Comments on: Social Web’s Big Question: Federate or Aggregate? http://gigaom.com/2008/11/30/social-webs-big-question-federate-or-aggregate/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:34:40 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Facebook Connect is Crushing Rivals, MySpace http://gigaom.com/2008/11/30/social-webs-big-question-federate-or-aggregate/#comment-972195 Facebook Connect is Crushing Rivals, MySpace Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:29:37 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=30609#comment-972195 <p>[...] For the week ending September 5, 2009, Facebook captured nearly 58% of visits in the Social Networking category, followed by MySpace with 31%, Hitwise says. (Related Posts: Why Facebook Connect Matters and Why It will Win. and Social Web’s Big Question: Federate or Aggregate.) [...]</p> [...] For the week ending September 5, 2009, Facebook captured nearly 58% of visits in the Social Networking category, followed by MySpace with 31%, Hitwise says. (Related Posts: Why Facebook Connect Matters and Why It will Win. and Social Web’s Big Question: Federate or Aggregate.) [...]

]]> By: Hephail http://gigaom.com/2008/11/30/social-webs-big-question-federate-or-aggregate/#comment-965497 Hephail Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:14:47 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=30609#comment-965497 <p>I thought Power.com looked familiar! It was called Powerscrap, when Orkut was blocked by our proxy! That I think, is how it actually became popular! It was sleazy then, and it is just a good looking sleaze now! At least you can see the sleaze. With Facebook, I feel like I bought a Reliance phone, never know what is going to happen! Somehow, Google connect feels a little safer.</p> <p>The only federated thing I have ever tried, is retweeting, only because it is something I would do anyway, especially on bbc.co.uk</p> <p>So there you go, I would use an aggregator like Power.com or Netvibes.com, only when it provides a level of access which the normal website doesn't ! A federation is used, only when it is intuitive enough to make my usual impulse easier!</p> I thought Power.com looked familiar! It was called Powerscrap, when Orkut was blocked by our proxy! That I think, is how it actually became popular! It was sleazy then, and it is just a good looking sleaze now! At least you can see the sleaze. With Facebook, I feel like I bought a Reliance phone, never know what is going to happen! Somehow, Google connect feels a little safer.

The only federated thing I have ever tried, is retweeting, only because it is something I would do anyway, especially on bbc.co.uk

So there you go, I would use an aggregator like Power.com or Netvibes.com, only when it provides a level of access which the normal website doesn’t ! A federation is used, only when it is intuitive enough to make my usual impulse easier!

]]> By: What the Smart Grid Could Learn From Facebook Connect http://gigaom.com/2008/11/30/social-webs-big-question-federate-or-aggregate/#comment-936626 What the Smart Grid Could Learn From Facebook Connect Wed, 08 Apr 2009 04:01:26 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=30609#comment-936626 <p>[...] Connect, offer tools for federation — a single way to access them all. But the dilemma over whether it’s better to aggregate or federate isn’t confined to social media — companies building out the smart grid and related [...]</p> [...] Connect, offer tools for federation — a single way to access them all. But the dilemma over whether it’s better to aggregate or federate isn’t confined to social media — companies building out the smart grid and related [...]

]]> By: Doug Haslam » Blog Archive » Social Media Top Five: SXSW Edition (or Not), and Happy Birthday Internet! http://gigaom.com/2008/11/30/social-webs-big-question-federate-or-aggregate/#comment-931326 Doug Haslam » Blog Archive » Social Media Top Five: SXSW Edition (or Not), and Happy Birthday Internet! Sat, 14 Mar 2009 03:26:18 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=30609#comment-931326 <p>[...] For Social Web, is it “Federate” or “Aggregate?” While Om Malik has the details down, I see the choice between federation (essentially, having portable social media ideas) and aggregation (pulling your social media content into one place– or maybe it’s pushing it out frm one place- I forget- thus); geeks will love Federation because it’s a Star Trek word; slackers will love aggregation because it’s less work. I bet a bag of Doritos that aggregation wins. [...]</p> [...] For Social Web, is it “Federate” or “Aggregate?” While Om Malik has the details down, I see the choice between federation (essentially, having portable social media ideas) and aggregation (pulling your social media content into one place– or maybe it’s pushing it out frm one place- I forget- thus); geeks will love Federation because it’s a Star Trek word; slackers will love aggregation because it’s less work. I bet a bag of Doritos that aggregation wins. [...]

