Comments on: Too Much Social Whatever? http://gigaom.com/2004/02/10/too-much-social-whatever/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:44:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Damian http://gigaom.com/2004/02/10/too-much-social-whatever/#comment-96360 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2004/02/10/too-much-social-whatever/#comment-96360 One or two of the companies might work – I think of VisiblePath and Spoke as examples of that, and probably one of the consumer-oriented networks. What I can’t believe is the rumor that Friendster had an opportunity to be bought by Google and turned it down. They will probably regret that if it’s true…

]]> By: om http://gigaom.com/2004/02/10/too-much-social-whatever/#comment-96361 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2004/02/10/too-much-social-whatever/#comment-96361 well it is true that friendster had a chance to be sold, but hubris. i think it is only a matter of time before this bubble really blows. what can one say. i am still not sold on this business model as yet

]]> By: Karl http://gigaom.com/2004/02/10/too-much-social-whatever/#comment-96362 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2004/02/10/too-much-social-whatever/#comment-96362 What business model? It’s a dressed up game of Magic the gathering for ego crazed dot-com-ers who are bored with a simplicity of a palm pilot -hyped by programmers who want it to be their cash cow so they can escape their mega-corp cubicle programming job and make up for missing the boat in ’99.

I can’t for the life of me see this as anything other than an social web-novelty. Perhaps I lack vision. :)

]]> By: Om http://gigaom.com/2004/02/10/too-much-social-whatever/#comment-96363 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2004/02/10/too-much-social-whatever/#comment-96363 You and me both Karl, vision is such a tricky thing – only a few hundred folks in the valley have it, and some of them happen to be guys in the VC business playing with other people’s money

]]> By: The Industry Standard: Guest Blog: Rafat Ali http://gigaom.com/2004/02/10/too-much-social-whatever/#comment-96364 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2004/02/10/too-much-social-whatever/#comment-96364 Looking Into a Bubble

Barry Diller never minces words, and in his Q4 conference call yesterday, he branded the current Internet sector activity as a bubble…he does plan to make more acquisitions this year, but wouldn’t buy on inflated valuations. “We are on our…

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