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> 3) platforms start charging for service, Possibly. If FB et al did, they would have to become a lot more responsive to users. > 4) platforms become pipes.
by cabalamat 5y ago
> 3) platforms start charging for service,
Possibly. If FB et al did, they would have to become a lot more responsive to users.
> 4) platforms become pipes.
Not sure what you mean by that.
- strogonoff 5y agoA pipe is like a mobile provider: it provides an infrastructure for data to flow, but not necessarily the terminals. Here too, if platforms open up full APIs they’d be liable to become more like pipes for social data to flow through, to be displayed by third-party client of user’s choice. They can still offer a GUI and develop new features, it just has to be covered by an API. It’s an interesting thought experiment.