Comments on: Facebook: “We Have Not Been Briefed On OpenSocial”

By: 10 Reasons why Facebook is so popular « Tech Merkin

10 Reasons why Facebook is so popular « Tech Merkin — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 20:13:03 +0000

[…] is partnering with some of the biggest social networking sites. What’s not to […]

By: aika

aika — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 02:13:53 +0000

good post! well, that’s how business works! ^_^

By: iMac Blog » Blog Archive » Facebook Claims to be Out of the OpenSocial Loop

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 14:06:22 +0000

[…] briefed on OpenSocial, "Brandee Barker, Facebook’s Director of corporate communications told TechCrunch. "When we have had a chance to understand the technology, then Facebook will evaluate […]

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By: Lawrence Goldstein

Lawrence Goldstein — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 20:36:33 +0000

Checkmate! Game over. Facebook is toast! Why? Because if Facebook joins Google’s OpenSocial they would be admitting defeat and become just another sheep in Google’s herd but if they don’t join they will die a slow and painful death. Why?Because Google is offering to host the apps that developers create on it’s platform which means developers don’t have to pay for hosting fees or bandwidth. Many apps that became popular on Facebook caused their owners more money to maintain due to increased bandwidth than they were making from ads. As a result few saw any real profits.This addresses that problem. I can’t help but wonder what the executives who defected from Goggle to Facebook when Facebook was the flavor of the week are thinking now. Probably something like…oh s___!what have I done! Make no mistake this is a killer app. Advertisers only care about the bottom line and who can deliver it best. Thousands of websites using the same common API(not a day will go by from this day forward without a major website announcing they’re joining Googles/Myspace OpenSocial)or one website,Facebook using a variation of HTML that’s not compatible with anything. Myspace and Google together is a unbeatable one two punch. Besides, Facebook is still on a learning curve as can be seen by how they are constantly changing their developers documentation and rules for conducting business on the platform not to mention apps disappearing into thin air. Google/Myspace is the gold standard and will implement OpenSocial much more smoothly. Google/Myspace was in the widget game way before Facebook opened up to developers only six months ago. Facebook is a walled garden and it indiscriminately picks and chooses which apps get high visibility while it tweaks it’s platform to keep other apps from succeeding. Also they deny apps submission into their directory on a whim thus a large underground subset of apps some of which are very popular will migrate from Facebook where they were denied entry for no apparent reason over to Google/Myspace. Facebook belongs to a bunch of nouveau riche wannabe stuck-up spoiled brats who thought they had the world on a string. Now they must eat humble pie and bow down and kiss the ring that is Google/Myspace. Oh well,so much for Facebooks 15 billion dollar valuation. They’ll be lucky if they can get 1 billion now. Facebook got greedy and as a result didn’t cash out when the opportunity presented itself. Why develop on Facebook which claims to have 50 million members when you can develop on Google’s/Myspace platform which has 200 million members…do the math. Stick a fork in it! Facebook is toast!

By: Is OpenSocial anti-social? at OpenSocial App List .com

Is OpenSocial anti-social? at OpenSocial App List .com — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 06:09:06 +0000

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By: Internet Marketing & Web Design » Blog Archive » Facebook: “We Have Not Been Briefed On OpenSocial”

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:11:47 +0000

[…] Facebook is publicly saying they have not officially talked to Google about OpenSocial. Although sources say that that Facebook and Google have been talking about OpenSocial…including today. So pleading ignorance won’t last as a strategy for dealing with the OpenSocial movement. […]

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By: » Google wird mit OpenSocial das Web revolutionieren, oder? » Stefan Hess

Sun, 04 Nov 2007 19:38:45 +0000

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By: Josh

Josh — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 00:23:38 +0000

lol @ fbml

By: Zach

Zach — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 00:21:44 +0000

Great Post Michael!

By: Mojo

Mojo — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 20:59:25 +0000

It’s just business.

Do you expect Coke to contact Pepsi before they come out with the new Coke Zero?

By: Jamie Murray Wells

Jamie Murray Wells — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 20:50:30 +0000

what none of you understand is that this is about the social NETWORK - take ebay, ebay did not become basically a monopoly because of proprietary technology or interesting and open APIs or anything else they secured their future because of the strength of their NETWORK. Facebook has probably the strongest networks of our time and that will not be undermined by a handful of impressive partnerships.

