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Carl SpiesFacebook’s closed platform and data lock-in are coming under seige from Dave Winer and others. It’s time to call another Facebook foul — the notion that Facebook is suddenly a killer app for business that will unseat LinkedIn,
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Neil HThe case against Facebook being a useful business tool, as some people have claimed
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04 Aug 07
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Yes, Facebook Platform makes Facebook infinitely extensible, but the core, native Facebook apps and features are ABSOLUTELY UNCHANGED since it was originally designed for students to socialize. The notion of a one-size-fits-all application makes about as much sense as everyone driving the same type of car or living in the same sized house or wearing the same clothes. We all have very different needs, even across different parts of our lives. Facebook is a fantastic platform for PERSONAL social connections, keeping up and communicating with close friends and family. But business and professional needs are NOT the same as personal needs. I have no need to “poke” my professional colleagues or specify that our working relationship began when we “hooked up.” I don’t need to know about my professional colleagues what gender they are interested in mating with, or what they are looking for in a relationship, or what their favorite TV shows are — these things may be of voyeuristic quasi-social interest, but they don’t help me connect or collaborate professionally (other than maybe topics for idle — or embarrassing — chit-chat).
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Yes, Facebook Platform makes Facebook infinitely extensible, but the core, native Facebook apps and features are ABSOLUTELY UNCHANGED since it was originally designed for students to socialize. The notion of a one-size-fits-all application makes about as much sense as everyone driving the same type of car or living in the same sized house or wearing the same clothes. We all have very different needs, even across different parts of our lives. Facebook is a fantastic platform for PERSONAL social connections, keeping up and communicating with close friends and family. But business and professional needs are NOT the same as personal needs. I have no need to “poke†my professional colleagues or specify that our working relationship began when we “hooked up.†I don’t need to know about my professional colleagues what gender they are interested in mating with, or what they are looking for in a relationship, or what their favorite TV shows are — these things may be of voyeuristic quasi-social interest, but they don’t help me connect or collaborate professionally (other than maybe topics for idle — or embarrassing — chit-chat).
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