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FYI - He corrected the original post to mark the correct date. I think that the chicken and egg problem may be a little more fundamental. The major social netw
by mbreese 14y ago
FYI - He corrected the original post to mark the correct date.
I think that the chicken and egg problem may be a little more fundamental. The major social networks (Twitter/Facebook) first had a compelling application and then later migrated to try to be more like platforms. App.net is trying to be a platform first, without providing a compelling application first. They need at least one killer app to convince people to sign up, and that is what they should be pushing to end-users.
They can push the File API/platform to devs at the same time, but who is their real customer? The end user or the developer? It's hard to figure out.
- fusiongyro 14y agoWho is the real customer on Twitter? Users who follow celebrities or celebrities who post?
- srspear 14y agoAdvertisers
- chaz 14y agoBoth. It's a marketplace for real-time information, and any marketplace always has both buyers and sellers. This is especially important for Twitter, as each person can frequently swap roles.
- fusiongyro 14y agoRight. And that's why it's not confusing or complicated for App.net to target both users and developers. Both are their "real customers."