Comments on: Who needs social networks anyway?

By: Facebook goes open « Sampled + Sorted

Facebook goes open « Sampled + Sorted — Mon, 28 May 2007 22:59:12 +0000

[...] goes open 28May07 The implications of this decision are huge and dovetail with some of my thoughts last fall. I’m excited to see an open network emerge, as both a consumer of social media and [...]

By: the meta-network arrives? « Sampled + Sorted

the meta-network arrives? « Sampled + Sorted — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 18:27:16 +0000

[...] meta-network arrives? 04Apr07 I wrote last fall about what I saw/see as the future of social media — namely, that everyone will have an online identity and primary profile, and various [...]

By: The social (meta) network « Sampled + Sorted

The social (meta) network « Sampled + Sorted — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 09:35:30 +0000

[...] Fred Wilson at AVC has a good post about the role of MyBlogLog and Last.fm in enabling connections across social networks (though I think the former plays a more important role in doing so than the latter). As I’d discussed wrt to MyBlogLog back in October, I believe this is the future of social media. [...]

By: What is and isn’t Web 2.0? « Sampled + Sorted

What is and isn’t Web 2.0? « Sampled + Sorted — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 10:21:00 +0000

[...] My thoughts on the future of social networks from last Friday dovetail with this philosophy. However, I don’t think that YouTube and other web services that do not allow downloading are disqualified from upstanding Web 2.0 citizen status. In the case of YouTube, most folks have little need to do much else with the content. A viewer’s “marginal utility” from repeat viewings (assuming it’s not one’s own content) diminishes quickly, and a user can still readily share the video on his webpage, enabling discovery by others. [...]