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July 18, 2007

Facebook is: Self-Healing

It seems that my recent declaration in: Goodbye LinkedIn. Hello Facebook was noted by quite a number of people. It is interesting to me how comments by LinkedIn loyalists are defensive as compared to comments from those who understand and appreciate what it means that Facebook IS now a platform.

I'm surprised that someone hasn't already delivered an application for Facebook that offers users LinkedIn-like functionality. Is Facebook missing a reputation engine? So add it. Are you looking for a better way to handle your address book? So add that one too. Facebook offers opportunities to entrepreneurs to come forward and to fill in the functionality gaps. And now is the time to think about what YOUR Facebook strategy is or is going to be.

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Just wanted to acknowledge the following people who are also taking part in this ongoing discussion in their blogs: Alister Cameron, Jack D. Lail ,Justin Thorp, Boston Bala, Doug Haslam, Seth Goldstein, Sam Sethi, David Daniels , Arron F, Robert Scoble, farrell kramer , Josh Morgan, Howard Lindzon (thanks by the way for the coffee in Toronto yesterday.), Nick O'Neill, Pete Arden, Alexender Muse, Denise Howell, Aliza Sherman, Emre Sokullu, Dave McClure, Chris Brogan, Stuart Henshall, Neil Ford and Alec Sanders.

Facebook IS the internet portal of 2007. And it is where you will find me.

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Posted by: Iani at May 14, 2008 06:24 AM

Hi Jeff, hi Hans,

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Posted by: hvu at February 8, 2008 07:47 PM

Hi Jeff,

This is an interesting "cross-platform discussion" that occurs on Facebook on Linkedin (LinkedInnovators on Yahoo Groups) and outside these two on blogs like yours.

Interestingly enought Facebook has given birth to several Linkedin discussion groups - Linkedin does not offer the same option. Facebook allows users to create groups - without getting approval from Facebook management. One would wonder if the Linkedin 'group vetting team' would allow a facebook group to be registered on Linkedin.

I know that some C-level execs at big corporations (credit card company Visa for example)in Asia Pac prefer Facebook over Linkedin. They have even created their own Visa group. They have commented that Linkedin is 'pushy and not always practical' where Facebook suits them. They will probably never appear on Linkedin.

Some other C-level execs do not like Facebook for other reasons and will choose Linkedin as their way of participating in this new world of communication.

Until Facebook allows for all the functionality that Linkedin offers (recommendations etc), there is place for both I believe.

I suspect a majority of users will use both platforms, depending on the use they make of the platform.

John Gresham and Pablo Neruda both handled a pen and paper. They both expressed themselves differently and generated a different result for a different audience. Same here - it is a "pick your poison".

Linkedin has done great so far - but in this world where yesterday is stale - Linkedin will have to make sure it innovates and opens up and leave more up to the users and the community.

Like Kempton, at this point there still is place for both I believe - however Facebook is making a killing overall and "en passant" eating into Linkedin's memberbase.

Cheers

Hans

PS: Disregard the previous two posts -for some reason I did not manage to post it straight away.

Posted by: Hans de Kraker at August 14, 2007 01:10 AM

Hi Jeff,

This is an interesting "cross-platform discussion" that occurs on Facebook on Linkedin (LinkedInnovators on Yahoo Groups) and outside on blogs like yours.

Interestingly enought Facebook has given birth to several Linkedin discussion groups - Linkedin does not really offer the same option. Facebook allows users to create groups - without getting approval from Linkedin. One would wonder if the Linkedin 'group vetting team' would allow a facebook group to be registered on Linkedin.

Some other C-level execs do not like Facebook for other reasons and will choose Linkedin as their way of participating in this new world of communication.

Until Facebook allows for all the functionality that Linkedin offers (recommendations etc), there is place for both I believe.

I suspect a majority of users will use both platforms, depending on the use they make of the platform.

Linkedin has done great so far - but in this world where yesterday is stale - Linkedin will have to make sure it innovates and opens up and leave more up to the users and the community.

Like Kempton, at this point there still is place for both I believe - however Facebook is making a killing overall and "en passant" eating into Linkedin's memberbase.

Cheers

Hans

Posted by: Hans de Kraker at August 14, 2007 12:55 AM

Hi Jeff,

This is an interesting "cross-platform discussion" that occurs on Facebook on Linkedin (LinkedInnovators on Yahoo Groups) and outside on blogs like yours.

Some other C-level execs do not like Facebook for other reasons and will choose Linkedin as their way of participating in this new world of communication.

Until Facebook allows for all the functionality that Linkedin offers (recommendations etc), there is place for both I believe.

I suspect a majority of users will use both platforms, depending on the use they make of the platform.

Linkedin has done great so far - but in this world where yesterday is stale - Linkedin will have to make sure it innovates and opens up and leave more up to the users and the community.

Like Kempton, at this point there still is place for both I believe - however Facebook is making a killing overall and "en passant" eating into Linkedin's memberbase.

Cheers

Hans

Posted by: Hans de Kraker at August 14, 2007 12:54 AM

Jeff,

Talking about what makes sense to add to Facebook... I am in love with the new Plaxo (v3), which is a true web-based contact/calendar manager, and has wonderful integration to Outlook, LinkedIn, gmail, etc. It's come of age in a big way, I'd say.

So I'd certainly love to see a Plaxo integration into Facebook. But maybe that's just me.

-Alister

Posted by: Alister Cameron // Blogologist at July 19, 2007 02:40 AM

Thanks for the link love. I'm "AaronF" or "Aaron Fulkerson". I'm going to respond to the dude's comments above at my blog (with trackback here) in a moment.

Posted by: AaronF at July 18, 2007 08:55 PM

First off, it will be interesting to see a Facebook application that can painlessly import LinkedIn data. (sorry if this exist already)

Now, Jeff, stating the obvious I think many people are making their LinkedIn profile public whereas keeping their Facebook network of friends to a tighter circle. And because of this, will there always be a place for LinkedIn?

Just my 2 cents and I am often wrong.

Posted by: Kempton at July 18, 2007 07:46 PM

July 18, 2007

Facebook is: Self-Healing

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