Kickin' It on the Internet
This is my whimsical digital scrapbook documenting my travels around the internet.
Technology - Libraries - New ways to create knowledge - The Future
Tutting for Skyler
TIME: Why do you describe Facebook as a “social utility” rather than a “social network?”
Zuckerberg: I think there’s confusion around what the point of social networks is. A lot of different companies characterized as social networks have different goals - some serve the function of business networking, some are media portals.
*** What we’re trying to do is just make it really efficient for people to communicate, get information and share information ***.
We always try to emphasize the utility component.
Quote and image below via the post Mosh Pit as Innovation Model on Creating Passionate Users. From the Digital Chalkie blog.
Some of this year’s patents, scientifically classified from “Yuck” to “Brilliant.”
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Chart by DANIEL EATOCK, Compiled by ALEXANDRA HOROWITZLibrary 2.0 chat room
Ning Library 2.0 meebo chat room is cool ! Thanks Bill Drew.
Taxonomy of Social Computing