http://www.line-of-reasoning.com/solutions/the-importance-of-facebook-explained-for-those-who-do-not-get-it-staying-in-contact-with-your-contacts/ line of reasoning Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:57:59 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.line-of-reasoning.com/solutions/the-importance-of-facebook-explained-for-those-who-do-not-get-it-staying-in-contact-with-your-contacts/comment-page-1/#comment-2206 Jennah Tolentino Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:53:45 +0000 http://www.line-of-reasoning.com/solutions/the-importance-of-facebook-explained-for-those-who-do-not-get-it-staying-in-contact-with-your-contacts/#comment-2206 In this generation we all know that facebook is a social networking website that was originally designed for college students, but is now open to any years of age. Friends can browse the profiles of other friends and write messages on their pages. And it is an easy way for friends to keep in touch and for individuals to have a presence on the Web without needing to build a website. Since Facebook makes it easy to upload pictures and videos, nearly anyone can publish a multimedia profile. Of course, if you are a Facebook member or decide to sign up one day, remember to use discretion in what you publish or what you post on other user's pages. After all, your information is only as public as you choose to make it. In this generation we all know that facebook is a social networking website that was originally designed for college students, but is now open to any years of age. Friends can browse the profiles of other friends and write messages on their pages. And it is an easy way for friends to keep in touch and for individuals to have a presence on the Web without needing to build a website. Since Facebook makes it easy to upload pictures and videos, nearly anyone can publish a multimedia profile. Of course, if you are a Facebook member or decide to sign up one day, remember to use discretion in what you publish or what you post on other user’s pages. After all, your information is only as public as you choose to make it.

]]> http://www.line-of-reasoning.com/solutions/the-importance-of-facebook-explained-for-those-who-do-not-get-it-staying-in-contact-with-your-contacts/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Nicolas Fri, 10 Aug 2007 16:08:01 +0000 http://www.line-of-reasoning.com/solutions/the-importance-of-facebook-explained-for-those-who-do-not-get-it-staying-in-contact-with-your-contacts/#comment-37 Very interesting post, thanks! On a lighter tone, I recommend the very entertaining "Facebook Bankruptcy" at http://www.calacanis.com/2007/07/27/facebook-bankruptcy/ , an amusing view on the "social information overload" that makes FaceBook useless not only when you don't know anyone, but also when you get too popular. More seriously, "FB as an application platform" is a fascinating concept, but calling it the "next Google" (as many fans do) seems preposterous, IMHO. The platform architecture in undeniably brilliant, but marketing and strategic positioning are crucial here: FB was done by and for students, and it still shows. Although, in theory, FB could become the platform of choice for any kind of social interaction (through 3d-party widgets), the social networks tend to gather like-minded individuals at one level or another. To become the de-facto standard, FB would need to be so community-neutral that it would probably become less attractive to the thriving communities that made it so popular in the first place... leaving the field open for the next, fresher, sexier, more community-focused, new FaceBook-killer. Notice how nobody talks about MySpace anymore? Very interesting post, thanks!
On a lighter tone, I recommend the very entertaining “Facebook Bankruptcy” at http://www.calacanis.com/2007/07/27/facebook-bankruptcy/ , an amusing view on the “social information overload” that makes FaceBook useless not only when you don’t know anyone, but also when you get too popular.
More seriously, “FB as an application platform” is a fascinating concept, but calling it the “next Google” (as many fans do) seems preposterous, IMHO.
The platform architecture in undeniably brilliant, but marketing and strategic positioning are crucial here: FB was done by and for students, and it still shows. Although, in theory, FB could become the platform of choice for any kind of social interaction (through 3d-party widgets), the social networks tend to gather like-minded individuals at one level or another. To become the de-facto standard, FB would need to be so community-neutral that it would probably become less attractive to the thriving communities that made it so popular in the first place… leaving the field open for the next, fresher, sexier, more community-focused, new FaceBook-killer. Notice how nobody talks about MySpace anymore?

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