> This is where it becomes relevant to IxD, in my mind. Every time Facebook
> has tried to change the design to open a space for revenue generating
> functionality, the users have borked. The users have made it clear they
> don't want ads in their feeds. They don't want Facebook using them as a
> sales reference ("Your buddy, Jared, just bought shoes at Amazon -- you
> should too!"). They want to stay connected, but not pay for that privilege.
>
> (Twitter, btw, has the same issue.)
>
> So, I don't think they are obsolete. But I don't think they'll make it
> beyond the next 10 years. Which makes them a passing fad, in my opinion.
>
> JaredThis is a interesting observation, a bit similar with previous discussion on Death of Pandora, but frankly speaking, i would like to pay pandora's service cause it really make my music life better. For Facebook, as you said, the user will be bothered, if Facebook get use of your personal relationship, which means 1. yes, it's useful 2. but, don't bother me by get use of my private infomation A more interesting model maybe, use the relationship as a foundation of some service, instead of make money directly on it, like, interests group (music experience sharing, other stuffs, ...), and it's more solid to build some bussiness on, by which the recommend mechanism is critical. Cheers, -- Jarod -- http://designforuse.blogspot.com/ ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
