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Stop Making Social Networks, Facebook Won

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Re: Stop Making Social Networks, Facebook Won

#11

Post by cryptoz »

lo_fye wrote: post #4

That's dangerous thinking right there. I'm hoping Diaspora takes off. People need to own & control their own info. iPhone kills other phones now, but in 10 years an open alternative will do better. Facebook kills other social networks now, but in 10 years an open alternative will do better.

> iPhone kills other phones now, but in 10 years an open alternative will do better.

Wait, really? Last I heard Android phones were way outselling iPhones. It won't take 10 years for an open alternative to iPhone to take over, it's already happening and will be fully complete and obvious in probably 1 year or less.

Re: Stop Making Social Networks, Facebook Won

#16

Post by loup-vaillant »

lo_fye wrote: post #4

That's dangerous thinking right there. I'm hoping Diaspora takes off. People need to own & control their own info. iPhone kills other phones now, but in 10 years an open alternative will do better. Facebook kills other social networks now, but in 10 years an open alternative will do better.

"Then we go to people and we say $29.99 once for a lifetime, great social networking, updates automatically, software so strong you couldn’t knock it over it you kicked it, used in hundreds of millions of servers all over the planet doing a wonderful job. You know what? You get “no spying” for free."

Eben Moglen, http://www.softwarefreedom.org/news/2010/feb/01/freedom-clou...

I think without those personal servers, Diaspora won't take off. I hope they intend to sell such a thing. And when they do, Facebook won't fall alone.

Re: Stop Making Social Networks, Facebook Won

#17

Post by loup-vaillant »

cryptoz wrote: post #11
lo_fye wrote: post #4

That's dangerous thinking right there. I'm hoping Diaspora takes off. People need to own & control their own info. iPhone kills other phones now, but in 10 years an open alternative will do better. Facebook kills other social networks now, but in 10 years an open alternative will do better.

> iPhone kills other phones now, but in 10 years an open alternative will do better. Wait, really? Last I heard Android phones were way outselling iPhones. It won't take 10 years for an open alternative to iPhone to take over, it's already happening and will be fully complete and obvious in probably 1 year or less.

Beware though: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1674803

Re: Stop Making Social Networks, Facebook Won

#18

Post by ergo98 »

mikemol wrote: post #10
ergo98 wrote: post #5

My steam network has nothing to do with my rdio network has nothing to do with my facebook network has nothing to do with my LinkedIn network. Their Venn intersection is very slight. Companies like Facebook get displaced regularly in this industry. If anything, the network on Facebook (boy remember when Classmates was the place to be?) becomes as much liability baggage as an asset.

"(boy remember when Classmates was the place to be?)" No.

But there's 6 former classmates who are waiting to contact you.

Re: Stop Making Social Networks, Facebook Won

#19

Post by unclefishbits »

This is nonsense. The idea that the whole world shrugged their shoulders and gave up is nonsense. Facebook won the first round of social media... but it's all shifting.

FB has poor architecture, it's a dinosaur and bulky,

the network isn't real http://www.hrabaconsulting.com/blog/2010/06/21/hidden-stream...

people don't want to interact with brands... the narcissism prevents community. It's about the "ME", when it's really about all the other nodes in the network. http://www.hrabaconsulting.com/blog/2010/09/01/facebook-bran...

With 1000 friends I do market research all the time.. no one likes it, it's broken for most everyone in some way at some point, they've burnt their bridges endlessly... and the business model of saying

We are #1, because we are #1 is ridiculous.

Facebook has lost it's "plot" in the story of social networking. They are doing it wrong, and people will laugh at it deeper and harder than myspace ever got. http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2010/09/04/have-we-lost-the-plot...

It's going to die, for sure.

But now that I see your update... well okay then. I won't.

=)

Re: Stop Making Social Networks, Facebook Won

#20

Post by xiongchiamiov »

lo_fye wrote: post #4

That's dangerous thinking right there. I'm hoping Diaspora takes off. People need to own & control their own info. iPhone kills other phones now, but in 10 years an open alternative will do better. Facebook kills other social networks now, but in 10 years an open alternative will do better.

Linku for those too lazy to search: http://www.joindiaspora.com/
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