Comments on: Updated: Like, Facebook is so over, dude

By: The Week That Was - the "Well, DUH!" edition | TechWhimsy

The Week That Was - the "Well, DUH!" edition | TechWhimsy — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 09:59:40 +0000

[...] Like, Facebook is so over, dude – [...]

By: antje wilsch

antje wilsch — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 03:55:15 +0000

I think at the end of the day, since these sites are all ad supported, it doesn't matter so long as wherever the data is being pulled from can show ads to the users. That'll be the challenge – if everything is open, determining where the user will see the ad and whoever controls that – wins.

By: mathewi

mathewi — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 03:28:05 +0000

I would agree, Joe -- I think OpenSocial and DiSo and movements like
that are one of the biggest threats to Facebook as a platform, to the
extent that they allow people to create their own social networks
through their blogs or websites or whatever.

On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 4:57 PM, Disqus

By: JoeDuck

JoeDuck — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 02:56:32 +0000

it’s a bit much to ring the bell of doom based on one downtick

Yes, it is. However it's interesting to look at the way many online game sites – in some ways the precursors to social networking – graph in terms of traffic. They usually show rapid increases as people become interested in the game and play it obsessively, followed by decline. More importantly, as developers get around to doing the architecture right and we see seamless internet surfing using open social tools where the social network=the internet, I'm wondering how Facebook and Myspace will play more than a mildly supportive role in things.

By: Mr. List

Mr. List — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 02:06:49 +0000

Here's what I think:
http://fourreasonswhy.com/2008/02/22/facebook-i...