Comments on: Facebook’s FriendFeed Acquisition and Taking Aim http://blog.thebuddygroup.com/2009/08/20/facebook-and-friendfeed-real-time-web/ Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:58:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Brett Kelly http://blog.thebuddygroup.com/2009/08/20/facebook-and-friendfeed-real-time-web/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Brett Kelly Sun, 23 Aug 2009 13:23:38 +0000 http://blog.thebuddygroup.com/?p=482#comment-31 Aside from Twitter lacking an obvious business model, Facebook simply has a deeper stake in the ground and a better idea of where it's headed as an organization. I think that while Twitter tries (admirably) to deal with hockey-stick-shaped growth, Facebook knows the value of the information that it has and is looking to capitalize. The nefariousness of such ideas is definitely open to debate, but you can't say they don't have a plan.<br><br>As for Yahoo and Microsoft, that (in my opinion) is the story of two companies that, relative to their competition, have stagnated in terms of innovation and are trying to dull the pain by increasing the sheer number of eyeballs that see their logos. There's a reason that "Google" is an accepted verb in the Oxford Dictionary and "Yahoo" isn't. Aside from Twitter lacking an obvious business model, Facebook simply has a deeper stake in the ground and a better idea of where it's headed as an organization. I think that while Twitter tries (admirably) to deal with hockey-stick-shaped growth, Facebook knows the value of the information that it has and is looking to capitalize. The nefariousness of such ideas is definitely open to debate, but you can't say they don't have a plan.

As for Yahoo and Microsoft, that (in my opinion) is the story of two companies that, relative to their competition, have stagnated in terms of innovation and are trying to dull the pain by increasing the sheer number of eyeballs that see their logos. There's a reason that “Google” is an accepted verb in the Oxford Dictionary and “Yahoo” isn't.

]]> By: Brett Kelly http://blog.thebuddygroup.com/2009/08/20/facebook-and-friendfeed-real-time-web/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Brett Kelly Sun, 23 Aug 2009 06:23:38 +0000 http://blog.thebuddygroup.com/?p=482#comment-8 Aside from Twitter lacking an obvious business model, Facebook simply has a deeper stake in the ground and a better idea of where it's headed as an organization. I think that while Twitter tries (admirably) to deal with hockey-stick-shaped growth, Facebook knows the value of the information that it has and is looking to capitalize. The nefariousness of such ideas is definitely open to debate, but you can't say they don't have a plan.<br><br>As for Yahoo and Microsoft, that (in my opinion) is the story of two companies that, relative to their competition, have stagnated in terms of innovation and are trying to dull the pain by increasing the sheer number of eyeballs that see their logos. There's a reason that "Google" is an accepted verb in the Oxford Dictionary and "Yahoo" isn't. Aside from Twitter lacking an obvious business model, Facebook simply has a deeper stake in the ground and a better idea of where it's headed as an organization. I think that while Twitter tries (admirably) to deal with hockey-stick-shaped growth, Facebook knows the value of the information that it has and is looking to capitalize. The nefariousness of such ideas is definitely open to debate, but you can't say they don't have a plan.

As for Yahoo and Microsoft, that (in my opinion) is the story of two companies that, relative to their competition, have stagnated in terms of innovation and are trying to dull the pain by increasing the sheer number of eyeballs that see their logos. There's a reason that “Google” is an accepted verb in the Oxford Dictionary and “Yahoo” isn't.

]]> By: Brent Hopkins http://blog.thebuddygroup.com/2009/08/20/facebook-and-friendfeed-real-time-web/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Brent Hopkins Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:26:44 +0000 http://blog.thebuddygroup.com/?p=482#comment-7 I agree. Twitter doesn't even have a business model yet, but google & FB sure do. Competition for advertising $. The Yahoo/ microsoft deal is looking more lame every day! I agree. Twitter doesn't even have a business model yet, but google & FB sure do. Competition for advertising $. The Yahoo/ microsoft deal is looking more lame every day!

]]> By: mybuddypete http://blog.thebuddygroup.com/2009/08/20/facebook-and-friendfeed-real-time-web/comment-page-1/#comment-6 mybuddypete Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:20:32 +0000 http://blog.thebuddygroup.com/?p=482#comment-6 Great post! Great post!

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