Comments on: Scaled Automation: Google and Facebook Start To Connect Your Dots http://tropophilia.com/2008/05/12/scaled-automation-google-and-facebook-start-to-connect-your-dots/ the love of change Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:45:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Article Playground http://tropophilia.com/2008/05/12/scaled-automation-google-and-facebook-start-to-connect-your-dots/#comment-2272 Article Playground Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:37:39 +0000 http://tropophilia.com/?p=293#comment-2272 Is there a way to automate Google friend connecting? Is there a way to automate Google friend connecting?

]]> By: Article Playground http://tropophilia.com/2008/05/12/scaled-automation-google-and-facebook-start-to-connect-your-dots/#comment-2150 Article Playground Tue, 21 Jul 2009 07:37:39 +0000 http://tropophilia.com/?p=293#comment-2150 Is there a way to automate Google friend connecting? Is there a way to automate Google friend connecting?

]]> By: Connect to Tropophilia | Tropophilia http://tropophilia.com/2008/05/12/scaled-automation-google-and-facebook-start-to-connect-your-dots/#comment-1783 Connect to Tropophilia | Tropophilia Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:24:29 +0000 http://tropophilia.com/?p=293#comment-1783 [...] I discussed Friend Connect, along with Facebook Connect, in this post a while back.) [...] [...] I discussed Friend Connect, along with Facebook Connect, in this post a while back.) [...]

]]> By: Is FriendFeed Doomed? | sarahintampa http://tropophilia.com/2008/05/12/scaled-automation-google-and-facebook-start-to-connect-your-dots/#comment-1150 Is FriendFeed Doomed? | sarahintampa Tue, 20 May 2008 15:29:37 +0000 http://tropophilia.com/?p=293#comment-1150 [...] that these giants have been developing for years.  I have written on my own blog about the differences between Google and Facebook’s approaches to their projects, but in their essence they have [...] [...] that these giants have been developing for years.  I have written on my own blog about the differences between Google and Facebook’s approaches to their projects, but in their essence they have [...]

]]> By: Goodness Gracious, Great Blogs of Fire! - biginfo.org http://tropophilia.com/2008/05/12/scaled-automation-google-and-facebook-start-to-connect-your-dots/#comment-1146 Goodness Gracious, Great Blogs of Fire! - biginfo.org Sun, 18 May 2008 18:46:10 +0000 http://tropophilia.com/?p=293#comment-1146 [...] Written by The Smart Guy  |  under News Tropophilia discusses the various data portability ‘connections’ Facebook, MySpace and Google introduced to the social networking arena. Facebook Connect, which was [...] [...] Written by The Smart Guy  |  under News Tropophilia discusses the various data portability ‘connections’ Facebook, MySpace and Google introduced to the social networking arena. Facebook Connect, which was [...]

]]> By: Jarred http://tropophilia.com/2008/05/12/scaled-automation-google-and-facebook-start-to-connect-your-dots/#comment-1111 Jarred Wed, 14 May 2008 13:58:05 +0000 http://tropophilia.com/?p=293#comment-1111 I think you're right, and I think the automation rather than the scale will be the flash point for social networking debates in the future. Privacy, opt-in vs. opt-out... it's all about pro-active user choice vs. user confirmation of an automated action. Personally, I think the right middle ground is automated suggestion, as Facebook has been testing with the "suggested friends" feature on the home page. Or, "do you want this purchase to show up in your feed" as opposed to "you have five seconds to tell us if you don't want us to show this in your feed." I'm not sure Facebook will steer clear, though. You'd think it would have learned its lesson by now, but let's face it: they still have a 23-year-old geek running the company. I am a 23-year-old geek, and I don't know that I wouldn't be doing the same things. They're valued at what, $15 billion? Zuckerberg should stay on as President and Founder and have direct creative and vision input and control... but hand over the executive reigns to someone with more consumer savvy. I think you’re right, and I think the automation rather than the scale will be the flash point for social networking debates in the future. Privacy, opt-in vs. opt-out… it’s all about pro-active user choice vs. user confirmation of an automated action. Personally, I think the right middle ground is automated suggestion, as Facebook has been testing with the “suggested friends” feature on the home page. Or, “do you want this purchase to show up in your feed” as opposed to “you have five seconds to tell us if you don’t want us to show this in your feed.”

I’m not sure Facebook will steer clear, though. You’d think it would have learned its lesson by now, but let’s face it: they still have a 23-year-old geek running the company. I am a 23-year-old geek, and I don’t know that I wouldn’t be doing the same things. They’re valued at what, $15 billion? Zuckerberg should stay on as President and Founder and have direct creative and vision input and control… but hand over the executive reigns to someone with more consumer savvy.

]]> By: Taylor http://tropophilia.com/2008/05/12/scaled-automation-google-and-facebook-start-to-connect-your-dots/#comment-1109 Taylor Wed, 14 May 2008 04:10:44 +0000 http://tropophilia.com/?p=293#comment-1109 Ok, so let me just throw out a couple of thoughts. I could be way off base here, but let's think. I've been seeing a number of headlines recently about how Facebook is positively bleeding users. What if the moves that started this recent downward trend were the same types of "automation" of the social graph that Google champions unapologetically? I mean, Beacon, the social feed, all of these new features that Facebook released to the chagrin of its users...they were unpopular because of their automated nature--nobody opted in to Beacon, they just got pissed (and opted out) when their Christmas purchases showed up in their feed. If that's true, do you think Facebook learned its lesson and will purposefully steer clear of automation? On the other end of the spectrum, will Google destroy what I sense to be a pretty strong trust from users by automating too much--across too many sites--and making people feel like everything on a google platform is public information? Ok, so let me just throw out a couple of thoughts. I could be way off base here, but let’s think.

I’ve been seeing a number of headlines recently about how Facebook is positively bleeding users.

What if the moves that started this recent downward trend were the same types of “automation” of the social graph that Google champions unapologetically? I mean, Beacon, the social feed, all of these new features that Facebook released to the chagrin of its users…they were unpopular because of their automated nature–nobody opted in to Beacon, they just got pissed (and opted out) when their Christmas purchases showed up in their feed.

If that’s true, do you think Facebook learned its lesson and will purposefully steer clear of automation? On the other end of the spectrum, will Google destroy what I sense to be a pretty strong trust from users by automating too much–across too many sites–and making people feel like everything on a google platform is public information?

]]> By: Goodness Gracious, Great Blogs of Fire! » The Buzz Bin http://tropophilia.com/2008/05/12/scaled-automation-google-and-facebook-start-to-connect-your-dots/#comment-1098 Goodness Gracious, Great Blogs of Fire! » The Buzz Bin Tue, 13 May 2008 09:57:34 +0000 http://tropophilia.com/?p=293#comment-1098 [...] discusses the various data portability ‘connections’ Facebook, MySpace and Google introduced to the social networking arena. Facebook Connect, which was [...] [...] discusses the various data portability ‘connections’ Facebook, MySpace and Google introduced to the social networking arena. Facebook Connect, which was [...]

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