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Every week it seems like the debate over access to, portability of and privacy over user data on the social web has reached new heights. It's only going to get louder though, just as discussions about other forms of economics will never be resolved. That's a part of what's going on, economics. This is an information economy (Read More)
May 24, 2008
: Although the walls that keep users from taking their data wherever they go are starting to erode, how much three recently announced programs will help users move among the networks remains to be seen. Google Inc.'s attempt to break those fortifications was quickly blocked by Facebook.The two leading online hangouts, News Corp.'s MySpace and Facebook, have promised to release tools in the coming weeks for Web sites to incorporate profile data, friends lists and other social functions. Google followed with its own program for bridging various networks. What do you think? 4
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ReadWriteWeb
Visualization tools are slowly making a way for themselves on the web. We have given you an extensive list of some of the best visualizations tools including visual search engines. However, there is one visual search engine that is making a name and breaking the mold: Viewzi.Viewzi is a visual search engine that has been u (Read More)
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Something’s up at business social network LinkedIn. The Mountain View, Calif. company’s board meeting last week went way over the scheduled time, and sources tell us there’s some “good” news coming. The details are still hazy, but worth noting because of the ongoing rumors swirling about the co (Read More)
May 07, 2008
: All the rumours and hype about LinkedIn's possible acquisition are ver interesting, but mainly serve the interests of the founders and VCs who are able to exploit them to create a quiet bidding war. However, as someone who has used LinkedIn very actively since it was in beta, I should also say that the company's quality of service, and in particular its respect for its heavy users, have not increased either in proportion to the number of users or to the number of competing social/business networks, most of which are in my humble opinion me-too services that don't deserve much attention. The truth is that Facebook has developed from a purely social network for college kids into a very good mixed social-business service that, at least for my purposes, provides about 30% of LinkedIn's added value, but with many functions and applications that LinkedIn just doesn't provide. LinkedIn's big mistake is in trying to control the platform to closely; but the power users such as myself are just rebelling. A service that doesn't respect its users doesn't deserve to survive, and unfortunately LinkedIn is sailing pretty close to the wind. I'm not going to jump ship, to continue the nautical metaphor, because it is definitely useful to me, but if LinkedIn doesn't allow users to build new content and applications on top of the generic platform, it will haemorrhage users to Facebook and other services that have a strategy based on greater flexibility and responsiveness. The premium services and advertising are not doub bringing in some revenue; but if LinkedIn is bought out by some mega-corporation tomorrow, the buyers are likely, given the overall quality of the service, to find themselves facing the same problem as eBay after purchasing Skype -- writing off a big chunk of money. 96
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ReadWriteWeb
Let's be honest here: we're all a bunch of social media addicts. We're junkies. Whether it's a new Twitter app, a new Facebook feature, or a new social anything service, we're all over it. But we may not be the norm. The truth is, being involved in social media takes time, something that most people don't have a lot of. So (Read More)
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