Facebook launches ClosedSocial
So... instead of out-opening Google's OpenSocial (often referred to as OpenWidgets), Facebook has instead launched a campaign to further distribute their proprietary app platform into other networks. Is this ClosedSocial? Or maybe ClosedWidgets?
Come on guys. This is getting pretty silly.
Chris Messina, a fellow member of the DataPortability workgroup, has the right idea. Blogs are the ultimate social network.
Come on guys. This is getting pretty silly.
Chris Messina, a fellow member of the DataPortability workgroup, has the right idea. Blogs are the ultimate social network.
- There are plenty of tools, but the result is the same - they are tool agnostic
- They have a friends list (blogroll and registered members)
- They host and drive conversation (comments)
- They have all manner of 'apps' built for the sidebar
- They use the web as their platform
- They are totally customizable
- They are totally distributed
- The activity is aggregated via Techmeme, Technorati and others
- The list goes on...
Labels: APML, bebo, chrismessina, dataportability, facebook, Media 2.0
3 Comments:
shameless plau gere, I know i wrote this in August, but it seems fitting...
http://dpn.name/index.php/2007/08/04/the-open-social-network/
To add to your comments Chris, as I hinted in the above, blogs are an Open Social Network, why do we need to replace them?
Blogs are definetely better then social networks for all those reasons and many more, but social networks are where the masses are going.
dallasfreeman.com
Email is a good analogy as well. It's standards driven. It's tool agnostic. It has a contact list. etc etc
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