Kill Facebook Day, Ho Hum
June 1, 2010
Short honk: I like the use of the word “kill” when talking about services available via the Internet and much loved by those younger than I. If the story “Quit FB Day Goes Bust” is accurate, the anti Facebook crowd will need to find another way to tame the Facebook juggernaut. The privacy card did not seem work based on the Facebook Day report. Let me be clear. I am not sure if Facebook will survive. There are too many unpredictable currents in the digital atmosphere. Look at Google. The company behaves as it did before the WiFi problem. Countries are trying to put leg irons on Googzilla and not have much luck. Facebook may be an even more significant disruptive force if you are a believer in social media as the next big thing.
If the story is accurate, privacy is not the issue the change a deep and fast moving current of user activity. Perhaps aggressively monetizing Facebook may be the environmental factor that erodes the foundations of Google? On the other hand, Orkut and Diaspora may displace Facebook with alternative that behaves in a similar manner? Will the behavior of those who operate the service be different from Facebook’s actions?
Stephen E Arnold, June 1, 2010
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