Comments on: Two User Bases Diverged in a Facebooked Web… http://gigaom.com/2007/12/13/two-user-bases-diverged-in-a-facebooked-web/ Tracking the Internet Evolution Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:38:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Flixster-IAC: Deal or No Deal? - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2007/12/13/two-user-bases-diverged-in-a-facebooked-web/#comment-858245 Flixster-IAC: Deal or No Deal? - GigaOM Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:20:04 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/12/13/two-user-bases-diverged-in-a-facebooked-web/#comment-858245 <p>[...] Flixster has been using the Facebook to basically pump up its growth. According to comScore, Flixster has about 15.4% of the total Facebook audience. The deal bodes well for other high traffic (if not-high profit) apps on Facebook, such as iLike and Mesmo TV. [...]</p> [...] Flixster has been using the Facebook to basically pump up its growth. According to comScore, Flixster has about 15.4% of the total Facebook audience. The deal bodes well for other high traffic (if not-high profit) apps on Facebook, such as iLike and Mesmo TV. [...]

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]]> By: lawrence http://gigaom.com/2007/12/13/two-user-bases-diverged-in-a-facebooked-web/#comment-771262 lawrence Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:37:08 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/12/13/two-user-bases-diverged-in-a-facebooked-web/#comment-771262 <p>Liz, I think this is one of the most fascinating topics in all of the widget / app / platform world. I'd agree with you that very few companies right now are providing value across domains - whether it be from Facebook to YourSite.com, or Facebook to widget, or app to app.</p> <p>I do think this is going to change however. The vision of a single database powering content and functionality across domains, with say reputation points earned (or content contributions, or profile) on FB for an app carrying over to the corresponding Bebo app, and to the destination site... it could be really cool. Individual companies could start to solve the universal login issue without any need for say OpenID. For example, my Flixster login could power my movie feature on every site that I visit.</p> Liz, I think this is one of the most fascinating topics in all of the widget / app / platform world. I’d agree with you that very few companies right now are providing value across domains - whether it be from Facebook to YourSite.com, or Facebook to widget, or app to app.

I do think this is going to change however. The vision of a single database powering content and functionality across domains, with say reputation points earned (or content contributions, or profile) on FB for an app carrying over to the corresponding Bebo app, and to the destination site… it could be really cool. Individual companies could start to solve the universal login issue without any need for say OpenID. For example, my Flixster login could power my movie feature on every site that I visit.

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