[Sigia-l] SIG-IA group on Facebook - do or die?

[Andrew Boyd]

Hi Paola,

On 8/22/07, Paola Kathuria <paola at limov.com> wrote:
> Why?

so that at least one survives without collapsing into triviality.

> You can get updates when someone's replied to a board post
> (not a wall) in account -> notifications. Or (as I recently
> discovered) click the Groups link under Applications on the
> left to see recent activity (by type) of your and your
> friend's groups.

I agree with your earlier comment that they need to go to a push model
to be truly useful.

> Facebook is a popular social network but it's not THE ONE.
> It is based on a networking site for students for finding a
> girl/boyfriend. Another foundation is needed for a
> general-purpose network. And, sure, have privacy settings
> for personal information but don't put all the UGC behind
> a login.

I am coming to think that no social networking app is THE ONE. I think
that there is a blend that make up an acceptable solution between them
- here is the scary thought of the day: what if there is no one great
social networking site/application/utility/format to rule them all?

Best regards, Andrew
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