Facebook the "Next Big Thing"?

Linc

Two months ago, Facebook opened its API to indepedent developers. Since then, applications built exclusively for Facebook have skyrocketed, and the idea of a "MySpace/Facebook killer" vaporized - it's impossible to offer more features than an entire development community.

For an interesting essay on the company's prospects and the effects being felt throughout the industry, <a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/the_impact_of_facebooks_platform.php">read on</a>.

NLichtman

Yeah. Myspace is going to be out and Facebook will be in as soon as they leat you add html stuff to your Facebook profile... I, myself use both, and like Facebook better.

Linc

checkmate wrote:

as soon as they leat you add html stuff to your Facebook profile...

I don't foresee that ever happening.

BuddyJ

I hope it never does. Facebook is the only social networking site I use, primarily because it doesn't have all the juvenile crap MySpace and the others have. I like being able to see things clearly without having to look at somebody's fugly background image and seeing a bunch of lame animated gifs while frantically trying to find where they hid the plugin that plays some annoying angsty numetal song from the latest Hot Topic band du jour so I can stop it.

Linc

Facebook just bought Parakey, a bit of software two co-creator of Firefox have been working on: http://internetcommunications.tmcnet.com/topics/enterprise/articles/8724-facebook-acquires-parakey.htm

Cyclonite

Buddy Jesus wrote:

I hope it never does. Facebook is the only social networking site I use, primarily because it doesn't have all the juvenile crap MySpace and the others have. I like being able to see things clearly without having to look at somebody's fugly background image and seeing a bunch of lame animated gifs while frantically trying to find where they hid the plugin that plays some annoying angsty numetal song from the latest Hot Topic band du jour so I can stop it.

Quoted for emphasis.