Beacon is looking worse and worse. I’m getting the feeling that Facebook really screwed this up. They need to fix it soon before they seriously freak out their users.
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Unit Structures: Weinberger on Facebook Privacy
Bookmarked via Diigo on Thursday, November 15, 2007 @ 10:38 CST by Daniel Andrlik
Unit Structures: Data Sharing with Facebook’s Beacon
Bookmarked via Diigo on Saturday, November 10, 2007 @ 12:09 CST by Daniel Andrlik
This is a troubling revelation into how at least one of the sites integrating with Facebook’s Beacon sends your browsing data back to Facebook. As Fred Stutzman points out, this is just one implementation, and Facebook may not have much say in how it was put together.
That being said, this is disturbing and let us hope that this does not become a trend with FB’s partners.
Facebook Reality Check: It’s not worth $100B, and it won’t crush MySpace or Google (but it does rock)
Bookmarked via Diigo on Friday, October 12, 2007 @ 08:56 CDT by Daniel Andrlik
Okay, I can’t resist another Calacanis link here, because he adds a healthy dose of reason to help tame the Facebook madness that’s going on with the A-List bloggers.
Hot Tip: Bebo Set to Announce Developer Platform Too
Bookmarked via Diigo on Wednesday, October 10, 2007 @ 18:39 CDT by Daniel Andrlik
Oh, it’s on, bitches.
MySpace, now Bebo (and a few others I had never heard of before they made similar announcements). The war of “platform APIs” is kicking into high gear. The average user doesn’t care, and Facebook has a HUGE head start, but it’ll be interesting to see where this goes, and what kinds of changes we will start seeing as all these social networks compete for attention in this game of keeping users and developers interested in their platforms.
MySpace Platform To Launch Next Week
Bookmarked via Diigo on Wednesday, October 10, 2007 @ 09:46 CDT by Daniel Andrlik
This is really an inevitable development and one we’ve all been expecting. I am a little puzzled that apps will have to be stored on a MySpace server, given the nature of web apps. However, the good news is that this kind of activity will without a doubt begin a competition between MySpace, Facebook (and the other networks doing this) on who is the most “open.” That will be good for developers in the long run, and once you get past all the application spam this will inevitably create it will create more opportunities for users.
Just remember, you can use social networks to leverage your business and market, but don’t build your business around it. Build your business and then look at hooking into those networks.
Should you trust Facebook with your business?
Bookmarked via Diigo on Tuesday, October 9, 2007 @ 19:14 CDT by Daniel Andrlik
Jason Calacanis is not someone I always agree with, and quite frankly his blatant self promotion usually irritates me a bit. But none of that stops him from being absolutely right in this post on the foolhardiness of companies trying to build their business around Facebook.
If you are using Facebook as a way of driving traffic or find new users, or even just as a way of networking, that’s great! But don’t think for one moment that you can build your business and secure any sort of longevity by making Facebook the focus of your business. I love the response Calacanis gives to the question in the title of his post:
“Answer: You should trust no one with your business success. You should build your business around the most open platform in the world: the open Internet.”
Anil Dash: Blackbird, Rainman, Facebook and the Watery Web
Bookmarked via Diigo on Tuesday, October 9, 2007 @ 07:58 CDT by Daniel Andrlik
“It’s not true to say that Facebook is the new AOL, and it’s oversimplification to say that Facebook’s API is the new Blackbird, or the new Rainman. But Facebook is part of the web. Think of the web, of the Internet itself, as water. Proprietary platforms based on the web are ice cubes. They can, for a time, suspend themselves above the web at large. But over time, they only ever melt into the water. And maybe they make it better when they do.”
Some great observations from Anil Dash on the Facebook API.
15 Billion More Reasons to Worry About Facebook | BoomTown | Kara Swisher | AllThingsD
Bookmarked via Diigo on Wednesday, September 26, 2007 @ 09:16 CDT by Daniel Andrlik
An interesting opinion piece by Kara Swisher on the recent news of Microsoft looking to buy a 5% stake in Facebook. I can’t make up my mind yet on to what degree I agree or disagree with her, but it’s definitely food for thought.
Facebook *is* opening up (Scripting News)
Bookmarked via Diigo on Tuesday, August 14, 2007 @ 18:03 CDT by Daniel Andrlik
This is great news for Facebook users. I’m curious if this means Facebook is considering other open avenues as well.
