Wednesday, May 14, 2008
CNET: Facebook Developer "Hype Machine" Slowing Down
The headline may perhaps be a bit too..."headliney." The mad rush to create the next great mass-market Facebook app seems over. Apps of substance are chugging along quite nicely, thank you. I haven't been asked what vegetable I am for quite some time now, but friends old and new are doing interesting things on Facebook. (I'm sure glad the book focused on apps of substance, if you'll forgive the plug.)
With the long-anticipated disappearance of Facebook networks (in favor of groups), and the new openings for social networking by Facebook, Google, and MySpace, we're moving forward. By keeping itself somewhat separate but allowing increasing incoming and outgoing access, Facebook exercises a degree of control over its look-and-feel that is reminiscent of...well, Apple. It's a difficult task to pull off, but when done right, it creates very strong customer bonds.
We'll see what the next chapter brings....
With the long-anticipated disappearance of Facebook networks (in favor of groups), and the new openings for social networking by Facebook, Google, and MySpace, we're moving forward. By keeping itself somewhat separate but allowing increasing incoming and outgoing access, Facebook exercises a degree of control over its look-and-feel that is reminiscent of...well, Apple. It's a difficult task to pull off, but when done right, it creates very strong customer bonds.
We'll see what the next chapter brings....
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