Tag Archives: Social Graph
5 ways Facebook can leverage their platform and start justifying a $15 Bln valuation
Paul Buchheit wrote an interesting post a few days ago called “Facebook knows who you are, and that is worth more than you think”. As an ex-Google employee and now one of the founders of FriendFeed, he knows what he … Continue reading
Dreaming away about a user centric web
FactoryJoe wrote an interesting post earlier called “Relationships are complicated”. In this post he talks about the (technical) difficulties to support complex (on-line) relationships. He provides (an excellent) example of the way Facebook deals with this complexity, reducing your relationship … Continue reading
Posted in destination service, Facebook, FactoryJoe, Portable contact list, Social Graph, social interaction, social networks, Uncategorized, user centric web, web 3.0
Tagged destination, Facebook, FactoryJoe, Portable contact list, Social Graph, social interaction, user centric web, web 3.0
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It’s about interaction stupid!
Justin Smith has an article up this morning (well for me anyways ;-)) in which he suggests that Facebook isn’t trying to be the biggest content or entertainment platform, but instead tries to dominate as a communications platform. In his … Continue reading
It’s about interaction stupid!
Yesterday I wrote about the problem I have with the Facebook business model (actually, it is a web 2.0 business model flaw). I am not concerned about advertisement in general. Advertisement is fine. It is a way for a brand … Continue reading
Let Facebook be a data hog. User centric thinking will win in the end
Facebook is under fire, this time over data portability. A lot of debate is going on right now, but few address, in my opinion, what is the real issue. More on that further down the post, first a short overview … Continue reading
The user doesn’t care about Web 3.0 or the Social Graph
Interesting post by Sir Tim Berners-Lee about the developments of the Social Graph. He writes: We are all interested in friends, family, colleagues, and acquaintances. There is a lot of blogging about the strain, and total frustration that, while you … Continue reading
Posted in Nicholas Carr, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, Social Graph, web 3.0
Tagged Nicholas Carr, Sir Tim Berner-Lee, Social Graph, web 3.0
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Getting the turkey ready for Thanksgiving
A lot of fuzz this morning about Facebook’s SocialAds and Beacons. Charlene Li from Forrester got her first personal, unexpected and unwanted encounter with Facebook ads as she found to her surprise that in her Facebook newsfeed there was a … Continue reading
Posted in Beacon, Facebook, MoveOn.org, on-line advertisement, Social Graph, SocialAds, web 2.0
Tagged Beacon, Facebook, MoveOn.org, on-line advertisement, Social Graph, SocialAds, web 2.0
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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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Google’s assault plans on social networks
TechCrunch just posted an article in which they reveal that Google might be planning a “major assault” on the social networking scene. I have written on the Google strategy before, and it seems that a lot of the things written … Continue reading
Posted in advertisement, Facebook, Google, interaction, Mobile, privacy, Social Graph, social networks, web 2.0
Tagged business model, Facebook, Google, mobile strategy, on-line advertisement, privacy, Social Graph, social networks, web 2.0
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Letting go of the connected age
This weekend I went away with my wife and horse to the countryside somewhere in the Netherlands. It was somewhat a hassle to get on our way as we first had to pack, then get the horse trailer behind our … Continue reading
Posted in always on, connected, Nokia N95, Shozu, Social Graph, social networks, web 2.0
Tagged always on, Connected Age, interaction, Nokia N95, Social Graph, social networks, web 2.0
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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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Opening up your Social Graph
John Battelle pointed me to an excellent post by David Recordon from SixApart. He talks about the possible privacy and security issues in sharing information on the Internet. He argues rightly that your Social Graph (your list of friends and … Continue reading
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