Comments on: On open social data and (ab)using standards for personal gain http://www.theequitykicker.com/2008/05/13/on-open-social-data-and-abusing-standards-for-personal-gain/ Nic Brisbourne's view from London on venture capital and exploiting change in technology and media Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: nic http://www.theequitykicker.com/2008/05/13/on-open-social-data-and-abusing-standards-for-personal-gain/comment-page-1/#comment-2024 nic Wed, 14 May 2008 10:03:11 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2008/05/13/on-open-social-data-and-abusing-standards-for-personal-gain/#comment-2024 Dan - Facebook et al might want to be seen to be open to make themselves more attractive to developers. In a very real sense the socnets are now competing with each other for developers as much as they are for users. Dan – Facebook et al might want to be seen to be open to make themselves more attractive to developers. In a very real sense the socnets are now competing with each other for developers as much as they are for users.

]]> By: Dan Lester http://www.theequitykicker.com/2008/05/13/on-open-social-data-and-abusing-standards-for-personal-gain/comment-page-1/#comment-2021 Dan Lester Wed, 14 May 2008 09:35:52 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2008/05/13/on-open-social-data-and-abusing-standards-for-personal-gain/#comment-2021 I don't really see any huge "competitive advantage" for sites such as Facebook from "being seen to be open". The main fear for Facebook comes from remaining closed and self-contained while a competitor such as Myspace becomes a sort of open ID for the web. Most likely, Facebook will be in a much stronger position if they are able to establish that cross-web position for themselves, but that's still a risk for them to take. Leaving that risk for Myspace to take is an even bigger risk, however... I don’t really see any huge “competitive advantage” for sites such as Facebook from “being seen to be open”.

The main fear for Facebook comes from remaining closed and self-contained while a competitor such as Myspace becomes a sort of open ID for the web.

Most likely, Facebook will be in a much stronger position if they are able to establish that cross-web position for themselves, but that’s still a risk for them to take. Leaving that risk for Myspace to take is an even bigger risk, however…

]]> By: alan p http://www.theequitykicker.com/2008/05/13/on-open-social-data-and-abusing-standards-for-personal-gain/comment-page-1/#comment-2009 alan p Tue, 13 May 2008 11:59:59 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2008/05/13/on-open-social-data-and-abusing-standards-for-personal-gain/#comment-2009 Google's walled garden is just bigger than everyone else's :) Re OpenWave - well, we all know what happened to WAP - so long as there is an open alternative out there, it will win eventually. Which is why I really would like to see an Open Source Soc Net play. Actually, it may be in the interests of the big infrastructure providers to this drive this. Google’s walled garden is just bigger than everyone else’s :)

Re OpenWave – well, we all know what happened to WAP – so long as there is an open alternative out there, it will win eventually. Which is why I really would like to see an Open Source Soc Net play.

Actually, it may be in the interests of the big infrastructure providers to this drive this.

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