Comments on: It's Time For Services on The Web to Compete On More Than Data

By: Śmieszne filmy

Śmieszne filmy — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:09:23 +0000

Hi, he more dependent you are on their site to access your data, the more views it will have for their necessary advertisers who are subsidizing your free or reduced-price access to these services.
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By: John White

John White — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 09:47:15 +0000

I completely agree about the DRM thing. It would be wonderful if the music industry could trust us!

That's why trust is so important in business, for tips to help my customers trust me I am a frequent reader of James D. Brausch's blog!

By: Randall Newton

Randall Newton — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 19:05:34 +0000

This portability thing must not be so easy to execute. New networking site Spock keeps offering to check my contacts at Gmail, LinkedIn, Plaxo, etc. but the tool never works.

By: Dan Blank

Dan Blank — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 15:45:32 +0000

Interesting thoughts on this... I can't help but liken it to the removal of DRM on music and movies. When companies learn to trust their customers, it does indeed become a more evolved relationship.

When companies act like parents, always wary of what their kids will do, and justifying rules to control them... the kids may realize they can just run away from home and live with someone else.

If Facebook is so afraid that if you let someone leave, that they will, then they need to take a serious look at what the value of their service is.

Have a great day.
-Dan

By: Search◊ Engines Web

Search◊ Engines Web — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 14:48:30 +0000

Isn't this the direction that Microsoft is going with some of their services

They are mixing Software as Service with Client synchronization in response to the Google challenge.

But the concern with some Web 2.0 sites are pageviews or return visits.

The more dependent you are on their site to access your data, the more views it will have for their necessary advertisers who are subsidizing your free or reduced-price access to these services.

By: blumberg

blumberg — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 14:39:11 +0000

the google storey and the Search i believe are key books on internet development.
Next book(s)?:
-the rise of socal networks. profile info and advertising revenue.
-platforms, applications and facebook.
-open social vs. facebook.
-cell phone internet access and china, india.

By: Bobby Kelly

Bobby Kelly — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 11:38:15 +0000

Sure, data portability is very useful to us and we all want it. But at this point there is no competing services prompting Facebook to offer that portability. In many markets no other social network has reached that critical mass to make them a true competitor. So at this point they would be shooting themselves in the foot and daring people to seek other services by offering up that lovely feature.

I agree that they will open up eventually, but it's not going to be from pressure from Scoble and other data-toting-savvy-peeps. It will be because of pressure from comptitors, and it will probably only happen once Facebook has the unique service(s) that make people crave it nightly over all other similar sites...and that day being before most of us would think.

There is not enough people trying to climb over the walls of this garden. Not much on the other side...as of yet.
This will change soon.

By: Chris Saad

Chris Saad — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 10:24:47 +0000

John - I'm glad to see we are on the same page. You are welcome to joint he DataPortbaility Workgroup if you like - just drop me a line.

Cheers,

Chris

By: dan blumberg

dan blumberg — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 05:31:41 +0000

your book the Search is great. also i am impresesed with your 2.0 interviews.
facebook is off to a great start. how they handle privacy and advertising will certainly play a key role in their future.