Comments on: A goodbye to Facebook and LinkedIn? http://www.zenofnptech.org/2007/08/a-goodbye-to-facebook-and-linkedin.html Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:11:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Joe http://www.zenofnptech.org/2007/08/a-goodbye-to-facebook-and-linkedin.html/comment-page-1#comment-628 Joe Sat, 01 Sep 2007 15:00:36 +0000 http://www.zenofnptech.org/2007/08/a-goodbye-to-facebook-and-linkedin.html#comment-628 It seems to me that open social networking protocols are definitely the way forward. Thanks for the clear, interesting posts - there's not much about right now! I think though, that even if technical requirements (protocols etc) are met, the other big challenge is to package it in a way accessible to mainstream users. Apps like Wordpress are far more straightforward than they used to be - so perhaps we're not so far off? It seems to me that open social networking protocols are definitely the way forward. Thanks for the clear, interesting posts - there’s not much about right now!

I think though, that even if technical requirements (protocols etc) are met, the other big challenge is to package it in a way accessible to mainstream users. Apps like Wordpress are far more straightforward than they used to be - so perhaps we’re not so far off?

]]> By: admin http://www.zenofnptech.org/2007/08/a-goodbye-to-facebook-and-linkedin.html/comment-page-1#comment-535 admin Fri, 24 Aug 2007 13:46:09 +0000 http://www.zenofnptech.org/2007/08/a-goodbye-to-facebook-and-linkedin.html#comment-535 Um, explain to me how Yuwie is more open? It just seems mostly a pretty lame attempt at grabbing users by promising to pay them. I don't like schemes like that (although I guess its a bit more honest - it's clear that money is being made in the number of eyeballs - and I guess some of it is making it back to the users. Um, explain to me how Yuwie is more open? It just seems mostly a pretty lame attempt at grabbing users by promising to pay them. I don’t like schemes like that (although I guess its a bit more honest - it’s clear that money is being made in the number of eyeballs - and I guess some of it is making it back to the users.

]]> By: The Better Scoial Network http://www.zenofnptech.org/2007/08/a-goodbye-to-facebook-and-linkedin.html/comment-page-1#comment-531 The Better Scoial Network Fri, 24 Aug 2007 07:47:24 +0000 http://www.zenofnptech.org/2007/08/a-goodbye-to-facebook-and-linkedin.html#comment-531 <strong>YUWIE...</strong> Come join YUWIE... YUWIE…

Come join YUWIE…

]]> By: Ruby Sinreich http://www.zenofnptech.org/2007/08/a-goodbye-to-facebook-and-linkedin.html/comment-page-1#comment-332 Ruby Sinreich Sat, 11 Aug 2007 16:10:06 +0000 http://www.zenofnptech.org/2007/08/a-goodbye-to-facebook-and-linkedin.html#comment-332 I'm too much of a junkie to give up my social networks right now, but I completely share your concerns, Michelle, especially given that I am a big proponent of openID and microformats. Are there any social networking platforms that are using open standards now? I’m too much of a junkie to give up my social networks right now, but I completely share your concerns, Michelle, especially given that I am a big proponent of openID and microformats. Are there any social networking platforms that are using open standards now?

]]> By: KJ http://www.zenofnptech.org/2007/08/a-goodbye-to-facebook-and-linkedin.html/comment-page-1#comment-315 KJ Thu, 09 Aug 2007 13:47:26 +0000 http://www.zenofnptech.org/2007/08/a-goodbye-to-facebook-and-linkedin.html#comment-315 Hi, I floated over from NTEN. You might want to keep your eye on <a href="http://appleseed.sourceforge.net/" rel="nofollow">The Appleseed Project</a>. It's supports a distributed social networking, uh, network. I haven't had the chance to contribute, and I couldn't get the code running (it's still under heavy development), but I'm pretty excited about it. Even if this particular implementation doesn't get off the ground, the idea is a good one, and something I hope will take of in the future. Hi, I floated over from NTEN. You might want to keep your eye on The Appleseed Project. It’s supports a distributed social networking, uh, network. I haven’t had the chance to contribute, and I couldn’t get the code running (it’s still under heavy development), but I’m pretty excited about it. Even if this particular implementation doesn’t get off the ground, the idea is a good one, and something I hope will take of in the future.

]]> By: admin http://www.zenofnptech.org/2007/08/a-goodbye-to-facebook-and-linkedin.html/comment-page-1#comment-282 admin Wed, 08 Aug 2007 13:38:23 +0000 http://www.zenofnptech.org/2007/08/a-goodbye-to-facebook-and-linkedin.html#comment-282 Well, privacy from whom? I guess if you want privacy from casual observers, then a "walled garden" works. But once you put that data out there, and you have contacts who can see it, you've lost control of that data - any of your contacts could make that data about you public. Also, it depends on the privacy policies of the network provider. Truth be told, there is nothing on my LinkedIn or Facebook profiles that isn't public knowledge, except who my contacts are. But I imagine that's not necessarily true of everyone. Well, privacy from whom? I guess if you want privacy from casual observers, then a “walled garden” works. But once you put that data out there, and you have contacts who can see it, you’ve lost control of that data - any of your contacts could make that data about you public. Also, it depends on the privacy policies of the network provider.

Truth be told, there is nothing on my LinkedIn or Facebook profiles that isn’t public knowledge, except who my contacts are. But I imagine that’s not necessarily true of everyone.

]]> By: Mike T. http://www.zenofnptech.org/2007/08/a-goodbye-to-facebook-and-linkedin.html/comment-page-1#comment-280 Mike T. Wed, 08 Aug 2007 13:16:32 +0000 http://www.zenofnptech.org/2007/08/a-goodbye-to-facebook-and-linkedin.html#comment-280 Privacy of data especially for a business social network is very important to most of linkedin and facebooks users. That why the “walled gardens” are great to have, it protects your privacy so when someone google's you they wont pull up any inappropriate material that you've posted. Privacy of data especially for a business social network is very important to most of linkedin and facebooks users. That why the “walled gardens” are great to have, it protects your privacy so when someone google’s you they wont pull up any inappropriate material that you’ve posted.

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