Check out Brian Solis’ Introducing The Social Compass
More great content from Brian Solis, one of web 2.0’s most influential and intelligent commenters, The Social Compass is a valuable bit of information for anyone entering this era of web development. As an alternative to the social compass, has Myspace become the “Social Morass”? Enjoy the read, and have a great day, GF
Introducing The Social Compass via Brian Solis – PR 2.0 by brian on 10/8/09
A compass is a device for discovering orientation and serves as a true indicator of physical direction.
Inspired by a moral compass, The Social Compass serves as our value system when defining our program activities. It points a brand in a physical and experiential direction to genuinely and effectively connect with customers, peers, and influencers, where they interact and seek guidance online.
The War for Social Network Domination Will Never Be Won
The Recent Battles for Social Network Domination are over, But the War is Never Won.
Crowds move. Tastes change. Technology Changes.
Conversation moves. The Internet is fluid.
Friendster to Myspace to Facebook and Twitter (current winners of the battle).
Lots of niches. Mashable. Virb. Plurk.
The War for Social Network Domination never ends. It will never end. There will consistently arise new entrants at the height of current technology. Indenti.ca. Friendfeed.
It’s a lot like infrastructure, generally. China has fiber optic cable. Connection speeds there are far faster than what most of America has. America was built on copper wire. Why? America was first. Technology evolves. Systems change.
The Point. New social networks will be invented. Join them. Enjoy the early adopter status. Redesign your old web based service. Redesign your old blog. Don’t be afraid of change. The Internet is Fluid. Ride the wave. Join Facebook. Join Twitter. Experience them while they’re on top of their game. Connect with your friends there. Meet new people there. Thrive.
(Ok, I know this post is a bit of a rant. LOL. Any clean up of these thoughts in the comments would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! :)
MySpace Judged a Bulletin Board, Not Private
Bad news for privacy activists and folks with profiles on Myspace – the popular social networking site was judged last Friday to be a public “bulletin board” by an appellate court in California. The case stemmed from a sad story about a local girl talking badly about her rural hometown, Coalinga. Her anti-Coalinga rant was published by the local newspaper causing an influx of hatemail and harrassment which in turn forced the girl and her family out of town. More info on WSJ and Law.com.
