Monthly Archives: August 2007

F8 Platform: an example of an open, easy to switch marketplace for apps

Right now it seems most Facebook users are experimenting with apps that are fun to use with friends. They are free, so there is no financial risk for using the wrong one (but there are social risks such …

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The Facebook Transparency Backlash

These are not direct quotes, just summaries.

Jason Calacanis and Danah Boyd: I can’t keep up with my fans I have let into my network. I have too many of them to try and use it for my real friends …

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Could A Decentralized Facebook/F8-Type Platform Become “Web 3.0″?

Facebook’s F8 application platform gives me an idea. Why not have an open source, self hosted application (similar to WordPress.org) that is your social network app? Let’s call this “your/my social network app.” You would …

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