Comments on: Social Networks, from the 80s to the 00s http://gigaom.com/2008/01/20/social-networks-from-the-80s-to-the-00s/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:34:40 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Perkembangan Social Network (Transcript Wawancara Dengan radio MSTRI FM) | blog@tmonadi http://gigaom.com/2008/01/20/social-networks-from-the-80s-to-the-00s/#comment-977913 Perkembangan Social Network (Transcript Wawancara Dengan radio MSTRI FM) | blog@tmonadi Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:24:37 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/20/social-networks-from-the-80s-to-the-00s/#comment-977913 <p>[...] Brian McConnell, Social Networks, from the 80s to the 00s [...]</p> [...] Brian McConnell, Social Networks, from the 80s to the 00s [...]

]]> By: Evoluzione dei Social Network « Social Media Marketing http://gigaom.com/2008/01/20/social-networks-from-the-80s-to-the-00s/#comment-926519 Evoluzione dei Social Network « Social Media Marketing Tue, 10 Feb 2009 08:13:04 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/20/social-networks-from-the-80s-to-the-00s/#comment-926519 <p>[...] GigaOm presenta un’interessante retrospettiva [...]</p> [...] GigaOm presenta un’interessante retrospettiva [...]

]]> By: Evoluzione dei Social Network « Andrea La Mesa’s Blog http://gigaom.com/2008/01/20/social-networks-from-the-80s-to-the-00s/#comment-926514 Evoluzione dei Social Network « Andrea La Mesa’s Blog Tue, 10 Feb 2009 07:46:57 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/20/social-networks-from-the-80s-to-the-00s/#comment-926514 <p>[...] GigaOm presenta un’interessante retrospettiva [...]</p> [...] GigaOm presenta un’interessante retrospettiva [...]

]]> By: Michael A. Banks http://gigaom.com/2008/01/20/social-networks-from-the-80s-to-the-00s/#comment-914440 Michael A. Banks Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:43:43 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/20/social-networks-from-the-80s-to-the-00s/#comment-914440 <p>"One thing the web did was to eliminate the walled garden problem that plagued AOL and their brethren."</p> <p>I wouldn't say that the "walled-garden" situation was a problem that "plagued" anyone. Back in the early 1980s, we were a little frustrated on occasion that all our friends weren't on the same online service. Files that existed on one service were eventually carried to the others, and the services offered were pretty much the same.</p> <p>Rather than feeling plagued by a problem, each service's users were pretty smug about their choice, and regarded others as inferior.</p> <p>("Walled garden" isn't quite the right metaphor, in any event--through it has a nice ring to it. It was more like "separate universes." I mean, you can climb over a wall to get into the garden. Skipping across universes is another matter entirely. You could go in a legitimate entrance portal, or hack your way through the wormholes of network connections. But, I digress...)</p> <p>So, isolated from other online services as they were, no one felt plagued. They just felt that those on other services had made bad decisions. Yes, we all hoped for email interconnects, and the DASnet mail ferry was a neat patch at the time. Even better was when CompuServe and MCI Mail linked, and then you get to other services ... and eventually you could do Internet mail from commercial online services (beginning in 1988, on DELPHI). --Mike On the Way to the Web</p> “One thing the web did was to eliminate the walled garden problem that plagued AOL and their brethren.”

I wouldn’t say that the “walled-garden” situation was a problem that “plagued” anyone. Back in the early 1980s, we were a little frustrated on occasion that all our friends weren’t on the same online service. Files that existed on one service were eventually carried to the others, and the services offered were pretty much the same.

Rather than feeling plagued by a problem, each service’s users were pretty smug about their choice, and regarded others as inferior.

(“Walled garden” isn’t quite the right metaphor, in any event–through it has a nice ring to it. It was more like “separate universes.” I mean, you can climb over a wall to get into the garden. Skipping across universes is another matter entirely. You could go in a legitimate entrance portal, or hack your way through the wormholes of network connections. But, I digress…)

So, isolated from other online services as they were, no one felt plagued. They just felt that those on other services had made bad decisions. Yes, we all hoped for email interconnects, and the DASnet mail ferry was a neat patch at the time. Even better was when CompuServe and MCI Mail linked, and then you get to other services … and eventually you could do Internet mail from commercial online services (beginning in 1988, on DELPHI). –Mike On the Way to the Web

