Comments on: Myspace v. Facebook http://comments.deasil.com/2008/01/17/myspace-v-facebook/ escape colon w q Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:46:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Top 8 Posts from January http://comments.deasil.com/2008/01/17/myspace-v-facebook/#comment-9152 Top 8 Posts from January Sat, 02 Feb 2008 13:50:24 +0000 http://comments.deasil.com/2008/01/17/myspace-v-facebook/#comment-9152 [...] 8) Myspace v. Facebook [...] [...] 8) Myspace v. Facebook [...]

]]> By: felix http://comments.deasil.com/2008/01/17/myspace-v-facebook/#comment-8691 felix Sun, 20 Jan 2008 15:32:49 +0000 http://comments.deasil.com/2008/01/17/myspace-v-facebook/#comment-8691 Hey, Hsin! I think we mostly agree on things. :) That is, of course I know that Facebook invented neither API's nor widgets/gadgets - but what they did do is combine API's, widgets and their userbase into a new delicious whole, and that was revolutionary for the industry. And corporations loved it because it gave easy access to do interesting things (and market in interesting ways) a sizeable userbase - regardless of class. MySpace was a lone tower - the only options corporations had to access their userbase was, more or less ads/sponsorships - which is only so exciting. I am more than sure that marketers would love nothing more than deeper access to a more youthful userbase as well as the older one facebook allows - the truth is at this point they simply don't. I'm definitely interested in seeing how Open Social plays out. I have my own reservations about it's chances, but we'll see what happens. I would love it to be really successful! I love nothing more than some real competition in the world! Hey, Hsin! I think we mostly agree on things. :) That is, of course I know that Facebook invented neither API’s nor widgets/gadgets - but what they did do is combine API’s, widgets and their userbase into a new delicious whole, and that was revolutionary for the industry.

And corporations loved it because it gave easy access to do interesting things (and market in interesting ways) a sizeable userbase - regardless of class. MySpace was a lone tower - the only options corporations had to access their userbase was, more or less ads/sponsorships - which is only so exciting. I am more than sure that marketers would love nothing more than deeper access to a more youthful userbase as well as the older one facebook allows - the truth is at this point they simply don’t.

I’m definitely interested in seeing how Open Social plays out. I have my own reservations about it’s chances, but we’ll see what happens. I would love it to be really successful! I love nothing more than some real competition in the world!

]]> By: Hsin http://comments.deasil.com/2008/01/17/myspace-v-facebook/#comment-8687 Hsin Sun, 20 Jan 2008 12:19:37 +0000 http://comments.deasil.com/2008/01/17/myspace-v-facebook/#comment-8687 I think his comments on "path to yuppie pockets" refers to how corporate entities jumped on the Facebook bandwagon following the release of th APIs because (and Facebook encourages this) now they can target Facebook's user base. APIs are interesting to developers like you and me, but they are not a new concept and Facebook wasn't the first to provide a way to build widgets that others can use (Konfabulator, Google Gadgets, etc.). What was different is that Facebook gives a more direct avenue to the users and what I saw is that it was corporations that really made the API a big news. MySpace is more of an web site trying to make money selling ads to the eye balls. Facebook is trying to become a marketplace where the product they are selling to corporations is their users and vice versa. It will be interesting to see whether Open Social will level the playing field because it can lower the technical barrier for players such as MySpace to enable their site to be a "platform" for third party development. I think his comments on “path to yuppie pockets” refers to how corporate entities jumped on the Facebook bandwagon following the release of th APIs because (and Facebook encourages this) now they can target Facebook’s user base. APIs are interesting to developers like you and me, but they are not a new concept and Facebook wasn’t the first to provide a way to build widgets that others can use (Konfabulator, Google Gadgets, etc.). What was different is that Facebook gives a more direct avenue to the users and what I saw is that it was corporations that really made the API a big news.

MySpace is more of an web site trying to make money selling ads to the eye balls. Facebook is trying to become a marketplace where the product they are selling to corporations is their users and vice versa.

It will be interesting to see whether Open Social will level the playing field because it can lower the technical barrier for players such as MySpace to enable their site to be a “platform” for third party development.

]]> By: felix http://comments.deasil.com/2008/01/17/myspace-v-facebook/#comment-8634 felix Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:33:32 +0000 http://comments.deasil.com/2008/01/17/myspace-v-facebook/#comment-8634 More friends than me, too. More friends than me, too.

]]> By: howie http://comments.deasil.com/2008/01/17/myspace-v-facebook/#comment-8631 howie Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:04:46 +0000 http://comments.deasil.com/2008/01/17/myspace-v-facebook/#comment-8631 Maria Basketball has more virtual friends than you. Maria Basketball has more virtual friends than you.

]]> By: felix http://comments.deasil.com/2008/01/17/myspace-v-facebook/#comment-8622 felix Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:25:20 +0000 http://comments.deasil.com/2008/01/17/myspace-v-facebook/#comment-8622 Heh, I totally forgot about them! I guess the rest of the internet did, too. Now get on Facebook so I can add you to my other 3 friends. Heh, I totally forgot about them! I guess the rest of the internet did, too. Now get on Facebook so I can add you to my other 3 friends.

]]> By: howie http://comments.deasil.com/2008/01/17/myspace-v-facebook/#comment-8615 howie Fri, 18 Jan 2008 04:12:06 +0000 http://comments.deasil.com/2008/01/17/myspace-v-facebook/#comment-8615 RIP Friendster. R. I. P. RIP Friendster. R. I. P.

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