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Amazon is not claiming to be a social network. Social networks sell themselves to users based on what the users can share and display about themselves to their
by zmmz 16y ago
Amazon is not claiming to be a social network.
Social networks sell themselves to users based on what the users can share and display about themselves to their social network. The more that a user can shape his persona (by revealing different information) the more appealing a social network will be to users, a big reason why facebook is so popular is exactly for this reason: it allows you to shape your presence in a very varied way (this is why pages is a killer feature).
To describe ping, apple should have really said that its a social network for ITMS, not a social network for music.
- Terretta 16y agoAmazon did announce personal profile pages, etc., but then pushed them into the background a bit. Some of the social groups are surprisingly active. Someone's profile: http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A2KEKKJ9CAC2KC/ http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A2KEKKJ9CAC2KC/ Communities home page: http://www.amazon.com/gp/tagging/communities/directory http://www.amazon.com/gp/tagging/communities/directory Music community home page: http://www.amazon.com/communities/directory/music/ref=tag_tdt_dir_itdn http://www.amazon.com/communities/directory/music/ref=tag_td... A people affinity page, in this case, cats: http://www.amazon.com/tag/cats/people/ref=tag_cdp_bkt_icus http://www.amazon.com/tag/cats/people/ref=tag_cdp_bkt_icus Agree with your point that for now "it's a social network for ITMS". Seems a better way of thinking about it, and dovetails with defaulting to off and using ITMS account (a can of worms).