Facebook killer? I doubt it, but more competition is always better for everyone, including the competitors. Let the good times roll.
orangeguru
· 2 years ago
So far this means nothing.
Google just made sure it has some say in the API for Social Sites and MySpace needed some positive PR.
So far none of these Social Sites has come up with a good set of ideas for cross communication and setting a standard for Users for example to make friends across different sites (like having a shared buddy list for Stumble, Linkedin and MySpace). Facebook is mostly about 'funny' applications ...
Look at the IM market - still all those nifty porgrams want to talk with each other: AIM, MSN, Yahoo, Skype, Google talk etc. ... do only very limited connectivity to each other. It's a shamefully fragmented market.
I don't think ANY of these companies is willing to endorse any open standard or communication APIs, they are too scared of user hijacking and easy user profile migration. That's bad for your quarterly reports, that's bad for your profits ...
Nick Schmidt
· 2 years ago
Only thing that this means is that.. Google is going to clean up the crap on myspace....
Troll comment: @orangeguru: of course companies are going to endorse open standards... DUH!! Have you heard of wikipedia. They are thinking about developing a new open source search engine to compete with google GOSH !! ACT LIKE YOU KNOW!!! HOLLA!!
Mashable beat Techcrunch with the better headline.
Everyone jumping up and down now for MySpace.
Facebook is in MySpace is out. Cheap bands and gangsters took it over.
So what, Typepad?
........LOL
You guys need to step outside and catch some sun.
Adam Ostrow
· 2 years ago
lol, thanks :)
Dennison Uy
· 2 years ago
People who put label their comments with "Troll Comment" should be shot.
Dennison Uy
· 2 years ago
People who can't type properly should also be shot.
Nick Schmidt
· 2 years ago
Troll Comoment: People who use Chinese/Asian symbols for their profile icon.. should NOT be typing in English..
Nor should they have an icon that no one understands.
Plus I don't think you are a Chinese symbol... or you could have been for Halloween.. but FYI.. that was yesterday...
Dennison Uy
· 2 years ago
It's the Chinese character for love, pronounced as "ai".
Dennison Uy
· 2 years ago
Non-troll Comment:
ROFL. I love you Nick Schmidt.
Nick Schmidt
· 2 years ago
Troll Comment: If myspace and google had kids it would be called meoogle. myspacele.. or you could reverse it goospace goome goomy googace gomyspace gospace gomy or mixt it up mypagle paygoo capsmygoo lacemoog casepoog\
xxdesmus
· 2 years ago
Goospace....wow, that's gross. :P
xxdesmus
· 2 years ago
Goome (just saw that one). Great list of names!
Nick Schmidt
· 2 years ago
Troll Comment: OMG>. I just gave google & myspace a clue for a new website.. I'm going to go buy all this domains now..
then sell them for thousands of dollars to them!!
TWPride
· 2 years ago
Nick,
Every time you post another "troll comment" you come off like a retarded kid trying to make jokes. Some people give you a courtesy laugh, but most just feel pity for you. Do yourself a favor and go back to making half-witted serious comments which blend into the rest of the moronic prattle. That's your only real chance in life, to blend in.
Yours, TWPride
Nick Schmidt
· 2 years ago
@TWPride
wow.. so hurtful. To bad I don't care..
yes.. I am trying to bring humor into this..because obviously some people don't have a sense of humor.. hmm... seela
lol, that's the link where the OpenSocial API WILL be found later tonight, according to the Google/MySpace press release.
me
· 2 years ago
ah, ic. It's still not working. Perhaps they're having a party, got drunk and fell asleep.
Sean Best
· 2 years ago
@ Nick You have exceeded your troll comments for a single post. In the future, please combine them into one uninspiring comment that we can all just skip over on our way to something intelligent.
For now, please stand up, unplug your keyboard, and slowly back away from the computer. Do not pass go, do not collect $1000. Once you figure out how this whole internet thing works, you are welcome to re-join the group.
With love, Sean
FakePeteCashmore
· 2 years ago
I second that.
Nick Schmidt
· 2 years ago
wait.. I think that was a burn.. judges?
yep... seems like I'm doing my job with the troll comments..
once you pop.. you can't stop
Sean Best
· 2 years ago
Webmaster: Thanks for making it such a chore to sign-up for Mashable. Given that there are only 17 or so members (ok, 46 including Nick's comments), you'd think that even bots would be welcome.
