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Isn't every social network out there a counter to #1? e.g. Facebook, Twitter Both are Apps, and both allow you to write code against them (or maybe Twitter do
by robfig 15y ago
Isn't every social network out there a counter to #1? e.g. Facebook, Twitter
Both are Apps, and both allow you to write code against them (or maybe Twitter doesn't count because it doesn't run on their site?)
- cek 15y agoBoth examples actually re-enforce my argument because when they started they were all about delivering value to their end-users. Yes, twitter exposed an API really early on, but their focus was delivering on the end user promise of short messages. Facebook did not add an API until much later and "being a platform" did not become a priority until recently.
- rabidb 15y agoSteam for games?
- cek 15y agoSteam is primarily a channel. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distribution_channel#The_distribution_channel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distribution_channel#The_distri...
- wmf 15y agoGamers originally hated Steam and only installed it because Valve forced them to. I think this supports the point that you can't start out with a platform.