VentureBeat: Windows Live becomes more social network-like — but who’s going to use it?
SEO Expert Inc.
· 1 year ago
It seems like MSFT is always arriving late to the game, rather than being the ones who started the game. It's as if one of their core strategies is now "copying" what other companies are successful at.
Facebook is successful at social networking because they focused on that business, and put 100% of their efforts into it. It sounds great on paper to reduce the number of user accounts required to use the various sites out there, but it's just a part of internet life that people have grown to accept.
chicken
· 1 year ago
Microsoft has had a collection of services for a decade or so (Hotmail, Messenger, Search etc) -- long before Facebook. It's trying to turn them into a more coherent platform, but it has been doing that for a while (Passport, Hailstorm, Spaces....).
Otherwise, Google's core strategy is also "copying" what other companies are successful at (or buying them - Blogger, Picasa, Keyhole etc). Yahoo's core strategy is also "copying" what other companies are successful at (or buying them - eGroups, Flickr etc). Perhaps you should find a more useful way of satisfying your need to sneer at Microsoft?
Anthony Ha
· 1 year ago
I'm not familiar enough with Microsoft's history to have a thoughtful experience on the broader pattern you guys are arguing about, but I am curious what you thik of this specific announcement, uh, "chicken". I agree that Microsoft is just building on existing services, but I also have a hard time seeing this catching on in a big way.
william
· 1 year ago
This is great...All we need are more closed source giants (Goolge, MicroSoft, Facebook, MySpace) creating new ways to make billions on the backs of members/content creators and developers.
1. You are not a share cropper- Break the chains 2. Be a rebel 3. Change the game 4. Believe in the possibilities 5. Do good
At adelph.us "Open" means :
1. Whenever possible using Open Source applications 2. Whenever possible offering the hosted use of applications free of charge to members 3. Always writing code using existing Open Source standards that are not proprietary or owned by a company ie (Face Book and the rest) 4. Empowering the community (Individuals, Groups, Non Profits, and Companies) with tools that help them to save time and resources 5. Evening the playing field 6. Giving back to the community 7. Giving back to Open Source 8. You control all access of your account 9. You control all access to your content
Ike
· 1 year ago
Shut the fuck up you spammer
Anthony Ha
· 1 year ago
Yeah, I don't have a huge problem with people mentioning their sites if it's relevant to the post, but would definitely prefer that you didn't give us the full pitch; it just takes up so much space. Thanks!
All Comments
Facebook is successful at social networking because they focused on that business, and put 100% of their efforts into it. It sounds great on paper to reduce the number of user accounts required to use the various sites out there, but it's just a part of internet life that people have grown to accept.
Otherwise, Google's core strategy is also "copying" what other companies are successful at (or buying them - Blogger, Picasa, Keyhole etc). Yahoo's core strategy is also "copying" what other companies are successful at (or buying them - eGroups, Flickr etc). Perhaps you should find a more useful way of satisfying your need to sneer at Microsoft?
Free your mind and the Rest will follow
Some things about www.adelph.us
1. You are not a share cropper- Break the chains
2. Be a rebel
3. Change the game
4. Believe in the possibilities
5. Do good
At adelph.us "Open" means :
1. Whenever possible using Open Source applications
2. Whenever possible offering the hosted use of applications free of charge to members
3. Always writing code using existing Open Source standards that are not proprietary or owned by a company ie (Face Book and the rest)
4. Empowering the community (Individuals, Groups, Non Profits, and Companies) with tools that help them to save time and resources
5. Evening the playing field
6. Giving back to the community
7. Giving back to Open Source
8. You control all access of your account
9. You control all access to your content
http://tinyurl.com/67evwp
http://tinyurl.com/67evwp
http://tinyurl.com/67evwp
http://www.abercrombiefitchstore.co.uk