Comments on: Facebook Puts A Diplomat In Charge Of The Platform http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/13/facebook-puts-a-diplomat-in-charge-of-the-platform/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:32:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Alfabetic » Blog Archive » La FriendFeeditización de Facebook http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/13/facebook-puts-a-diplomat-in-charge-of-the-platform/#comment-2484813 Alfabetic » Blog Archive » La FriendFeeditización de Facebook Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:15:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19957#comment-2484813 [...] Muchos de los cambios parecen diseñados más que nada para poner la plataforma de aplicación antigua en el horno de atrás. Facebook ha tenido que luchar una continua batalla competitiva de spam y privacidad con sus más agresivos desarrollistas terceros, usando herramientas de política y algorítmicas [...] [...] Muchos de los cambios parecen diseñados más que nada para poner la plataforma de aplicación antigua en el horno de atrás. Facebook ha tenido que luchar una continua batalla competitiva de spam y privacidad con sus más agresivos desarrollistas terceros, usando herramientas de política y algorítmicas [...]

]]> By: Facebook Takes The Fast Lane To Boring http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/13/facebook-puts-a-diplomat-in-charge-of-the-platform/#comment-2418523 Facebook Takes The Fast Lane To Boring Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:06:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19957#comment-2418523 [...] three tier ranking system for apps, which we first wrote about in March, addresses the problem of black hat developers, but it may create more pain than it’s worth. Developers have long complained that Facebook [...] [...] three tier ranking system for apps, which we first wrote about in March, addresses the problem of black hat developers, but it may create more pain than it’s worth. Developers have long complained that Facebook [...]

]]> By: The Friendfeedization Of Facebook http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/13/facebook-puts-a-diplomat-in-charge-of-the-platform/#comment-2414268 The Friendfeedization Of Facebook Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:30:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19957#comment-2414268 [...] Many of the changes seem designed to put the year-old application platform on the backburner more than anything. Facebook has had to fight an ongoing privacy, spam and competitive battle with its more aggressive third party developers, using algorithmic and policy tools. [...] [...] Many of the changes seem designed to put the year-old application platform on the backburner more than anything. Facebook has had to fight an ongoing privacy, spam and competitive battle with its more aggressive third party developers, using algorithmic and policy tools. [...]

]]> By: Pavan K http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/13/facebook-puts-a-diplomat-in-charge-of-the-platform/#comment-2408577 Pavan K Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:24:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19957#comment-2408577 @ PraShawn - what...? @ PraShawn - what…?

]]> By: PraShawn http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/13/facebook-puts-a-diplomat-in-charge-of-the-platform/#comment-2408522 PraShawn Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:03:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19957#comment-2408522 This things Facebook I can not imagine that this social network site got this big. I can remeber the moments when around 10000 members were. Now that a diplomat is on top of Facebook. See how petty dough the goverment is paying this diplomat, the whole c.v of this guy must be some topnotch high astrological and universally high to get hired by this mega Facebook. This things Facebook I can not imagine that this social network site got this big. I can remeber the moments when around 10000 members were. Now that a diplomat is on top of Facebook. See how petty dough the goverment is paying this diplomat, the whole c.v of this guy must be some topnotch high astrological and universally high to get hired by this mega Facebook.

]]> By: SEM News: SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 14, 2008 - Search Engine Marketing http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/13/facebook-puts-a-diplomat-in-charge-of-the-platform/#comment-2408506 SEM News: SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 14, 2008 - Search Engine Marketing Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:30:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19957#comment-2408506 [...] Facebook Puts A Diplomat In Charge Of The Platform, TechCrunch [...] [...] Facebook Puts A Diplomat In Charge Of The Platform, TechCrunch [...]

]]> By: A Changing of the Guard for the Facebook Platform http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/13/facebook-puts-a-diplomat-in-charge-of-the-platform/#comment-2408357 A Changing of the Guard for the Facebook Platform Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:29:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19957#comment-2408357 [...] and Techcrunch have both reported an interesting change at Facebook. Apparently, Elliot Schrange, the ex-Google [...] [...] and Techcrunch have both reported an interesting change at Facebook. Apparently, Elliot Schrange, the ex-Google [...]