]]> By: miniPLUG » Experimentemos con Google Friend Connect y facebook Connect http://gigaom.com/2008/11/30/social-webs-big-question-federate-or-aggregate/#comment-917809 miniPLUG » Experimentemos con Google Friend Connect y facebook Connect Sat, 13 Dec 2008 19:24:22 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=30609#comment-917809 <p>[...] señor Om hace un excelente trabajo explicando las dos escuelas de pensamientos en este artículo, pero como está en inglés intentaré contarles de que tratan rápidamente: La agregación apunta [...]</p> [...] señor Om hace un excelente trabajo explicando las dos escuelas de pensamientos en este artículo, pero como está en inglés intentaré contarles de que tratan rápidamente: La agregación apunta [...]

]]> By: Pushing Four Dimensions Into Two - It Just Won't Go! | CloudAve http://gigaom.com/2008/11/30/social-webs-big-question-federate-or-aggregate/#comment-917506 Pushing Four Dimensions Into Two - It Just Won't Go! | CloudAve Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:35:30 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=30609#comment-917506 <p>[...] always interesting Om Malik took up his cry and posted, initially about Facebook Connect but more generally looking at the bigger issue of federation vs [...]</p> [...] always interesting Om Malik took up his cry and posted, initially about Facebook Connect but more generally looking at the bigger issue of federation vs [...]

]]> By: Bebo Aggregates, Redesigns & Launches Social Inbox - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/11/30/social-webs-big-question-federate-or-aggregate/#comment-917294 Bebo Aggregates, Redesigns & Launches Social Inbox - GigaOM Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:38:27 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=30609#comment-917294 <p>[...] all web offerings and “aggregating communication and community.” His comments are in line with some of the themes I have been exploring over past few [...]</p> [...] all web offerings and “aggregating communication and community.” His comments are in line with some of the themes I have been exploring over past few [...]

]]> By: MySpace Launches ID Effort, Open Platform - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/11/30/social-webs-big-question-federate-or-aggregate/#comment-917030 MySpace Launches ID Effort, Open Platform - GigaOM Tue, 09 Dec 2008 04:39:11 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=30609#comment-917030 <p>[...] care. What it is essentially meant to do is what Facebook Connect does: act as a tool to federate-and-aggregate web services on the MySpace social network. It allows people to publish activities from partner sites such as [...]</p> [...] care. What it is essentially meant to do is what Facebook Connect does: act as a tool to federate-and-aggregate web services on the MySpace social network. It allows people to publish activities from partner sites such as [...]

]]> By: Overheard - Facebook Connect is like Beacon without the marketing sleeze - Overheard in the tech blogosphere http://gigaom.com/2008/11/30/social-webs-big-question-federate-or-aggregate/#comment-916968 Overheard - Facebook Connect is like Beacon without the marketing sleeze - Overheard in the tech blogosphere Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:12:34 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=30609#comment-916968 <p>[...] Om Malik, Social Web’s Big Question: Federate or Aggregate? [...]</p> [...] Om Malik, Social Web’s Big Question: Federate or Aggregate? [...]