]]> By: Michael A. Banks http://gigaom.com/2008/01/20/social-networks-from-the-80s-to-the-00s/#comment-914438 Michael A. Banks Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:31:14 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/20/social-networks-from-the-80s-to-the-00s/#comment-914438 <p>I see that someone has already talked about Plato, which was a nice experiment.</p> <p>It would appear that the first social networks were informal groups of ARPAnet users. The earliest wide-open social networks (open to everyone who had a microcomputer and modem) formed in CompuServe's SIGs (later Forums), beginning with the AVSIG. The Source followed. Both in 1979.</p> <p>SIGs and fora on DELPHI, Playnet, Q-Link, and all the many other online services hosted social networking groups. In the end, I think that social networking is another example of things being reinvited and renamed. Just like cloud computing, which we were doing in 1983 on an open level, and in the mid-1950s on a more private level. (See the new book, On the Way to the Web.) --Mike</p> I see that someone has already talked about Plato, which was a nice experiment.

It would appear that the first social networks were informal groups of ARPAnet users. The earliest wide-open social networks (open to everyone who had a microcomputer and modem) formed in CompuServe’s SIGs (later Forums), beginning with the AVSIG. The Source followed. Both in 1979.

SIGs and fora on DELPHI, Playnet, Q-Link, and all the many other online services hosted social networking groups. In the end, I think that social networking is another example of things being reinvited and renamed. Just like cloud computing, which we were doing in 1983 on an open level, and in the mid-1950s on a more private level. (See the new book, On the Way to the Web.) –Mike

]]> By: David Parreco http://gigaom.com/2008/01/20/social-networks-from-the-80s-to-the-00s/#comment-892758 David Parreco Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:57:25 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/20/social-networks-from-the-80s-to-the-00s/#comment-892758 <p>The site for those who love the Italy that you won’t experience on the tour-bus itinerary.</p> <p>A social network dedicated to those who appreciate Italy the regional, the seasonal; hidden nooks, funky festivals, the restaurant where the owner is your host, chef and sommelier; the Barista who.....</p> <p>Well, you get our idea.</p> <p>What’s yours?</p> <p>read…recommend….share</p> <p>www.IntimatelyItaly.com</p> The site for those who love the Italy that you won’t experience on the tour-bus itinerary.

A social network dedicated to those who appreciate Italy the regional, the seasonal; hidden nooks, funky festivals, the restaurant where the owner is your host, chef and sommelier; the Barista who…..

Well, you get our idea.

What’s yours?

read…recommend….share

http://www.IntimatelyItaly.com

]]> By: The OPLIN 4cast » Blog Archive » 4Cast #87: Library 2.0, LTR, Social Media, Gaming http://gigaom.com/2008/01/20/social-networks-from-the-80s-to-the-00s/#comment-892557 The OPLIN 4cast » Blog Archive » 4Cast #87: Library 2.0, LTR, Social Media, Gaming Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:35:47 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/20/social-networks-from-the-80s-to-the-00s/#comment-892557 <p>[...] Social Networks, from the 80s to the 00s (GigaOM) [...]</p> [...] Social Networks, from the 80s to the 00s (GigaOM) [...]

]]> By: Bloglab » Blog Archive » Social network stuff http://gigaom.com/2008/01/20/social-networks-from-the-80s-to-the-00s/#comment-871170 Bloglab » Blog Archive » Social network stuff Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:52:43 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/20/social-networks-from-the-80s-to-the-00s/#comment-871170 <p>[...] http://gigaom.com/2008/01/20/social-networks-from-the-80s-to-the-00s/ [...]</p> [...] http://gigaom.com/2008/01/20/social-networks-from-the-80s-to-the-00s/ [...]

]]> By: Design and Thrill, making emotional connections » TAMORA:BLOG http://gigaom.com/2008/01/20/social-networks-from-the-80s-to-the-00s/#comment-868679 Design and Thrill, making emotional connections » TAMORA:BLOG Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:26:17 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/20/social-networks-from-the-80s-to-the-00s/#comment-868679 <p>[...] http://gigaom.com/2008/01/20/social-networks-from-the-80s-to-the-00s [...]</p> [...] http://gigaom.com/2008/01/20/social-networks-from-the-80s-to-the-00s [...]

]]> By: Social Networking Evolution » TAMORA:BLOG http://gigaom.com/2008/01/20/social-networks-from-the-80s-to-the-00s/#comment-868410 Social Networking Evolution » TAMORA:BLOG Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:51:51 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/20/social-networks-from-the-80s-to-the-00s/#comment-868410 <p>[...] http://gigaom.com/2008/01/20/social-networks-from-the-80s-to-the-00s/ [...]</p> [...] http://gigaom.com/2008/01/20/social-networks-from-the-80s-to-the-00s/ [...]

