Why would a Vendor allow members to LEAVE their social networks?
In this podcast with Steve Gillmor I explain some promotions we’re working on in inter-connecting social networks together - that will enable folks to move between social networks based upon incentives, prizes, real-world objects, etc. - when importing their friends into these new networks.
The trick is how to provide benefits to end-users - at the same time - as providing benefits to Vendors.
Once we pull off this sort of promotion - between our own customers - then hopefully we’ll be able to do it with other vertical networks or meta-networks such as Ning or Flux. And others will follow and then we’ll have definitive proof that open social networking can benefit ALL!
Because as we all know - the future is about 10,000s of niche, vertical, localized networks - rather than a world of giant centralized data lock-in silos. Right?
Enjoy the show!
Part 1 of the News Gang - Jan. 25th, 2008
BTW In this show - Steve asks me to approach Patrick Chanezon of Google and get an explanation from Google on why we should support or agree with OpenSocial - as long as Google is exploiting the GMail contacts. Patrick - please respond.
January 27th, 2008 at 10:21 pm
Not sure if you caught it, but I had a chance to talk to Chris Saad to find out exactly where the beef was.
http://mashable.com/2008/01/23/podcast-dataportability-chris-saad/
January 28th, 2008 at 5:02 am
Are you going to be at Foo Camp this weekend?
January 28th, 2008 at 8:37 am
Marc, you are definitely on the right track man. Tear down the walls!!!
January 28th, 2008 at 9:17 am
To answer Dare’s question: “No - I have not been invited.” This is a gross example of the exclusionary, backroom politics that O’Reilly plays.
February 1st, 2008 at 8:07 am
I would agree with you on your answer, however I think it is only part of the answer. I think vendors will lose some marketshare. I wrote about this last week (http://blog.soocial.com/2008/1/16/the-incentive-to-share) I’ll save you the read:
Why should they then allow their member’s data out?
My take: it has to do with having a smaller piece of a bigger pie.
Marc, what do you think?
February 1st, 2008 at 10:17 am
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February 2nd, 2008 at 6:07 am
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February 3rd, 2008 at 5:50 am
One more interview with Chris Saad
http://blog.communipedia.de/2008/01/28/chris-saad-uber-dataportability/
February 13th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
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