Re: Fwd: [DDN] Are online social networks a fad?

2006-06-21 Thread Satish Jha
dave, these guys are successful marketeers. they clearly are partial to groups like linkedin. perhaps what they are saying is that the new medium is creating a number of possibilities that most of us may not be aware of insofar as all their implications. they are creating new values. and each ste

Re: Fwd: [DDN] Are online social networks a fad?

2006-06-20 Thread Dave A. Chakrabarti
Satish, I'd echo Dan, and ask if those CEOs feel the same way about LinkedIn? Or about the large number of Ivy League graduates on Facebook? MySpace may have the image of being a social networking tool for teenagers, complete with "unprofessional" content, background, and media, but that trend is

Re: [DDN] Are online social networks a fad?

2006-06-20 Thread Dan Bassill
When social networks become networks of purpose, working together to solve important problems, CEOs will take them seriously. Until then, CEOs will think they are taking productive time away from making a profit for the company. Solving problems via the internet is the same as solving problems thr

Fwd: [DDN] Are online social networks a fad?

2006-06-19 Thread Satish Jha
I was at a conference this week in Boston where they had a panel on socila networking and the founder ceos of some of the major ones were present there.. most of the professional network organisations ceos said that they will not take any candidate who was spotted on myspace seriously.. in other w

RE: [DDN] Are online social networks a fad?

2006-06-17 Thread John Lorance
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Re: [DDN] Are online social networks a fad?

2006-06-17 Thread J Cravens
>>I just wanted to let you know about a blog entry I just wrote in response to a C|NET News article that debated whether or not online social networks are a fad. In it, I look at the history of online community building, from the earliest bulletin board systems and email lists to community net

[DDN] Are online social networks a fad?

2006-06-16 Thread Andy Carvin
Hi everyone, I just wanted to let you know about a blog entry I just wrote in response to a C|NET News article that debated whether or not online social networks are a fad. In it, I look at the history of online community building, from the earliest bulletin board systems and email lists to c