Comments on: Perspectives on the Microsoft-Facebook Partnership http://fstutzman.com/2007/10/26/perspectives-on-the-microsoft-facebook-partnership/ Thoughts about information, social networks, and privacy Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:54:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Paul Jacobson http://fstutzman.com/2007/10/26/perspectives-on-the-microsoft-facebook-partnership/comment-page-1/#comment-969 Paul Jacobson Sun, 28 Oct 2007 05:56:00 +0000 http://127.0.0.1/~fred/projects/blog/?p=513#comment-969 Thanks for the mention! I also see Orkut as a good service to watch. I have been playing with it for the last few days largely in anticipation of what Google may announce in a week and a bit and so far I am smiling. <br/><br/>It doesn't have the functionality Facebook has (from little things like Facebook's automatic recognition of urls in messages to applications) but I am guessing that gap will be narrowed considerably, if not entirely when Google dedicates more attention to Orkut and its continued development.<br/><br/>I am not sure that Tumblr or Twitter could be seen as an alternative to Facebook but Jaiku is on the right track. It is basically a life streaming app that supports a sense of community. I would be really interested in a version of Orkut that integrates elements of Jaiku.<br/><br/>Actually, now that I think about options outside Facebook, Plaxo Pulse is another good one to watch. Thanks for the mention! I also see Orkut as a good service to watch. I have been playing with it for the last few days largely in anticipation of what Google may announce in a week and a bit and so far I am smiling.

It doesn’t have the functionality Facebook has (from little things like Facebook’s automatic recognition of urls in messages to applications) but I am guessing that gap will be narrowed considerably, if not entirely when Google dedicates more attention to Orkut and its continued development.

I am not sure that Tumblr or Twitter could be seen as an alternative to Facebook but Jaiku is on the right track. It is basically a life streaming app that supports a sense of community. I would be really interested in a version of Orkut that integrates elements of Jaiku.

Actually, now that I think about options outside Facebook, Plaxo Pulse is another good one to watch.

]]> By: Bertil http://fstutzman.com/2007/10/26/perspectives-on-the-microsoft-facebook-partnership/comment-page-1/#comment-967 Bertil Sat, 27 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://127.0.0.1/~fred/projects/blog/?p=513#comment-967 Control is the whole issue: Google withdrew their bid because of that, Facebook & any companies success has been to be able to give away that control. I just love the zen approach to success: as little as possible, but well. Control is the whole issue: Google withdrew their bid because of that, Facebook & any companies success has been to be able to give away that control. I just love the zen approach to success: as little as possible, but well.

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