social interaction, social networks, SocialAds
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Google hits back hard with its OpenSocial plans but will the user benefit?
Well, there it is. TechCrunch reported it first (but everyone else has the same scoop!). Google is now revealing its social networking plans. Under the projectname OpenSocial, Google will launch a new set of APIs that application developers can use … Continue reading
Posted in API, Facebook, Google, myspace, OpenSocial, Social Graph, social networks, SocialAds, web 2.0
Tagged API, Facebook, Google, myspace, OpenSocial, Social Graph, social networks, SocialAds, web 2.0
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Dear Yahoo, Microsoft, Google e-mail. Forget Facebook, start innovating!
I read an article this morning by the Wall Street Journal on social features in e-mail. In this article they state that e-mail providers are trying to gain back ground from social networking sites like Facebook by adding social features … Continue reading
The future of social networks lies in interaction (not perse in voice)
Tim O’Reilly writes a good analysis about the announcement of MySpace and Skype that these will integrate MySpace IM and Skype Voice capabilities. Tim predicts that Social Networks will turn into smart address books, that a social network operating system … Continue reading
Posted in Facebook, myspace, search, Skype, Social Graph, social networks, Tim O'Reilly
Tagged Facebook, interaction, myspace, search, Skype, Social Graph, social networks, Tim O'Reilly
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10 ways to improve web 2.0 and move into an era of true interaction
I have expressed my opinions about the flaws in web 2.0 and how to correct them earlier and have gotten some very smart replies to that. I believe that in the end it is all about interaction between people. My … Continue reading
Posted in Facebook, Google, interaction, Jaiku, Mobile, myspace, social networks, Twitter, web 2.0
Tagged , Facebook, Google, interaction, Jaiku, Mobile, myspace, social networks, Twitter, web 2.0
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Putting trust in your fans, a truly disruptive measure?
Just saw a nice article here about the release of the new album of Radiohead. Why am I writing about that? Well, because Radiohead has decided to dismiss of conventional distribution via the large record labels and instead let’s the … Continue reading
Posted in Facebook, myspace, on-line advertisement, social network, web 2.0
Tagged advertisement, Facebook, myspace, Radiohead, social networks, walled gardens, web 2.0
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Ad supported mobile phones will never work!
Just saw an announcement that MySpace will launch an ad supported mobile phone here and here. Other initiatives are rising from Fox (Foxsport), Photobucket etc. Forget about it. I personally don’t think it will work anytime soon. Why? Because the … Continue reading
Social networks and the language/cultural barrier
Matthijs van den Broek pointed me to a press release by Comscore about the usage of Social networks in Germany and France (German Social Networking Community Reaches 14.8Mln). MySpace seems to be a clear winner here, and Facebook only reaches … Continue reading
Matching advertisement on consumer profiles
Several posts about new advertisement initiatives today. Saw a post here discussing the announcement of MySpace that they will start using user profiles to customise the adds you get to see. And Google is now turning widgets into adsense, leveraging … Continue reading
Posted in advertisement, Google Gadget adds, myspace, social networks
Tagged advertisement, Google Gadget adds, myspace, social networks
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Internet doesn’t evolve around you
Scott Karp writes about his experiences with the new Yahoo mash service. His article draws up all kinds of questions about social networks and their targeted audiences. The difficulty with all of these networks is that one size doesn’t fit … Continue reading
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