tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-835390306943032363.post1958394980223257643..comments2011-06-14T08:48:46.540-05:00Comments on LeCompany: Why Facebook Will DieLeCompany abouthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01798541265252831267noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-835390306943032363.post-79515352867717598172011-06-14T08:48:46.540-05:002011-06-14T08:48:46.540-05:00I agree. There needs to be more diversity. That la...I agree. There needs to be more diversity. That last paragraph pretty much describes the lingo we're using to describe what we're working on which could replace facebook for many people.Mikehttp://www.socialmore.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-835390306943032363.post-13167141615504408782011-04-28T15:00:58.888-05:002011-04-28T15:00:58.888-05:00Thank you very much for you comment and perspectiv...Thank you very much for you comment and perspective! Indeed, there is much to be concerned about as FB's tentacles run deep. Add to that a cozy relationship with the White House and the hiring of lobbyists ... it's just a bit much.<br /><br />I'm still betting on the fickleness of users, especially in The States. However, boredom and fickleness will not be reason enough for a significant amount of users to depart, there must be innovative competitors. <br /><br />All in all, it's not that I detest FB or anything, I just prefer options and want to have more of them quickly! Who doesn't? Too much swagger for any individual, corporation, king, etc. is a turnoff for me. <br /><br />Thanks again! I'm now follow you via Twitter. Cheers.LeCompany abouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01798541265252831267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-835390306943032363.post-87977030903683665852011-04-25T07:08:00.586-05:002011-04-25T07:08:00.586-05:00Just saw your link in a comment thread over at Con...Just saw your link in a comment thread over at Convince&Convert.com. Thanks for the rare & sober analysis. <br /><br />The unchallenged mass adoption of Facebook continues to surprise me. The company has done little to prove that it is trustworthy and has grown through cynical exploitation of our modern thirst for recognition and celebrity. In fact it has, quite explicitly, done its best to show just how little it can be trusted: Undermining photographers' copyright through opaque and sneaky terms & conditions; constantly making unannounced privacy changes that require opting out rather than opting in; and showing an unwillingness to protect users from malicious developers who abuse its API. And all of this is set against a murky corporate history tainted with shady startup deals and allegations of backstabbing. <br /><br />Still, people are willingly surrendering sensitive data to this cash-hungry company whose drive to monetise itself has just been pushed into the stratosphere by a $50billion investors' evaluation. Facebook hasn't been about friends, conversation and networking for a while now, and it's set to become worse. <br /><br />I agree with you that people will get bored and will start looking for alternatives, but the boredom factor will take a long time to affect significant change on its own, since the network effects are just too great at the moment. When I deleted my account some time ago many people were shocked and asked how I would cope with the resulting social isolation (turns out I'm fine, mostly, although I've noticed that I don't really get invited to parties anymore because people tend to create invites on Facebook exclusively). <br /><br />My sense is that people will undergo a form of enlightenment in the face of some act that has gone too far. People may be a bit blinkered right now, but they haven't become stupid overnight. And Facebook's owners have the online equivalent of Tourette syndrome - they just can't help themselves and they make ill-considered, unannounced, badly-tested changes and additions to their site all the time, and at some point they are likely to take this one step beyond what even the most unquestioning, baby-photo-posting, Farmville-addicted user is willing to accept. At some point, people will question whether this channel of communication delivers the kind of quality, secure interaction with friends and family that is necessary to build quality relationships. <br /><br />Or here's hoping, anyway. I'd love to be invited to a party again, sometime.Copywriter Londonhttp://stefanferreira.comnoreply@blogger.com