Comments on: Facebook Becomes an Aggregator, Too http://therealmccrea.com/2008/04/15/facebook-becomes-an-aggregator-too/ On the Emergence of the Social Web Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:00:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: therealmccrea http://therealmccrea.com/2008/04/15/facebook-becomes-an-aggregator-too/#comment-649 therealmccrea Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:43:03 +0000 http://therealmccrea.wordpress.com/?p=128#comment-649 Eric, my apologies. I miss-read your post! I have edited mine to better reflect your core point. Eric, my apologies. I miss-read your post! I have edited mine to better reflect your core point.

]]> By: Eric Eldon http://therealmccrea.com/2008/04/15/facebook-becomes-an-aggregator-too/#comment-648 Eric Eldon Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:37:07 +0000 http://therealmccrea.wordpress.com/?p=128#comment-648 John, I wasn't saying that this new Facebook feature will affect Twitter. I was just saying that it may affect Friendfeed like Twitter was kinda affected by Facebook status updates last year. John, I wasn’t saying that this new Facebook feature will affect Twitter. I was just saying that it may affect Friendfeed like Twitter was kinda affected by Facebook status updates last year.

]]> By: therealmccrea http://therealmccrea.com/2008/04/15/facebook-becomes-an-aggregator-too/#comment-646 therealmccrea Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:22:30 +0000 http://therealmccrea.wordpress.com/?p=128#comment-646 Eric, I suppose I should correct myself. Certainly, they are "kinda" threatening to any other social site, but, I think my point would be that in this move Twitter would not be in their crosshairs. This is a step (albeit a small one) in transitioning Facebook from a social network to a part of the emerging open Social Web ecosystem. It is ironic, though, that the feeds go in , but they don't go out (like they do from Plaxo Pulse or FriendFeed). In this emerging ecosystem, aggregators play a key role in helping sites like Twitter grow their user base. Eric, I suppose I should correct myself. Certainly, they are “kinda” threatening to any other social site, but, I think my point would be that in this move Twitter would not be in their crosshairs. This is a step (albeit a small one) in transitioning Facebook from a social network to a part of the emerging open Social Web ecosystem. It is ironic, though, that the feeds go in , but they don’t go out (like they do from Plaxo Pulse or FriendFeed).

In this emerging ecosystem, aggregators play a key role in helping sites like Twitter grow their user base.

]]> By: Eric Eldon http://therealmccrea.com/2008/04/15/facebook-becomes-an-aggregator-too/#comment-645 Eric Eldon Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:16:46 +0000 http://therealmccrea.wordpress.com/?p=128#comment-645 John, what do you think about my rationale for why Facebook is kinda (I did say kinda) threatening to Twitter? Fine if you disagree, I just want to understand why. John, what do you think about my rationale for why Facebook is kinda (I did say kinda) threatening to Twitter? Fine if you disagree, I just want to understand why.

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