Oh, and let me know if the postal code I gave you guys works...
Nick Schmidt
· 2 years ago
wow.. someones counting.. thanks!!
Dennison Uy
· 2 years ago
I learned from this article that if you are posting graphics that look like stock graphs then you should start add stock symbols to the rest of your article.
Nick Schmidt
· 2 years ago
Overall. I don't think people understand about the Troll comments..
Its just supposed to be fun!! Geesh!! and not serious...
Gwendolyn
· 2 years ago
When I click on the link in this article for opensocial, I get a bad link.
@Nick Schmidt: Companies endorse OpenStanddards IF it suits their business practice. If standards would really be endorsed on a great scale, then Office Applications or Web Browser shouldn't have compatibility problems?
Underdogs like do adobt Standards, because it allows them to enter markets. Markets leader try to enforce their standards or simply modify them to their own liking.
... and if your comment was a Troll comment it was pretty weak ...
Nick Schmidt
· 2 years ago
Duh.. it is troll week..
frontieruk
· 2 years ago
where's blogger in that list?
Frenchs Mustard
· 7 months ago
More like an orangutan
Frenchs Mustard
· 7 months ago
Ima post a comment on here even though i dont know what article this is........ =O
All Comments
Google just made sure it has some say in the API for Social Sites and MySpace needed some positive PR.
So far none of these Social Sites has come up with a good set of ideas for cross communication and setting a standard for Users for example to make friends across different sites (like having a shared buddy list for Stumble, Linkedin and MySpace). Facebook is mostly about 'funny' applications ...
Look at the IM market - still all those nifty porgrams want to talk with each other: AIM, MSN, Yahoo, Skype, Google talk etc. ... do only very limited connectivity to each other. It's a shamefully fragmented market.
I don't think ANY of these companies is willing to endorse any open standard or communication APIs, they are too scared of user hijacking and easy user profile migration. That's bad for your quarterly reports, that's bad for your profits ...
Troll comment:
@orangeguru: of course companies are going to endorse open standards... DUH!! Have you heard of wikipedia. They are thinking about developing a new open source search engine to compete with google
GOSH !! ACT LIKE YOU KNOW!!! HOLLA!!
As a troll, I should tell you that I hacked into Mashable.com and made sure the link of http://code.google.com/apis/opensocial wouldn't work on your post.. just FYI
Everyone jumping up and down now for MySpace.
Facebook is in MySpace is out. Cheap bands and gangsters took it over.
So what, Typepad?
........LOL
You guys need to step outside and catch some sun.
People who use Chinese/Asian symbols for their profile icon.. should NOT be typing in English..
Nor should they have an icon that no one understands.
Plus I don't think you are a Chinese symbol... or you could have been for Halloween.. but FYI.. that was yesterday...
ROFL. I love you Nick Schmidt.
If myspace and google had kids it would be called
meoogle.
myspacele..
or
you could reverse it
goospace
goome
goomy
googace
gomyspace
gospace
gomy
or mixt it up
mypagle
paygoo
capsmygoo
lacemoog
casepoog\
OMG>. I just gave google & myspace a clue for a new website.. I'm going to go buy all this domains now..
then sell them for thousands of dollars to them!!
Every time you post another "troll comment" you come off like a retarded kid trying to make jokes. Some people give you a courtesy laugh, but most just feel pity for you. Do yourself a favor and go back to making half-witted serious comments which blend into the rest of the moronic prattle. That's your only real chance in life, to blend in.
Yours,
TWPride
wow.. so hurtful. To bad I don't care..
yes.. I am trying to bring humor into this..because obviously some people don't have a sense of humor.. hmm... seela
Mashable needs a new writer! Go to the link below people. That's if, and only if, you can write and link properly...
http://mashable.com/writers
For now, please stand up, unplug your keyboard, and slowly back away from the computer. Do not pass go, do not collect $1000. Once you figure out how this whole internet thing works, you are welcome to re-join the group.
With love,
Sean
yep... seems like I'm doing my job with the troll comments..
once you pop.. you can't stop
Oh, and let me know if the postal code I gave you guys works...
Its just supposed to be fun!! Geesh!! and not serious...
Gwen Harper
http://systems-overload.blogspot.com/2007/11/ma...
Underdogs like do adobt Standards, because it allows them to enter markets. Markets leader try to enforce their standards or simply modify them to their own liking.
... and if your comment was a Troll comment it was pretty weak ...