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Ello, Meet Swarm

30 Tuesday Sep 2014

Posted by Venessa Miemis in Uncategorized

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this post originally appeared on Medium by @jgreenhall – https://medium.com/@jordangreenhall/ello-meet-swarm-3bf74b6a8c25

Indie darling Ello is starting to make splashes in the direction of Facebook. To be sure, the rush of techno-hipsters into the minimal design (and Ad-free) social network is as of yet merely a hint of a gesture. But to my ears, the sound is clear: Facebook is vulnerable. In fact, I’ll go so far as to say that Facebook is doomed. Perhaps not from Ello, perhaps not anytime soon. But sooner than most may think.

Zuckerberg and co have already moved profoundly onto the wrong side of the innovation curve with a focus away from what people actually want and need and ruthlessly on how to maximize shareholder value. The momentum of Ello is the result of an itch of many of Facebook’s users: anything else. These things end badly. I’m on the record: Facebook isn’t long for this world. So, what comes next?

Here is a sketch of some ideas that might power a next-generation Facebook killer. Continue reading →

Reflection from #pii2011 – Can Reputation Be A Currency?

20 Friday May 2011

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I’m out in California right now, after having been invited to present at the privacy identity innovation conference, focused on ‘Building Trust in a Digital Age.’ The organizer had seen the writeup I did on Forbes – The Bank of Facebook: Currency, Identity and Reputation – and thought the angle might be a provocative one for the identity community to chew on.

Since the Future of Facebook Project team and I have just been wrapping up our first video in the 6 part series (FOFB: Economy), I figured I’d fly out and screen the rough cut for them and gauge the reaction.

And what an interesting reaction I got. Continue reading →

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