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August 30, 2007
John Quarterman: Facebook as PicturePhone
I enjoyed reading John Quarterman's take on my recent blog post about My Favorite Facebook Application: Video.
"While a telco did invent or at least publicize the videophone, forty years later it's an Internet application that delivers something like it on a mass scale. And maybe one reason the Facebook version of it is popular is that it isn't quite like what AT&T predicted: it isn't interactive television. Experience indicates people don't necessarily want to be seen live any old time regardless of their state of dress or coffee.
And more obviously, there's no fancy equipment to buy, so the worldwide clientele is already there on the Internet. It's the difference between distributed participation and being sold a centralized service."
Tags: Video, John Quarterman, Facebook, Social Media, Jeff Pulver
Posted by jeff on August 30, 2007 12:20 PM | Permalink
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