Comments on: An Open Facebook API vs Google OpenSocial

By: Articles

Articles — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:12:01 +0000

I really like how facebook does everything in their power to prevent \”fake\” people from joining. MySpace – for example – wen\’t down because of all these problems. Facebook is doing the right thing.

By: Max

Max — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 01:52:39 +0000

Google is making big moves with OpenSocial, Android ( http://www.androidapps.org ), and bidding on the wireless spectrum. Should be interesting if they could succeed in all these other areas the way they did with search.

By: hemp necklace

hemp necklace — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 04:42:06 +0000

Ya it would be better if adds were tailored to the people viewing. It would be better for everybody. The consumer gets the products they are interested in the sales man makes more sales.

By: Grant Lyons

Grant Lyons — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 01:01:11 +0000

Everything in all the self-publishing spaces and social networks is pretty template-based and predictable. We should be trying harder to create new interactive formats to express our creativity and ideas. Everything\’s starting to look the same. Right?

By: Clara

Clara — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 00:42:12 +0000

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By: Con von Hoffman

Con von Hoffman — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 14:52:37 +0000

I think Facebook is trying to figure out if there is a way to have OpenSocial\'s functionality without giving away all of its information. This seems like what Netlog is also doing by keeping OpenSocial at arm\'s length. LinkedIn seems to have figured out a way to do this (or thinks it has). If LinkedIn really has figured out a way to do this then it is clearly a model Facebook may want to follow.

Netlog story: http://mashable.com/2007/11/06/netlog-opensocial-api-developer-platform/

By: Jay Dee

Jay Dee — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 12:03:36 +0000

\”So I called a buddy at Yahoo and suggested that they license the Facebook API\” Sound like a great idea to me…

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By: Pascal

Pascal — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 08:13:54 +0000

It\’s funny. Everybody said MySpace was a success because it allowed self expression and fake profile were Friendster did not. Now, everybody says the Facebook is killing MySpace for the opposite reason….
There is no truth around this.
Facebook was addictive because well conceived and not too much \”in your face\” as some MySpace can appear.

By: Henry Davis

Henry Davis — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:09:07 +0000

I am a Facebook user and developer. I have created my Business Page. I think they have made a mistake with their ad model. They should have adopted your idea or morphed it a bit. As a user, where\’s my cut for recommending Blockbuster and risking \”friendships?\”

By: Mehmet

Mehmet — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:31:54 +0000

Mark - a few things on this:

First, I think the only thing that matters when it comes to search results is this: purchasing vs. non-purchasing mood. CPC would be higher for those who are in purchasing mood. But, what does that really mean? How do you know for sure when you are in a purchasing mood? In our society moods change faster than anything. From a technical standpoint, it\'s a good idea and certainly doable but one must look at the psychological side of it too. A better way to do it would be to collect data over a period of time along with mood data and see what mood corresponds to higher conversion rates.

If it was me, I would test the inclusion of a small textbox under the search bar. It would say something that means \"Check this box if you are looking for a product or service to buy\". If you check it, you get the sponsor ads. If you don\'t, you get no ads, just organic results. It will lower the number of impressions for your ad but I bet it\'ll increase your conversion rate. Why not ask the consumer what he wants to do instead of guessing their mood or extracting their mood from their personal profile in which other than letting his friends know how he feels that day he has no idea we\'re using it to achieve higher ctr\'s.

Regards,
Mehmet

PS: One of my good friend\'s father recently got diagnosed with cancer so he put that info in his status update on fb. How do you think he would feel if all of a sudden he got bombarded with ads about cancer remedies, alternative medicine, etc?