Comments on: How Do You Value Relationships? How Does Facebook?

By: Tony B@Vodafone 3g

Tony B@Vodafone 3g — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:57:13 +0000

Fred,
Great post — your comment about “personal spam” struck a chord with me. There is a lot “out there” but only a small percentage is really worth reading.
Keep up the good work.
Tony B@Vodafone 3gÂ´s last [type] ..Tikona Wi Bro Experience in Surat

By: Fred H. Schlegel

Fred H. Schlegel — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:02:51 +0000

I would have thought you would have done the reverse. Be more open on Facebook and hidden on twitter. Twitter seems to require a much lower level of intimacy.

By: Fred H. Schlegel

Fred H. Schlegel — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:01:51 +0000

It will be interesting if an alternative presents itself.

By: Ballyhoo

Ballyhoo — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:19:53 +0000

I use an alias on Facebook because it’s the only social network I’ve managed to keep clean with only people I know *and* like. Random people, even “”friends”" searching for me, can’t find me unless I go looking for them or we happen to have a mutual friend and I’m recognized.

Twitter, I’m more open with my identity, but I’m much less open with personal thoughts. It’s like the difference between throwing a small dinner party with just friends, and going to baseball game with 50,000 other people. Both are fun.

By: Jennifer Kyte@fencing Melbourne

Jennifer Kyte@fencing Melbourne — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 06:34:11 +0000

This is what I hate about FB, no privacy by default, no privacy encouraged.

It’s all about advertising. Private profiles are bad for ad revenue, since no one sees them. Bad for FB valuation.

You didn’t think the free ride would last forever, did you?

By: Fred H. Schlegel

Fred H. Schlegel — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:33:30 +0000

Absolutely. And new connections. Although I’m not sure what’s happening isn’t more like Franklin and his press. Of course he would have had trouble given his penchant for penning letters under pen-names.

By: Fred H. Schlegel

Fred H. Schlegel — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:30:52 +0000

I think it’s easier today than ever to pull together critical mass. In part because we can talk with each other and more so because companies actually feel compelled to listen at times other than when cash is sticking out of our pockets.

By: Paul C

Paul C — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:08:10 +0000

Facebook caught lightning in a bottle and then compromised the fire. I like that image. Yes, how do you capture the feel of a hand written letter within the Web 2.0 world? Blogging may be more and more empowering for some. I have seen some dynamic interaction. .-= Paul C´s last blog ..Growing into Vitality =-.

By: Taylor Davidson

Taylor Davidson — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 18:22:57 +0000

How does a tipping point happen? How to people get enough collective power to change institutions? That's the fun part. .-= Taylor Davidson´s last blog ..Sometimes the emptiness is all I see. =-.

By: Fred H. Schlegel

Fred H. Schlegel — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 18:09:04 +0000

Ha! Wouldn’t be surprised if that was a Facebook first draft.

There’s no question that the cost benefits are changing. I think it’s the lack of awareness of what the equations are and the one sided power relationship that has developed that ends up bothering me the most. We see this in so many aspects of our lives “You agree to these terms and we can change them anytime we want.” With credit, with data, with regulation. I feel there will be a tipping point.