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Re: Friend Connect And The End Of The Fragmentation Era

SuperMan — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:27:57 -0000

nice visuals

Re: Friend Connect And The End Of The Fragmentation Era

Allan — Thu, 15 May 2008 13:35:30 -0000

Very nice visuals to convey the Google Friend Connect concept. I think that standardization means commoditization, which is good for consumers or users in the long run.

Re: Friend Connect And The End Of The Fragmentation Era

Ankeet — Tue, 13 May 2008 02:00:07 -0000

It can't be the end of the fragmentation era because there will always be the college pages, the tripod/angelfire/geocities sites, the not-quite-as-legal and/or NSFW sites (although these last two don't matter as much) that will be permanently disconnected, which is both good and bad.

However, could it not lead to an us vs. them scenario similar to primetime tv vs. daytime programming, or cartoons vs. news? The semantic web juxtaposed with the stuffy old css-less non-compliant detached web doesn't sound like an exciting prospect, and nor does the ability to compare the internet to television.

Re: Friend Connect And The End Of The Fragmentation Era

robjohnson — Mon, 12 May 2008 17:50:41 -0000

Isn't it a bit too early to declare the end of fragmentization of the web due to a service that hasn't even launched a demo yet? It's cool and all but right now it's just a vision and some slides...

Re: Friend Connect And The End Of The Fragmentation Era

MaxGladwell — Mon, 12 May 2008 15:51:56 -0000

I can see this on a micro level but having a hard time pulling back to see the big picture. Seems like a lot of ripple effects. How much more control over our data did Google just pick up? Is Google gaining leverage over MySpace and Facebook? How does Yahoo's new social platform figure into it?