]]> By: Uncommon Sense | Intelligent Inspiration for Marketers » Global Popularity of Social Networks http://gigaom.com/2008/01/20/social-networks-from-the-80s-to-the-00s/#comment-863326 Uncommon Sense | Intelligent Inspiration for Marketers » Global Popularity of Social Networks Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:15:04 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/20/social-networks-from-the-80s-to-the-00s/#comment-863326 <p>[...] continue to rise in prominence given their remarkable growth over the last 12 months. This article, “Social Networks, from the 80s to the 00s”provides an excellent overview of the evolution of the space. While this digest from Jeremiah [...]</p> [...] continue to rise in prominence given their remarkable growth over the last 12 months. This article, “Social Networks, from the 80s to the 00s”provides an excellent overview of the evolution of the space. While this digest from Jeremiah [...]

]]> By: MediaSauceBlog » Blog Archive » Perception is the Barrier, Not Age (updated 1/28) http://gigaom.com/2008/01/20/social-networks-from-the-80s-to-the-00s/#comment-859942 MediaSauceBlog » Blog Archive » Perception is the Barrier, Not Age (updated 1/28) Tue, 05 Feb 2008 03:21:57 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/20/social-networks-from-the-80s-to-the-00s/#comment-859942 <p>[...] brought tremendous leaps forward on how humans and computers interact.  (For some fun, trace the evolution of social networking and you’ll see that these sites are nothing but a rearrangement of how we’ve been [...]</p> [...] brought tremendous leaps forward on how humans and computers interact.  (For some fun, trace the evolution of social networking and you’ll see that these sites are nothing but a rearrangement of how we’ve been [...]

]]> By: Community Guy - Jake McKee » Rapid Fire - Sunday, February 03 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/20/social-networks-from-the-80s-to-the-00s/#comment-859782 Community Guy - Jake McKee » Rapid Fire - Sunday, February 03 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 08:02:01 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/20/social-networks-from-the-80s-to-the-00s/#comment-859782 <p>[...] Social Networks, from the 80s to the 00s - GigaOM “As Facebook enjoys its moment in the sun, we should take a moment to step back and look at the history of computers and social communication. Some historical perspective is in order, both to assess the real value of social networks as businesses, and to anticipate how they are likely to evolve in the future.” [...]</p> [...] Social Networks, from the 80s to the 00s – GigaOM “As Facebook enjoys its moment in the sun, we should take a moment to step back and look at the history of computers and social communication. Some historical perspective is in order, both to assess the real value of social networks as businesses, and to anticipate how they are likely to evolve in the future.” [...]

]]> By: The Future of Education is Here » Blog Archive » Social Networking in Education http://gigaom.com/2008/01/20/social-networks-from-the-80s-to-the-00s/#comment-859132 The Future of Education is Here » Blog Archive » Social Networking in Education Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:59:46 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/20/social-networks-from-the-80s-to-the-00s/#comment-859132 <p>[...] also a good recent post on GigaOm with a great history of social networks for anyone new to the [...]</p> [...] also a good recent post on GigaOm with a great history of social networks for anyone new to the [...]

]]> By: Top vijf 21 januari t/m 27 januari: DC 5.0, Multichannel Golf, Geschiedenis en toekomst | http://gigaom.com/2008/01/20/social-networks-from-the-80s-to-the-00s/#comment-858863 Top vijf 21 januari t/m 27 januari: DC 5.0, Multichannel Golf, Geschiedenis en toekomst | Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:02:52 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/20/social-networks-from-the-80s-to-the-00s/#comment-858863 <p>[...] Social Networks, from the 80s to the 00s (20 januari) Website: Gigaom Een stukje geschiedenis op en over het web. In dit artikel beschrijft [...]</p> [...] Social Networks, from the 80s to the 00s (20 januari) Website: Gigaom Een stukje geschiedenis op en over het web. In dit artikel beschrijft [...]

]]> By: I’m a bit behind… « discobeta http://gigaom.com/2008/01/20/social-networks-from-the-80s-to-the-00s/#comment-858771 I’m a bit behind… « discobeta Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:38:12 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/20/social-networks-from-the-80s-to-the-00s/#comment-858771 <p>[...] Networks from the 80s to the 00s (GigaOm) Filed under: Technology, advertising, news, social   |   Tags: [...]</p> [...] Networks from the 80s to the 00s (GigaOm) Filed under: Technology, advertising, news, social   |   Tags: [...]

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