]]> By: Joe T http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/13/facebook-puts-a-diplomat-in-charge-of-the-platform/#comment-2408356 Joe T Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:28:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19957#comment-2408356 TechCrunch does a great job. I'm not saying they don't. But when there's nothing to report about startups, because the economy and the whole VC thing is crashing, they have to fill in the space with something, so they write about big companies like Microsoft and Facebook, and technologies that are constantly generating buzz in the media, like Twitter and the iPhone. The problem isn't with TechCrunch, it's with the economy. Looks like the Web 2.0 VC startup party is over. The changes in TechCrunch focus is just an indicator of that. This says volumes without TechCrunch actually saying "party over, go home". TechCrunch does a great job. I’m not saying they don’t.

But when there’s nothing to report about startups, because the economy and the whole VC thing is crashing, they have to fill in the space with something, so they write about big companies like Microsoft and Facebook, and technologies that are constantly generating buzz in the media, like Twitter and the iPhone.

The problem isn’t with TechCrunch, it’s with the economy.

Looks like the Web 2.0 VC startup party is over. The changes in TechCrunch focus is just an indicator of that. This says volumes without TechCrunch actually saying “party over, go home”.

]]> By: mike@gmail.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/13/facebook-puts-a-diplomat-in-charge-of-the-platform/#comment-2408306 mike@gmail.com Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:49:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19957#comment-2408306 I'm OK with Techcrunch. I think they do a pretty good job. As for facebook.. I wonder if this move is going to undermine the new upgrade just around the corner (supposedly released for soft rollout today?) I’m OK with Techcrunch. I think they do a pretty good job.

As for facebook.. I wonder if this move is going to undermine the new upgrade just around the corner (supposedly released for soft rollout today?)

]]> By: pligg.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/13/facebook-puts-a-diplomat-in-charge-of-the-platform/#comment-2408184 pligg.com Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:00:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19957#comment-2408184 <strong>Facebook Puts A Lawyer In Charge Of The Platform...</strong> Why replace an engineer with a lawyer as head of a developer-facing platform? From what we hear, the thinking is that the policy side of Facebook Platform is becoming more important than ever. For most of the last year Facebook dealt with renegade app ... Facebook Puts A Lawyer In Charge Of The Platform…

Why replace an engineer with a lawyer as head of a developer-facing platform? From what we hear, the thinking is that the policy side of Facebook Platform is becoming more important than ever. For most of the last year Facebook dealt with renegade app …

]]> By: Joh http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/13/facebook-puts-a-diplomat-in-charge-of-the-platform/#comment-2408134 Joh Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:05:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19957#comment-2408134 Joe T is right. TechCrunch has lost its startup focus and is all about iPhone, Google, Microsoft/Yahoo, Twitter, FriendFeed, and Facebook. Serious yawnathon guys. Joe T is right. TechCrunch has lost its startup focus and is all about iPhone, Google, Microsoft/Yahoo, Twitter, FriendFeed, and Facebook. Serious yawnathon guys.

]]> By: TrungNgo http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/13/facebook-puts-a-diplomat-in-charge-of-the-platform/#comment-2408049 TrungNgo Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:54:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19957#comment-2408049 "Google sent its execs to facebook as trozan horse", if that happen, it's tough to find out which one is good and bad. It will create a whole culture of cold war where everything seem fine at the surface but you never know when the big storm will come. It's definitely a disaster for fb. From my observation, fb recent change was missing the spirit of its original (tightly control, obsessively against partners, too anxious about seeing other companies surpassing fb) instead of (openness, help partners succeeded and in turn ultimately make fb compatible to the next Google. Should focus on innovation, instead working on controling. Very much turn their vision around) I had a bad feeling that with the recent changes and its new restructure, the platform momentum will be kill and it means there won't be next google. What fb should to now: 1. Start open more, i mean even more than google 2. Cooperate with other companies and extend their services 3. It is now the time to thing bigger than fb themselves, goes IPO. Raise money, buy search company, launch new services and compete with Google. It's very sad to see them doing the other way around. As a matter of facts, they can't escape the shadow of Google and Google will go after them no matter what. If they just stay in there comfort zone, putting the wall on everyone, they will never leap forward and it will not for long until Google bring them to the ground! FB not a smart one when they have all the advantages, spirit, popularity, fame, celebrity frenzy, backing of thousands, thousands of developers, everyone talk about and want a piece of its ... but I see all of the disappear now and it not the way it should end up to if the management team just not screw it up!!! I think fb need a wake up call!!! “Google sent its execs to facebook as trozan horse”, if that happen, it’s tough to find out which one is good and bad. It will create a whole culture of cold war where everything seem fine at the surface but you never know when the big storm will come.