]]> By: Stefano Maggi http://gigaom.com/2008/11/30/social-webs-big-question-federate-or-aggregate/#comment-916895 Stefano Maggi Mon, 08 Dec 2008 12:12:03 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=30609#comment-916895 <p>Real interesting dilemma: federate or aggregate? And real interesting post. Here’s an analysis of what it could be: federate AND aggregate. And target your message directly to the people you want to talk to in the environment you choose. http://stefanomaggi.blogspot.com</p> <p>(link was missing in my previous post)</p> Real interesting dilemma: federate or aggregate? And real interesting post. Here’s an analysis of what it could be: federate AND aggregate. And target your message directly to the people you want to talk to in the environment you choose. http://stefanomaggi.blogspot.com

(link was missing in my previous post)

]]> By: Open Thread: Social Web & Its Challenges - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/11/30/social-webs-big-question-federate-or-aggregate/#comment-916865 Open Thread: Social Web & Its Challenges - GigaOM Mon, 08 Dec 2008 08:00:40 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=30609#comment-916865 <p>[...] is a sentiment echoed by some readers in response to my post, Social web’s big question: Federate or Aggregate. Dameon Welch-Abernathy was increduclous about the fact that “Companies are building services [...]</p> [...] is a sentiment echoed by some readers in response to my post, Social web’s big question: Federate or Aggregate. Dameon Welch-Abernathy was increduclous about the fact that “Companies are building services [...]

]]> By: Marc’s Voice » Blog Archive » Distributed Social networking http://gigaom.com/2008/11/30/social-webs-big-question-federate-or-aggregate/#comment-916682 Marc’s Voice » Blog Archive » Distributed Social networking Sat, 06 Dec 2008 05:03:31 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=30609#comment-916682 <p>[...] you call it Battling for Mindshare, a three horse race or Federate or Aggregate - it’s clear that “Open is the New Black“.  This is what we’ll be [...]</p> [...] you call it Battling for Mindshare, a three horse race or Federate or Aggregate – it’s clear that “Open is the New Black“.  This is what we’ll be [...]

]]> By: ORBITA WEB: NOTIZIE E CURIOSITA' DAL MONDO WEB http://gigaom.com/2008/11/30/social-webs-big-question-federate-or-aggregate/#comment-916498 ORBITA WEB: NOTIZIE E CURIOSITA' DAL MONDO WEB Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:19:04 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=30609#comment-916498 <p>[...] la soluzione di Power.com è comunque interessante e indicativa di una tendenza che  GigaOm definisce “aggregativa“, e cioè far convergere i servizi web in un unica meta-interfaccia. Un [...]</p> [...] la soluzione di Power.com è comunque interessante e indicativa di una tendenza che  GigaOm definisce “aggregativa“, e cioè far convergere i servizi web in un unica meta-interfaccia. Un [...]

]]> By: GigaOM - The Business of Technology http://gigaom.com/2008/11/30/social-webs-big-question-federate-or-aggregate/#comment-916414 GigaOM - The Business of Technology Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:12:22 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=30609#comment-916414 <p>[...] Social Web’s Big Question: Federate or Aggregate. [...]</p> [...] Social Web’s Big Question: Federate or Aggregate. [...]

]]> By: Chris Miller http://gigaom.com/2008/11/30/social-webs-big-question-federate-or-aggregate/#comment-916408 Chris Miller Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:39:40 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=30609#comment-916408 <p>Great article. I was asked that often and wrote a quick entry on defining federation versus aggregation found here. http://thesocialnetworker.com/tsn/tsn.nsf/dx/defining-aggregation-versus-lifestreaming.htm</p> <p>But more importantly was the part about sending your private information to the streams. This is something everyone overlooks but a new site is dedicated to that very issue http://SocialStalking.com</p> Great article. I was asked that often and wrote a quick entry on defining federation versus aggregation found here. http://thesocialnetworker.com/tsn/tsn.nsf/dx/defining-aggregation-versus-lifestreaming.htm

But more importantly was the part about sending your private information to the streams. This is something everyone overlooks but a new site is dedicated to that very issue http://SocialStalking.com

]]> By: Facebook Launches Connect, Finally - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/11/30/social-webs-big-question-federate-or-aggregate/#comment-916397 Facebook Launches Connect, Finally - GigaOM Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:01:28 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=30609#comment-916397 <p>[...] Social Web’s Big Question: Federate or Aggregate. [...]</p> [...] Social Web’s Big Question: Federate or Aggregate. [...]

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