We're still here! And still thinking and, when time permits, writing.
For your viewing pleasure, a bit I did on the value of community for a business (game) especially in tough times, at the Mary-Margaret Network site (recruiters par excellence, helping me to find a new gig).
Second, Cory Doctorow on How Facebook will be killed, from two years ago. Survey? What do we say? (I think it's spot on... what's in the wings?).
And last, I've been invited to participate in the Indiana University Virtual Worlds Workshop, giving a talk on community management, of course, and leading a workshop with Lee Sheldon on virtual world platforms. Really looking forward to it, from a variety of perspectives... should be a great group, and I have come to really like Bloomington. Plus, working with Lee will be great.
Yes Facebook has lost their way. They sold out to the advertisers which will in the long run be their demise. What used to be a pleasant site where one could keep track of their friends "status" now has become bogged down with endless spam from third party applications. The senseless stream of surveys, Mafia wars, and other posts overflow your wall quickly pushing down any "status" out of sight.
Even worse, people are encouraged not to post their status, rather they are asked "what is on your mind?" A totally different thing which is often more valuable to Facebook advertisers than anyone else.
Posted by: Taelos | June 25, 2009 at 11:23 AM