featured.gigaom.com — "There is another critical aspect of social networking, however, that I have not yet addressed… and it’s one that will serve as the anchor component for social networks as they begin to enter their next stage of evolutionary development. The component I’m referring to is the communications layer embedded within social networks."
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attilaOct 10, 2006
When I read articles like this, part of me is intrigued by the explosion recently of social-networking sites and the buzz surrounding them. Another part of me is somewhat surprised that people are just now realizing these sites for what they are, as social-networking websites are hardly anything new.As far as 'communication' goes on social websites, I think of deviantART.com first and foremost. deviantART is an online community for artists and art appreciators that was founded in 2000. When the site first launched the extent of interactivity was the ability to comment on artwork you wanted to voice your thoughts on as well as the artist on their personal userpages. It expanded to include a highly-trafficked forum, the ability to add users to a 'buddy list', recent-activity tracking, and more recently, deviantART developed inhouse, an online chat networked (<a class="user" href="http://chat.deviantart.com)">http://chat.deviantart.com)</a> -- To me, this is pretty substantial and inline with everything social-networking oriented.So, when I read, 'the future of social networking' will focus on communication, I kind of wonder the extend of exposure these people have had in exploring social-networking communities online other than YouTube and Myspace. Disclosure: I’m proud to be a "Senior Member" (Former Core Staff) of deviantART since 2000 and until 2004, the Asst. Marketing Director.
javertholmesOct 10, 2006
Who wants to play through a wall of video messages? Video messages are not browsable. You can't skim a video message unless the thing you're looking for is visual versus aural.How do you go back on a back-and-forth conversation of video messages, trying to find that key phrase that a friend/enemy used?Video messages use up incredible amounts of expensive bandwidth versus text. If you don't believe me, look for figures on how much Youtube throws down the drain monthly. Hell, even text-based sites have to throw up ads everywhere just to pay the bill.
ethicalhackerOct 10, 2006
No kidding... why'd it take so long?
leahculverOct 10, 2006
Check out the "orangeboard" on member pages on Instructables (<a class="user" href="http://www.instructables.com).">http://www.instructables.com).</a> See how you can easily add photos and files to people's orangeboards/walls? If you're clever, you can figure out how to add video and hyperlinks as well.Videos, links, photos and files are also allowed in Instructable comments. Sadly, it seems this hasn't impacted the way members communicate. Still, feel free to put a video on my orangeboard (<a class="user" href="http://www.instructables.com/member/leahculver">http://www.instructables.com/member/leahculver</a> asdf) ...
decemberfallOct 10, 2006
I can't read it, everytime i open it, it severly crashes firefox... anyone else have this problem?
gavinpquinnOct 17, 2006
This is significantly different than geotagging. Geotagging gives a latitude/longitude reference for a picture. Thats great. Grapheety is giving a picture to a latitude/longitude. There is one map, and as it builds, it gives teh world a reference for what exists on that location.
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