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Alan Patrick, in a comment on a recent post of mine, asks “JP, why do you think F/B communities will be any more likely to be see each other socially more than previous Social Nets?”. What I had said was the following: [Facebook] is different from other cyber-communities in a very real way. How come? … Continue reading “Musings about social networks”
There have been a lot of comments about Facebook in the blogosphere, and I think some people are missing the point. For some reason, all the talk is about the applications. It’s not about the applications. It’s about the people. Facebook is first and foremost a collection of people, a community. Many communities. Yet one … Continue reading “All dressed up with everywhere to go: More musings about Facebook in the enterprise”
Declan made a recent comment about the need for a Behind-The-Firewall version of Facebook, perhaps even appliance-based, a sort-of Facebook-in-a-Box. In my reply, I indicated that he echoed my thoughts precisely…. but with one small proviso…. that was the way I thought a few years ago. That I had since changed my mind. What Declan … Continue reading “Musing about a Behind-The-Firewall Facebook”
First, a piece of apocrypha: A very long time ago. Two shoe salesmen make the long journey by boat from England to Africa. Coach. Very tired. And on the first night there, despite their tiredness, they both send urgent telegrams home. One says “Nobody wears shoes here. Catching next boat home.”. And the other says … Continue reading “Facebook and the enterprise: Part 1”
David Smith, one of the first people to comment on my blog, remains on my everyday read list. Recently I noticed he linked to something I’d written on risk management, and I moved via his blog to Bruno Guissani ‘s commentary on Aula2006, including his coverage of Clay Shirky‘s session. There are some real gems … Continue reading “Failing at the edges of the network”