Can you trust Facebook to be your Social Operating System?
Quite a few people have been asking why they should use other social networking sites now that Facebook is the platform of choice. It’s the new Microsoft, the new empowering development platform and Facebook apps are the greatest and every company should have one. Everything is ultimately on Facebook so there is no need to [...]
Flock flaps closer to takeoff with a new version 0.9
Flock, a web browser based on Firefox but filled with more “Web 2.0-y goodness”, has released a new version. This time they’re up to 0.9 beta. The browser is tightly integrated with a lot of the popular social web services like Flickr, LiveJournal, Ma.gnolia.com, Xanga, YouTube and many more.
The most prominent new feature [...]
History repeating itself: Facebook as AOL 2.0?
There’s been a lot of talk recently about how Facebook, MySpace and other social networks are basically the second coming of AOL. The term “walled garden” pops up a lot, usually with a derogatory meaning. With the sheer volume of buzz lately Facebook has been a popular subject. A few days ago Steve Rubel linked [...]
Sowing offline relationships with UrbanSeeder
UrbanSeeder is an Israeli company that seeks to help people create real world connections easily and safely. Their strategy is relatively unique for social websites in that it seeks to help you make offline contacts rather than moving your real-world friends online. With UrbanSeeder you create a “Seed”, a mini-site where only you and [...]
