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How Many Web Services Can One Person Use?

Source: New York Times

Sep 18, 2008

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The problem just under the surface at the Web 2.0 Expo in New York this week: Web users are stretched thin.

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Jasongoldberg,

Sep 19, 2008

In web 2.0 we proved that we could build a lot of little useful services for relatively cheap. I think a big part of "Web 3.0" will be showing how we bring those services together. That's already happening with services like socialmedian and FriendFeed.

J Deragon,

Sep 22, 2008

Jason, I agree. I think we are looking at the "modulization of technology where users will pick and choose which modules add the greatest value and custom build their own "social portal"

Jasongoldberg,

Sep 22, 2008

@JDeragon tip: use @username to reply to any user on socialmedian

Manuscrypts,

Sep 22, 2008

@Jasongoldberg the race then will be for the startpage/service. have you checked out sweetcron? very roughly, its like having friendfeed hosted on your own site, though the number of services now are considerably lesser..

Jasongoldberg,

Sep 22, 2008

@manuscrypts -- "the race then will be for the startpage/service" -- agree -- and facebook is out in front on this in the "fun" space, tbd who wins in business / serious / everyday utility side of it.

J Deragon,

Sep 23, 2008

@jasongoldberg ...maybe the race will start over when users are enabled to have their on controls of what,where,when and whom....

Greghollingsworth,

Sep 23, 2008

I've found that I can effectively use one of each type without pissing anyone off and/or driving myself crazy.

Gossipcraze,

Sep 23, 2008

And Jason, you and your team have done a perfect job of bringing the web all together in one spot. Congrats.

Jasongoldberg,

Sep 24, 2008

@gossipcraze hardly perfect but we're getting there...thanks for your support and help and keep the suggestions coming please!

Jasongoldberg,

Sep 24, 2008

@JDeragon what do you have in mind there? (i.e. what can we build for you on that front?)

Jonasdelosreyes,

Sep 24, 2008

It's the web services that offer very similar values that usually have to compete for users. I have a Rejaw, Utterli, Pownce, Plurk and Tumblr accounts but I definitely use Twitter more (I signed up here first and have more connections). On the other hand, I both use Digg and SocialMedian for various reasons. I find more value in the content and conversations here in Socialmedian than in Digg but I continue to Digg to check for random online stuff (not to converse). I guess it's a plus that whatever I Digg gets to be clipped here as well. :)

Greghollingsworth,

Sep 24, 2008

I'm a junkie, so I have accounts at damn near every social web service there is, but social|median has become sort of the hub for my news and twitter has remained the standard for conversation.