13 month ago
deusx : LifeAt Properties | Is there LifeAt Your Building? - "A LifeAt representative will contact your building about setting up a LifeAt page for the building." Fail. The first resident to pipe up should trigger creation of a local social network.
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26 month ago
jkottke : The story of Friendster's failure - The story of Friendster's failure. By way of illustration, the people involved all blame each other for the debacle. I've gotta say, I loved watching Friendster fail...they were the poster child for stupid dot com companies during a time when that crap wa
Linkorama : Wallflower at the Web Party - There is no single reason that explains Friendster’s failure...“It’s a power story,†he said. “It’s a status story. It’s an ego story.†But largely, he said, Friendster is a “very Silicon Valley st
Andy Baio : Wallflower at the Web Party - in-depth NYT profile on Jonathan Abrams and the demise of Friendster [via]
philgyford : Wallflower at the Web Party - New York Times - Why Friendster floundered. I love reading technology failure (or not quite success) stories. (via ChrisDodo)
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Linkorama : Facebook's Giant Blunder - IMHO, This is a privacy breach done at a time of strength. It will certainly enhance pageviews and may be better for long term interests.
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30 month ago
Linkorama : Illumio - New expert network SNS from Tacit, interested to look at their privacy model
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kellan : O'Reilly Connection: Does the world need yet another social networking site? - I'm not seeing anything new and original here, except the explicit focus on jobs. #
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