It’s definitely a disaster for fb. From my observation, fb recent change was missing the spirit of its original (tightly control, obsessively against partners, too anxious about seeing other companies surpassing fb) instead of (openness, help partners succeeded and in turn ultimately make fb compatible to the next Google. Should focus on innovation, instead working on controling. Very much turn their vision around)

I had a bad feeling that with the recent changes and its new restructure, the platform momentum will be kill and it means there won’t be next google.

What fb should to now:
1. Start open more, i mean even more than google
2. Cooperate with other companies and extend their services
3. It is now the time to thing bigger than fb themselves, goes IPO. Raise money, buy search company, launch new services and compete with Google.

It’s very sad to see them doing the other way around. As a matter of facts, they can’t escape the shadow of Google and Google will go after them no matter what. If they just stay in there comfort zone, putting the wall on everyone, they will never leap forward and it will not for long until Google bring them to the ground!

FB not a smart one when they have all the advantages, spirit, popularity, fame, celebrity frenzy, backing of thousands, thousands of developers, everyone talk about and want a piece of its … but I see all of the disappear now and it not the way it should end up to if the management team just not screw it up!!!

I think fb need a wake up call!!!

]]> By: Facebook hires a diplomat for its platform :: The Future of the Internet — And How to Stop It http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/13/facebook-puts-a-diplomat-in-charge-of-the-platform/#comment-2407997 Facebook hires a diplomat for its platform :: The Future of the Internet — And How to Stop It Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:49:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19957#comment-2407997 [...] Techcrunch is reporting that Facebook has poached Elliot Schrage from Google as its new VP of Communications and Public Policy, and that one of Elliot’s jobs will be to manage the Facebook development platform, where outsiders can write code to run on Facebook — from the bitten-by-a-vampire app to Scrabulous. [...] [...] Techcrunch is reporting that Facebook has poached Elliot Schrage from Google as its new VP of Communications and Public Policy, and that one of Elliot’s jobs will be to manage the Facebook development platform, where outsiders can write code to run on Facebook — from the bitten-by-a-vampire app to Scrabulous. [...]

]]> By: google's plot http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/13/facebook-puts-a-diplomat-in-charge-of-the-platform/#comment-2407976 google's plot Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:25:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19957#comment-2407976 It is new kind of colonization. Google sent its execs to facebook as trozan horse. And Zuck unable to find a gf, thus behaving eratically. Bad. It is new kind of colonization. Google sent its execs to facebook as trozan horse. And Zuck unable to find a gf, thus behaving eratically. Bad.

]]> By: brianp http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/13/facebook-puts-a-diplomat-in-charge-of-the-platform/#comment-2407925 brianp Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:12:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19957#comment-2407925 I agree also, facebook will have the same problem of image as y! does . zuckerberg has to work a lot to save it brian http://www.themostpowerfulcompany.com I agree also, facebook will have the same problem of image as y! does . zuckerberg has to work a lot to save it

brian
http://www.themostpowerfulcompany.com

]]> By: Ref http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/13/facebook-puts-a-diplomat-in-charge-of-the-platform/#comment-2407817 Ref Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:46:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19957#comment-2407817 I feel bad now. I love Facebook! I feel bad now. I love Facebook!

]]> By: Ref http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/13/facebook-puts-a-diplomat-in-charge-of-the-platform/#comment-2407814 Ref Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:41:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19957#comment-2407814 Yeah I agree too. The reason we keep coming back is to get away from all the main stream reproduced garbage we see over and over again. Techcrunch rules though! Yeah I agree too. The reason we keep coming back is to get away from all the main stream reproduced garbage we see over and over again.