By: David Armstrong

David Armstrong — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:21:48 +0000

This makes companies that have a service with an API already….even more valuable. Company API trying to attract developers to program many different apps = difficult. Company API + Open Social = game changing event.

By: Aadaam

Aadaam — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:19:59 +0000

Facebook DOES support iframe-based gadgets, and had it supported them from the beginning.

I read this at least second time on techcrunch…

Would you PLEASE click on the create new application button BEFORE broadcasting false statements?

By: Profy.Com

Profy.Com — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:05:06 +0000

MySpace, Bebo Join OpenSocial Club, Facebook Looking Isolated…

Mark Zuckerberg, beware.
So some members of the press are saying, anyway. Just days ago, Google laid its social networking plans out on the proverbial table, which it has called OpenSocial, and in doing so received quite rapturous applause. OpenSocial…

By: Yelp Sucks

Yelp Sucks — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 16:49:50 +0000

@64 you’re right on. open social is a sign of desperation by google. they got locked out of facebook. ya think if google had an exclusive investment in facebook they’d be doing this? there’s the answer.

google has nothing to lose so this is their hail mary (4 th quarter, time running out, only 30 seconds to play)

yeah I think that’s brilliant. Google should open up it’s search engine api and let widget developers in. The Open Search initiative. when are we going to see that?

this open social initiative has got so much “spin” it’s ridiculous. crap like this never works. and with so many cooks in the pot and google minding the kitty, no one is going to trust anyone.

Hey Michael, you should have a “what ever happened to” feature on this blog. This is going to be right up there in a year.

By: Kirill Bolgarov

Kirill Bolgarov — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 16:02:33 +0000

@68 Steve, tell us - how you and Mark are going to beat the Googang?

By: Kirill Bolgarov

Kirill Bolgarov — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:57:55 +0000

@64
Finally a comment worth reading Though could be less passionate

C’mon guys, we’re all not dumm here, so why do you think that Zuckerberg is dumm? I believe he’s not, and he won’t just go and ruin his (yes, yes) competitive advantage. Or even if he does - he’s gopt investors who wouldn’t like him to

By: Steve Ballmer

Steve Ballmer — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:45:11 +0000

#67
If that is true, at least I only spent 256 million. lol

btw:
I love my kids! Do you? Let me put that another way, do you let them use Macs?
I once had a grounds keeper for the Northeast lawn, I gave hinm a 3400 sqft house, 58k salary, truck and performance bonuses. I went there one evening to complain about a dandylion I found near the heliport. When I walked in I discovered he and his family had four 24″ iMacs in the place! I called the department of social services which took the kids to foster homes, I fired him and had him deported and made his wife a maid in the south-west wing!
Now you tell me if having a Mac is good for your children!

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By: Things That ... Make You Go Hmm

Things That ... Make You Go Hmm — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 14:56:35 +0000

OpenSocial, the future and the value of people’s time…

Google’s latest disruptive move, the OpenSocial API, which they are being careful to couch as not being GoogleSocial and instead an open move for the good of users sort of launched last night. It was like attending a fireworks celebration and see…

By: venki

venki — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 14:08:12 +0000

Did facebook chose its own demise by joining hands with microsoft.? Is this a fight of Good (Google and the rest) vs Evil (microsoft & facebook)?
Is this year of Rise and fall of Facebook?
Boy, I’m glad finally facebook hype is seeing reality.

By: Kirill Bolgarov's blog

Kirill Bolgarov's blog — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 13:56:39 +0000

Google, Facebook and MS, OMG, this is a mess! it rhymes :)…

OK, so MySpace is there too… Then - what do we have?
We have OpenSocial coalition trying their best to pull the developer attention and activity to their platform. They want to have the best applications developed for them and I guess they dream …

By: Amit

Amit — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 13:46:33 +0000

#42, #46

This is indeed an obstacle because Facebook is faced with a choice to join or stay walled off. I’m sure profiles will be included as well in this network because people hate creating the same profile for each and every application. It’s just a matter of time. Open Social really has to prove itself? First off, it’s based on good ole HTML and Javascript, not some proprietary FBML. Therefore there’s less barrier to entry. Although I don’t like the fact that one company is essentially the gate keeper, it does commoditize the development of cross-application widgets. It doesn’t have to prove itself, it’s been done before in different industries. It just makes sense. FB could use this network for their SocialAds as has been discussed and still be walled off. But, I don’t see how that will be attractive to developers who can get a one-to-many relationship with OpenSocial as opposed to the one-to-one with FB.