Comments on: Should Facebook Be Tapping Users for Cash? http://voices.allthingsd.com/20081103/should-facebook-be-tapping-users-for-cash/ from other Web sites Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:02:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Mac Beach http://voices.allthingsd.com/20081103/should-facebook-be-tapping-users-for-cash/comment-page-1/#comment-853 Mac Beach Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:21:17 +0000 http://voices.allthingsd.com/?p=5604#comment-853 Above looks like comment spam. Anyway, I think growth in this area is over. Everyone in the world who wants to use these things is already doing so. Now Facebook needs to start stealing the remaining user base from Myspace, Orkut, Linkedin and so on. The article mentioned allowing users to have their own domain name. That's an idea, but what about even having an email address associated with your "profile"? These things offer very little when it comes to traditional internet services. furthermore to offer such services will take far more infrastructure than they have already built. Myspace and Orkut actually have the backing to do all these things any time they want. Only Facebook has the challenge to become profitable, or even close to it. I don't know where these two followers are waiting for Facebook to fall flat on its face or they just don't realize the natural advantage they have to be able to outrun the front runner. Most people are petrified to put private information on the Internet (and rightfully so). I don't see that changing for many years if ever. Social networking isn't going to go away, but it's not about to take over the world either. Within those two extremes there is money to be made, but there probably can't continue to be three major players. Who will blink? Above looks like comment spam.

Anyway, I think growth in this area is over. Everyone in the world who wants to use these things is already doing so. Now Facebook needs to start stealing the remaining user base from Myspace, Orkut, Linkedin and so on.

The article mentioned allowing users to have their own domain name. That’s an idea, but what about even having an email address associated with your “profile”?

These things offer very little when it comes to traditional internet services. furthermore to offer such services will take far more infrastructure than they have already built.

Myspace and Orkut actually have the backing to do all these things any time they want. Only Facebook has the challenge to become profitable, or even close to it. I don’t know where these two followers are waiting for Facebook to fall flat on its face or they just don’t realize the natural advantage they have to be able to outrun the front runner.

Most people are petrified to put private information on the Internet (and rightfully so). I don’t see that changing for many years if ever.

Social networking isn’t going to go away, but it’s not about to take over the world either. Within those two extremes there is money to be made, but there probably can’t continue to be three major players.

Who will blink?

]]> By: Dan Perrin http://voices.allthingsd.com/20081103/should-facebook-be-tapping-users-for-cash/comment-page-1/#comment-852 Dan Perrin Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:44:31 +0000 http://voices.allthingsd.com/?p=5604#comment-852 I'd think the allure of Facebook would disappear substantially if they start charging. The beauty of it is using it for free and having fun with the applications for free. Speaking of, this is my latest application craze: <a href="//www.sortprice.com/facebook_wishlist/.html”" rel="nofollow">www.sortprice.com/facebook_wishlist/</a> I’d think the allure of Facebook would disappear substantially if they start charging. The beauty of it is using it for free and having fun with the applications for free. Speaking of, this is my latest application craze:

http://www.sortprice.com/facebook_wishlist/

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