Techcrunch rules though!

]]> By: Prashant http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/13/facebook-puts-a-diplomat-in-charge-of-the-platform/#comment-2407813 Prashant Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:39:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19957#comment-2407813 Zuckerberg will really have to work hard to save his company's image(like what's happening to Y!) Zuckerberg will really have to work hard to save his company’s image(like what’s happening to Y!)

]]> By: hoba http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/13/facebook-puts-a-diplomat-in-charge-of-the-platform/#comment-2407811 hoba Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:27:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19957#comment-2407811 @Joey T. you forgot to add twitter to the list ;-) @Joey T. you forgot to add twitter to the list ;-)

]]> By: Steven http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/13/facebook-puts-a-diplomat-in-charge-of-the-platform/#comment-2407806 Steven Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:17:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19957#comment-2407806 Well done.I like Facebook!!!! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tall singles waiting to hook up @ Tallchat.com Well done.I like Facebook!!!!

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]]> By: babbabui http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/13/facebook-puts-a-diplomat-in-charge-of-the-platform/#comment-2407804 babbabui Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:11:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19957#comment-2407804 Did anybody notice mybloglog's widget on the right panel of techcrunch now replaced by seesmic. nice move mike. Did anybody notice mybloglog’s widget on the right panel of techcrunch now replaced by seesmic. nice move mike.

]]> By: Mike http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/13/facebook-puts-a-diplomat-in-charge-of-the-platform/#comment-2407765 Mike Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:46:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19957#comment-2407765 There are some major things wrong with the platform. I hope this move helps things. There are some major things wrong with the platform. I hope this move helps things.

]]> By: The Opinions of a Loud Mouth Man: Social Networker and Opinoneer http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/13/facebook-puts-a-diplomat-in-charge-of-the-platform/#comment-2407761 The Opinions of a Loud Mouth Man: Social Networker and Opinoneer Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:42:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19957#comment-2407761 [...] in July 13th, 2008 by nik in Commentary In an article over  on Techcrunch Micheal Arrington notes that  “Facebook Platform”  have replaced their Vice President [...] [...] in July 13th, 2008 by nik in Commentary In an article over  on Techcrunch Micheal Arrington notes that  “Facebook Platform”  have replaced their Vice President [...]

]]> By: Saurel http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/13/facebook-puts-a-diplomat-in-charge-of-the-platform/#comment-2407758 Saurel Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:29:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19957#comment-2407758 I agree with Joe T. part of the reason I like TechCrunch is to inform about all the innovative ideas from new startups in turn fuel my own. Lately we've seen way too many postings about Facebook, Microsoft, yahoo and google I can get these kind of news from cnet. I agree with Joe T. part of the reason I like TechCrunch is to inform about all the innovative ideas from new startups in turn fuel my own. Lately we’ve seen way too many postings about Facebook, Microsoft, yahoo and google I can get these kind of news from cnet.

]]> By: Joe T http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/13/facebook-puts-a-diplomat-in-charge-of-the-platform/#comment-2407753 Joe T Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:16:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19957#comment-2407753 Just an observation here, not a-propos of this post... Is it just me, or are there far fewer pieces now on TechCrunch about nascent, just-funded startups, than there were, say, 6 months or a year ago? It seems that 80% of the posts now are about Facebook, Google, Microsoft/Yahoo, or the iPhone. With a lot fewer articles about innovative new startups, is this a warning sign that the web 2.0 VC run-up has run out of steam, or is being extinguished by the current bad economy? Just an observation here, not a-propos of this post…

Is it just me, or are there far fewer pieces now on TechCrunch about nascent, just-funded startups, than there were, say, 6 months or a year ago?

It seems that 80% of the posts now are about Facebook, Google, Microsoft/Yahoo, or the iPhone.

With a lot fewer articles about innovative new startups, is this a warning sign that the web 2.0 VC run-up has run out of steam, or is being extinguished by the current bad economy?

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