Read Write Web, 11.08.2009: Is a Perfect Storm Forming For Distributed Social Networking?

Read Write Web, 11.08.2009: Is a Perfect Storm Forming For Distributed Social Networking?
by Marshall Kirkpatrick: "The prospect of a distributed, interoperable, self-hosted network of publishing, reading and discussion tools is nothing new - but the idea is gaining a lot more support as more people react to recent news like FriendFeed's sale to Facebook, Tr.im's up and down and Twitter's denial of service attacks. The tide may not be turning, but there's sure to be some new waves of innovation that come out of this period of frustration."

Tags: socialmedia, twitter, social, socialnetworking, facebook, aggregator, googlewave, analysis, innovation, trend

chilibean, 07.12.2006: A del.icio.us enterprise

chilibean, 07.12.2006: A del.icio.us enterprise
by Paul: "A number of companies and groups are starting to see commercial applications for del.icio.us that focus on research and aggregation of information. One example of where del.icio.us is being used to aggregate information is in podcasting."

Tags: del.icio.us, enterprise, enterprise2.0, research, aggregator

paidContent.org, 27.11.2006: Why Aggregation & Context and Not (Necessarily) Content are King in Entertainment

paidContent.org, 27.11.2006: Why Aggregation & Context and Not (Necessarily) Content are King in Entertainment
by Rafat Ali: "Bear Stearns analyst Spencer Wang has come out with a report on, well, Long Tail, but this one focuses on what he calls the mid part of the content and distribution value chain, where he sees the most value in the long run...that mid part is the part of aggregation-and-context players in the market, with the theory that “Value of aggregation and brands increases with exponential increase in content choices.” "

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