Facebook - Still hogging the limelight
by Carlos Menezes
Yesterday, in San Francisco, Facebook held a press event to officially announce the launch of Facebook Platform. As Michael Arrington notes on TechCrunch, giving this amount of access to developers is the polar opposite of what MySpace has done, which many have accused of sitting within its own walled garden.
Although the move has been widely hailed as an admirably aggressive one that should bring Facebook even greater growth than it is currently experiencing (the latest mind-boggling stat being that it's growing at 3% per week) there have been some concerns that this may spell the end for Facebook's meteoric rise. Some feel that with all of the new development that Facebook is going to undergo the networking site will compromise on what has been the main driving force of its recent expansion – its cleanliness and simplicity.
While many of the third-party applications sound like sure-fire winners their integration with the site is more than likely to change the profile of its everyday users.
However, whether this will slow down its growth is a bold statement to make, and not one that the majority of people are likely to back.
Comments
post a commentTYFYC Paul - I agree that overall this will definitely add to Facebook's appeal. I just hope that it doesn't scare away some of its market.
For me, the best thing about Facebook is that virtually everyone is on it - even my friends who normally shy away from the online world.
It would be a pity if Facebook were to lose this edge, but at the rate they're going, who would bet against them?
Posted by Carlos on 2007/05/28
Carlos,
Thats what I am seeing, folks are not understanding the benefits of Facebook opening up the API, but rather knee jerk reactions and fwding on those notes to all and sundry (Spam 2.0 ??) about how theri personal data is going to shared to all and sundry?
How that will impact remains to be seen.
Posted by Smith on 2007/05/29
I just have to say that I agree with you Paul. I like to personalise such a space and my page is looking good. ;)
Posted by SuperSanti on 2007/05/29
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I can only see this adding to Facebook's appeal. Sure there is the chance there will be too many distractions with the new apps but it allows the profile owner to add more personal flavour to his/her profile.
Posted by Paul Jacobson on 2007/05/25