Comments on: Twitter and Facebook attacks highlight the need for a true social network http://www.human20.com/twitter-and-facebook-attacks-highlight-the-need-for-a-true-social-network/ Technology changes you man. Fri, 18 Feb 2011 08:47:06 +0000 hourly 1 By: Facebook, this abusive relationship must end! | Human 2.0 http://www.human20.com/twitter-and-facebook-attacks-highlight-the-need-for-a-true-social-network/comment-page-1/#comment-591 Facebook, this abusive relationship must end! | Human 2.0 Wed, 26 May 2010 15:51:52 +0000 http://www.bitcurrent.com/?p=902#comment-591 [...] my digital social life. If I leave, I will be cut off from my friends. It’s like Facebook owns my address book, and I’m not allowed to check it without her breathing down my [...] [...] my digital social life. If I leave, I will be cut off from my friends. It’s like Facebook owns my address book, and I’m not allowed to check it without her breathing down my [...]

]]> By: Who owns your voice online? | Human 2.0 http://www.human20.com/twitter-and-facebook-attacks-highlight-the-need-for-a-true-social-network/comment-page-1/#comment-581 Who owns your voice online? | Human 2.0 Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:03:38 +0000 http://www.bitcurrent.com/?p=902#comment-581 [...] too – establishing a two-way connection between two people, represented electronically, without needing to exchange addresses). Some standards exist, such as XMPP for chat, VOIP for Internet telephony and Wave for [...] [...] too – establishing a two-way connection between two people, represented electronically, without needing to exchange addresses). Some standards exist, such as XMPP for chat, VOIP for Internet telephony and Wave for [...]

]]> By: Alex Bowyer http://www.human20.com/twitter-and-facebook-attacks-highlight-the-need-for-a-true-social-network/comment-page-1/#comment-395 Alex Bowyer Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:10:06 +0000 http://www.bitcurrent.com/?p=902#comment-395 Hi Aaron Thank you for your comment. I just had a brief play with ZooLoo, it seems quite similar to "web dashboard" services such as iGoogle, NetVibes and Protopage. Maybe I missed something, could you explain how ZooLoo helps with the problem I described, ie letting people control their own social network? It seems like just a social network aggregator combined with a blogging, hosting & microblogging services. Thanks Alex Hi Aaron
Thank you for your comment.
I just had a brief play with ZooLoo, it seems quite similar to “web dashboard” services such as iGoogle, NetVibes and Protopage.
Maybe I missed something, could you explain how ZooLoo helps with the problem I described, ie letting people control their own social network? It seems like just a social network aggregator combined with a blogging, hosting & microblogging services.
Thanks
Alex

]]> By: AaronBaer http://www.human20.com/twitter-and-facebook-attacks-highlight-the-need-for-a-true-social-network/comment-page-1/#comment-394 AaronBaer Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:49:34 +0000 http://www.bitcurrent.com/?p=902#comment-394 Great post Alex - I completely agree with your sentiments about the function that social networks should serve. I think in time this is where the Internet is going - this is shown by the increasing amount of API's that the major social networks are making available. I actually work for a site that is trying to accomplish this very goal. We launched ZooLoo.com about a month ago with the idea of giving the average Internet user complete control over their online space. Utilizing a variety of those API's I mentioned, as well as tools we developed ourselves, we allow everyone to manage all of their networks from one completely customizable hub. We also allow anyone to build a quality Web site, that is plugged into to a social network on their own domain name. I think it's a really cool concept and that the idea behind it is where the Internet is going - whether ZooLoo is the means to that ends remains to be seen. Great post Alex – I completely agree with your sentiments about the function that social networks should serve. I think in time this is where the Internet is going – this is shown by the increasing amount of API’s that the major social networks are making available.

I actually work for a site that is trying to accomplish this very goal. We launched ZooLoo.com about a month ago with the idea of giving the average Internet user complete control over their online space. Utilizing a variety of those API’s I mentioned, as well as tools we developed ourselves, we allow everyone to manage all of their networks from one completely customizable hub. We also allow anyone to build a quality Web site, that is plugged into to a social network on their own domain name.

I think it’s a really cool concept and that the idea behind it is where the Internet is going – whether ZooLoo is the means to that ends remains to be seen.

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