Comments on: Playing in the sandpit, while the novelty lasts http://blog.paulwalk.net/2007/07/03/playing-in-the-sandpit-while-the-novelty-lasts/ Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:36:39 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Further Developments of a Risks and Opportunities Framework « UK Web Focus http://blog.paulwalk.net/2007/07/03/playing-in-the-sandpit-while-the-novelty-lasts/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Further Developments of a Risks and Opportunities Framework « UK Web Focus Thu, 16 Apr 2009 07:26:10 +0000 http://blog.paulwalk.net/?p=26#comment-44 [...] such as my colleague Paul Walk’s various posts on possible risks associated with use of Facebook and Twitter, can help to inform organisational decision-making processes, as can discussions on [...] [...] such as my colleague Paul Walk’s various posts on possible risks associated with use of Facebook and Twitter, can help to inform organisational decision-making processes, as can discussions on [...]

]]> By: paul walk’s weblog » Blog Archive » Facebook wants your attention, not your photos http://blog.paulwalk.net/2007/07/03/playing-in-the-sandpit-while-the-novelty-lasts/comment-page-1/#comment-43 paul walk’s weblog » Blog Archive » Facebook wants your attention, not your photos Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:59:53 +0000 http://blog.paulwalk.net/?p=26#comment-43 [...] risks associated with the new ToS in this Facebook group then you will have to join Facebook as it remains a walled garden). The members of this group (claimed to be 60,000 in number) identified ‘3 Big Questions for [...] [...] risks associated with the new ToS in this Facebook group then you will have to join Facebook as it remains a walled garden). The members of this group (claimed to be 60,000 in number) identified ‘3 Big Questions for [...]

]]> By: paul walk’s weblog » Blog Archive » Destination, or workflow component? http://blog.paulwalk.net/2007/07/03/playing-in-the-sandpit-while-the-novelty-lasts/comment-page-1/#comment-42 paul walk’s weblog » Blog Archive » Destination, or workflow component? Sat, 19 Apr 2008 09:18:16 +0000 http://blog.paulwalk.net/?p=26#comment-42 [...] is about development environments, but I am very interested in the walled garden aspect - I wrote about this in July last year, and I have seen nothing since to change my mind. I’m not sure I’m [...] [...] is about development environments, but I am very interested in the walled garden aspect – I wrote about this in July last year, and I have seen nothing since to change my mind. I’m not sure I’m [...]

]]> By: Nodalities » Blog Archive » Some follow-up Platform thoughts http://blog.paulwalk.net/2007/07/03/playing-in-the-sandpit-while-the-novelty-lasts/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Nodalities » Blog Archive » Some follow-up Platform thoughts Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:03:33 +0000 http://blog.paulwalk.net/?p=26#comment-41 [...] in a post of his own. Paul Walk, an appointment to UKOLN after my time there, has independently given some thought to the same question, and he appears to share my view that Facebook’s kind of Platform is in [...] [...] in a post of his own. Paul Walk, an appointment to UKOLN after my time there, has independently given some thought to the same question, and he appears to share my view that Facebook’s kind of Platform is in [...]

]]> By: paul walk’s weblog » Blog Archive » Twittering about Facebook Fatigue http://blog.paulwalk.net/2007/07/03/playing-in-the-sandpit-while-the-novelty-lasts/comment-page-1/#comment-40 paul walk’s weblog » Blog Archive » Twittering about Facebook Fatigue Sun, 24 Feb 2008 16:18:25 +0000 http://blog.paulwalk.net/?p=26#comment-40 [...] When Facebook announced their platform which would allow third parties to deploy applications within the Facebook environment, I was momentarily interested, until I had a closer look, and concluded: [...] [...] When Facebook announced their platform which would allow third parties to deploy applications within the Facebook environment, I was momentarily interested, until I had a closer look, and concluded: [...]

