TechCrunch and others are reporting that Google and MySpace are joining forces on the open social platform that Google has developed.
Let’s just say this is HUGE and totally validates what I said in my social media starfish talk yesterday.
UPDATE: I’m at Google right now in the press conference and this is confirmed.
I’m sitting in a press conference with TechCrunch, BusinessWeek, Forbes, and many other press.
More in a few minutes.
UPDATE: Chris DeWolfe, CEO of MySpace, says “This will create the new defacto standard.”
bah, why did i have to learn of this via msn alert before twitter boo
bah, why did i have to learn of this via msn alert before twitter boo
Does it matter how you learned of it?
Does it matter how you learned of it?
Before decreeing the new Google platform any sort of killer, it would be nice to see the thing in action and find out if it actually delivers on what it promises.
I’ve been around long enough to remember the fear and trepidation accompanying the launch of MSN on Windows 95, which was supposed to kill all ISPs, including AOL, and force the world into a new Microsoft-controlled Internet.
Before decreeing the new Google platform any sort of killer, it would be nice to see the thing in action and find out if it actually delivers on what it promises.
I’ve been around long enough to remember the fear and trepidation accompanying the launch of MSN on Windows 95, which was supposed to kill all ISPs, including AOL, and force the world into a new Microsoft-controlled Internet.
This is great stuff. Level playing field. Game on for competition. If you live in the Bay Area and want to see OpenSocial apps running in live web pages tomorrow, go to Plaxo’s event tomorrow: http://therealmccrea.wordpress.com/2007/11/01/myspace-joins-the-open-social-web/
This is great stuff. Level playing field. Game on for competition. If you live in the Bay Area and want to see OpenSocial apps running in live web pages tomorrow, go to Plaxo’s event tomorrow: http://therealmccrea.wordpress.com/2007/11/01/myspace-joins-the-open-social-web/
Ah, good ol Myspace making some moves lately. Took ya long enough, hopefully you still have some active users who will embrace all the new incoming useless apps.
Ah, good ol Myspace making some moves lately. Took ya long enough, hopefully you still have some active users who will embrace all the new incoming useless apps.
Does this mean that we’ll soon have *really scalable* ads, spam, and inane apps? I can just imagine it: “Robert, lovesgum47 and 32,768 of your other friends smacked down your level 2 zombie!” Rock on, this is HUGE.
Does this mean that we’ll soon have *really scalable* ads, spam, and inane apps? I can just imagine it: “Robert, lovesgum47 and 32,768 of your other friends smacked down your level 2 zombie!” Rock on, this is HUGE.
98% of the world says, “Huh?”
In other news, the Dow Jones average dropped 362 points today.
98% of the world says, “Huh?”
In other news, the Dow Jones average dropped 362 points today.
Myspace???? Is that thing still around?
Myspace???? Is that thing still around?
“We know we’re really, really late on this, and that the primary audience of social sites tends to make decisions on where to go based on the “hipness” of the site rather than developer issues or brand name, but we think that Google can do for social networking what we did for word processing…um, calendars…er, ah…photo sharing…?”
Big deal for an “A-list blogger,” tiny distant thud for people in general.
“We know we’re really, really late on this, and that the primary audience of social sites tends to make decisions on where to go based on the “hipness” of the site rather than developer issues or brand name, but we think that Google can do for social networking what we did for word processing…um, calendars…er, ah…photo sharing…?”
Big deal for an “A-list blogger,” tiny distant thud for people in general.
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