Comments on: User-Generated Content [book] http://jillflorio.com/120_tech-and-business_user-generated-content-book Articles, Reviews and Published Works Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:45:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: polyGeek http://jillflorio.com/120_tech-and-business_user-generated-content-book#comment-112 polyGeek Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:23:00 +0000 http://jillflorio.com/?p=120#comment-112 The whole space of social networks is very similar to any ecosystem. As long as the environment stays stable we'll have something like the Facebook, Flickr, MySpace animals. They'll wax and wane in popularity but have established themselves for the longhaul - ie next 3+ years. But a small addition to technology can change things drastically. No one knows what that might, could be, but it will happen and then Facebook and it's ilk could be come dodos. The whole space of social networks is very similar to any ecosystem. As long as the environment stays stable we’ll have something like the Facebook, Flickr, MySpace animals. They’ll wax and wane in popularity but have established themselves for the longhaul - ie next 3+ years. But a small addition to technology can change things drastically. No one knows what that might, could be, but it will happen and then Facebook and it’s ilk could be come dodos.

]]> By: Jill Florio http://jillflorio.com/120_tech-and-business_user-generated-content-book#comment-94 Jill Florio Sat, 09 Aug 2008 17:30:52 +0000 http://jillflorio.com/?p=120#comment-94 I so totally agree with you Dan. The book talks a lot about Friendster, which, at this point, is already dead. Social networks rise and fall, depending on what arrives on the scene that is better than before. I could even make predictions of which networks will make it or not - I think LinkedIn has a great niche, for example. Both MySpace and Facebook will probably both remain popular - they seem to attract different audiences. And I am guessing Twitter will continue to outperform Plurk and Pownce, mainly because the majority of people are already on Twitter, and who wants to move once they've got a following? I think Friendfeed is a good idea but am not sure where it will go - it doesn't seem to be taking off. But what do I know? lol I also am guessing that uTube and Flickr are here to stay, simply because they have the legions of fans already. Not to say that a killer app won't come along and dethrone someone big. It's happened before. I so totally agree with you Dan. The book talks a lot about Friendster, which, at this point, is already dead. Social networks rise and fall, depending on what arrives on the scene that is better than before.

I could even make predictions of which networks will make it or not - I think LinkedIn has a great niche, for example. Both MySpace and Facebook will probably both remain popular - they seem to attract different audiences. And I am guessing Twitter will continue to outperform Plurk and Pownce, mainly because the majority of people are already on Twitter, and who wants to move once they’ve got a following?

I think Friendfeed is a good idea but am not sure where it will go - it doesn’t seem to be taking off. But what do I know? lol

I also am guessing that uTube and Flickr are here to stay, simply because they have the legions of fans already.

Not to say that a killer app won’t come along and dethrone someone big. It’s happened before.

]]> By: polyGeek http://jillflorio.com/120_tech-and-business_user-generated-content-book#comment-93 polyGeek Sat, 09 Aug 2008 15:06:19 +0000 http://jillflorio.com/?p=120#comment-93 I think the only sensible way to write a book like this is to talk about what social sites have in common, where they might go, things like that. And stay away from specifics as much as possible. Things that will quickly be dated. Or better yet, don't publish a book at all that will be out of date by the time it's published. Start a blog instead. I think the only sensible way to write a book like this is to talk about what social sites have in common, where they might go, things like that. And stay away from specifics as much as possible. Things that will quickly be dated.

Or better yet, don’t publish a book at all that will be out of date by the time it’s published. Start a blog instead.

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