]]> By: paul walk’s weblog » Blog Archive » eScience All Hands 2007 - final thoughts http://blog.paulwalk.net/2007/07/03/playing-in-the-sandpit-while-the-novelty-lasts/comment-page-1/#comment-36 paul walk’s weblog » Blog Archive » eScience All Hands 2007 - final thoughts Sun, 16 Sep 2007 12:52:56 +0000 http://blog.paulwalk.net/?p=26#comment-36 [...] wide-spread use of it during the conference. I wonder if e-Science folk are less bothered by the walled-garden issue working, as so many do, with what is effectively ‘closed’ grid technology? Just a [...] [...] wide-spread use of it during the conference. I wonder if e-Science folk are less bothered by the walled-garden issue working, as so many do, with what is effectively ‘closed’ grid technology? Just a [...]

]]> By: paul walk’s weblog » Blog Archive » Facebook opening up? http://blog.paulwalk.net/2007/07/03/playing-in-the-sandpit-while-the-novelty-lasts/comment-page-1/#comment-35 paul walk’s weblog » Blog Archive » Facebook opening up? Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:10:51 +0000 http://blog.paulwalk.net/?p=26#comment-35 [...] me, Facebook just became considerably more interesting. As I said in a previous post: If facebook’s social networks were exposed to the web, ‘mine-able’ and mashable - now that [...] [...] me, Facebook just became considerably more interesting. As I said in a previous post: If facebook’s social networks were exposed to the web, ‘mine-able’ and mashable – now that [...]

]]> By: paul walk’s weblog » Blog Archive » Twitter and Facebook http://blog.paulwalk.net/2007/07/03/playing-in-the-sandpit-while-the-novelty-lasts/comment-page-1/#comment-37 paul walk’s weblog » Blog Archive » Twitter and Facebook Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:43:19 +0000 http://blog.paulwalk.net/?p=26#comment-37 [...] The ramifications of this seem quite interesting. Assume I have a Facebook friend called Pete. Although both Pete and I use Twitter, neither of us is following the other. However both of us have installed the Twitter application for Facebook. Within Facebook, I see a notification in my news-feed whenever Pete ‘tweets’ something (together with the tweet itself), so long as he has used the Twitter client in Facebook to do this. If Pete uses any other Twitter client, I will never know that he has tweeted, or ever see his tweet. Of course, if I only use a non-Facebook Twitter client, I will never see Pete’s tweets because Facebook’s ‘interoperability’ with other social networks only extends in one direction. [...] [...] The ramifications of this seem quite interesting. Assume I have a Facebook friend called Pete. Although both Pete and I use Twitter, neither of us is following the other. However both of us have installed the Twitter application for Facebook. Within Facebook, I see a notification in my news-feed whenever Pete ‘tweets’ something (together with the tweet itself), so long as he has used the Twitter client in Facebook to do this. If Pete uses any other Twitter client, I will never know that he has tweeted, or ever see his tweet. Of course, if I only use a non-Facebook Twitter client, I will never see Pete’s tweets because Facebook’s ‘interoperability’ with other social networks only extends in one direction. [...]

]]> By: paul http://blog.paulwalk.net/2007/07/03/playing-in-the-sandpit-while-the-novelty-lasts/comment-page-1/#comment-39 paul Tue, 03 Jul 2007 16:20:37 +0000 http://blog.paulwalk.net/?p=26#comment-39 damn! there I go again, blogging about something and it's just, like, <i>so</i> last week! ;) damn! there I go again, blogging about something and it’s just, like, so last week! ;)

]]> By: Mike Ellis http://blog.paulwalk.net/2007/07/03/playing-in-the-sandpit-while-the-novelty-lasts/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Mike Ellis Tue, 03 Jul 2007 16:16:07 +0000 http://blog.paulwalk.net/?p=26#comment-38 Paul, great post and a point which needs making about the nature of APIs. btw, there's a nice post about the hype surrounding Facebook over here: http://blog.pmarca.com/2007/06/now-playing-sil.html. Paul, great post and a point which needs making about the nature of APIs.

btw, there’s a nice post about the hype surrounding Facebook over here: http://blog.pmarca.com/2007/06/now-playing-sil.html.

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