Comments on: Open vs. Closed: What Does Open Really Mean?

By: Wiki Series (Pt. 1): What is a Wiki? @ Academic Technologies

Wiki Series (Pt. 1): What is a Wiki? @ Academic Technologies — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:17:29 +0000

[...] As of late, the term ‘open’ has been tossed around quite a bit on the Internet (see GigaOm’s: “Open vs. Closed: What Does Open Really Mean?”). Some large companies, such as Facebook leverage the term ‘open’ to try and entice [...]

By: Nick

Nick — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:03:55 +0000

Nice post Mathew. Actually this is a hot topic of discussion and will continue to attract more views as open source products establish a sound base for themselves. There have been recent instances where an open source search platform like Solr (http://www.lucidimagination.com/Downloads/LucidWorks-for-Solr/Reference-Guide) has established itself as a potential alternative for commercial products.

By: Andreas Constantinou

Andreas Constantinou — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:18:19 +0000

We ‘ve covered the topic “Open is the New Closed” extensively, including mapping currently ‘open’ projects against the ‘closedness’ of the governance model they are using:
http://www.visionmobile.com/blog/2009/08/open-is-the-new-closed/

We ‘ve also done a deep-dive analysis into the 8 control points of Android, showing how Android could be the most closed system in the history of mobile open source.
http://www.visionmobile.com/blog/2010/04/is-android-evil/

Best,

Andreas @ VisionMobile

By: ON 145 diseñando el futuro : Odaiba Net

ON 145 diseñando el futuro : Odaiba Net — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:34:41 +0000

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By: Mathew Ingram

Mathew Ingram — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:24:52 +0000

Good points, Phil. Thanks for the comment.

By: NIxleRep

NIxleRep — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:56:43 +0000

If a company is completely open their content will inevitably lose value. Companies that build their content around geography will never have to worry about inflating the value of it.

There are only a few companies in existence that see the true potential of geo-locating, Nixle is one of them.

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Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:42:23 +0000

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By: LN

LN — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:00:54 +0000

Dear Facebook, I have noticed that the "apps" and "games" list is gone from Facebook, that is, it's not gone, but the link to the list is gone, so most users won't find it. I'm not sure why you would delete a perfect fine feature like that, but for indie developers (which can't afford to spend much on adds) this is catastrophic. It basically means that only big studios like Zynga & co will have any exposure and the only games that will get promoted are the ones that sell virtual goods. This is also bad for those players that like to browse for games which don't necessarily have a great business plan and venture capital backing, but are just for fun. So please Facebook, for us indies, put a link to the apps page again (www.facebook.com/apps). Thanks !

By: Henry

Henry — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:20:46 +0000

You could also argue that you need to get out of the United States more often.

Apple has multiple relationships in other regions, such as the UK or Italy. And it's possibly to get unlocked iPhones outside the US as well.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 04:02:44 +0000

ha- I'm starting the Open OPEN Open Foundation. It will be more open than anything seen to date. If someone comes up with a better name I'll give them a furball my cat coughed up. It looks like the Virgin Mary!