Comments on: A Localized Facebook: Further Benefits of the App Platform http://www.insidefacebook.com/2007/07/06/a-localized-facebook-further-benefits-of-the-app-platform/ Tracking Facebook and the Facebook Platform for Developers and Marketers Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:43:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Transcript of my comments at the Dept of State | gamestate http://www.insidefacebook.com/2007/07/06/a-localized-facebook-further-benefits-of-the-app-platform/comment-page-1/#comment-185428 Transcript of my comments at the Dept of State | gamestate Mon, 30 May 2011 20:48:00 +0000 http://www.insidefacebook.com/2007/07/06/a-localized-facebook-further-benefits-of-the-app-platform/#comment-185428 [...] A decade ago, Ted Castronova identified Norrath as having a GNP per capita somewhere between that of Russia and Bulgaria, higher than that of China and India, and noted that a unit of EverQuest currency was worth more than the Yen or Lira. Given the inevitable rise in the populations of places like Azeroth and Norrath, and their booming economic footprint, for how long will the terrestrial nation-state remain our de facto unit of political sovereignty? I have a complex basis for this question that involves Plato, poetry, and the invention of the alphabet, but let me elide that in favor of a few observations. Go to Google, and type in the letters “AZER,” and what do you see? The first suggestion is Azerbaijan, a Republic in Caucus mountains of Eurasia. The second suggestion is Azeroth, which is of course the world of world of warcraft. Ted Castronova has done a good job of discussing this from a public policy perspective in his book Exodus to the Virtual World. But I think that you saw it this morning in the opening talk of Arjun Sethi, who repeatedly suggested that national boundaries were largely banal, and instead built products that addressed linguistic, cultural, and social affinities. [...] [...] A decade ago, Ted Castronova identified Norrath as having a GNP per capita somewhere between that of Russia and Bulgaria, higher than that of China and India, and noted that a unit of EverQuest currency was worth more than the Yen or Lira. Given the inevitable rise in the populations of places like Azeroth and Norrath, and their booming economic footprint, for how long will the terrestrial nation-state remain our de facto unit of political sovereignty? I have a complex basis for this question that involves Plato, poetry, and the invention of the alphabet, but let me elide that in favor of a few observations. Go to Google, and type in the letters “AZER,” and what do you see? The first suggestion is Azerbaijan, a Republic in Caucus mountains of Eurasia. The second suggestion is Azeroth, which is of course the world of world of warcraft. Ted Castronova has done a good job of discussing this from a public policy perspective in his book Exodus to the Virtual World. But I think that you saw it this morning in the opening talk of Arjun Sethi, who repeatedly suggested that national boundaries were largely banal, and instead built products that addressed linguistic, cultural, and social affinities. [...]

]]> By: Using Facebook in Polish | dariusz grabka http://www.insidefacebook.com/2007/07/06/a-localized-facebook-further-benefits-of-the-app-platform/comment-page-1/#comment-7775 Using Facebook in Polish | dariusz grabka Fri, 23 May 2008 20:34:07 +0000 http://www.insidefacebook.com/2007/07/06/a-localized-facebook-further-benefits-of-the-app-platform/#comment-7775 [...] Unfortunately, a some of my Greasemonkey scripts that depend on Facebook content stopped working, including a cool script that highlights todays birthdays. Facebook developers, including those making apps and scripts, are going to have to deal with internationalising (i18n) and localising their applications. [...] [...] Unfortunately, a some of my Greasemonkey scripts that depend on Facebook content stopped working, including a cool script that highlights todays birthdays. Facebook developers, including those making apps and scripts, are going to have to deal with internationalising (i18n) and localising their applications. [...]

]]> By: Desarrollando aplicaciones para Facebook - El mapamóvil http://www.insidefacebook.com/2007/07/06/a-localized-facebook-further-benefits-of-the-app-platform/comment-page-1/#comment-5620 Desarrollando aplicaciones para Facebook - El mapamóvil Sat, 16 Feb 2008 02:56:41 +0000 http://www.insidefacebook.com/2007/07/06/a-localized-facebook-further-benefits-of-the-app-platform/#comment-5620 [...] también tuvimos nuestra pequeña parte, y la presentará Mónica González. La de Nestoria fue la primera aplicación hecha en español para Facebook, quizás la primera en un idioma que no fuera el inglés.El evento es el lunes 18, a [...] [...] también tuvimos nuestra pequeña parte, y la presentará Mónica González. La de Nestoria fue la primera aplicación hecha en español para Facebook, quizás la primera en un idioma que no fuera el inglés.El evento es el lunes 18, a [...]

]]> By: VentureBeat » Roundup: Free calls via texting, Mr. Wong takes on Delicious, Facebook’s growth and more http://www.insidefacebook.com/2007/07/06/a-localized-facebook-further-benefits-of-the-app-platform/comment-page-1/#comment-956 VentureBeat » Roundup: Free calls via texting, Mr. Wong takes on Delicious, Facebook’s growth and more Fri, 10 Aug 2007 23:56:21 +0000 http://www.insidefacebook.com/2007/07/06/a-localized-facebook-further-benefits-of-the-app-platform/#comment-956 [...] Apps are getting translated – Facebook-focused blog Inside Facebook, points to an application, Nestoria, that’s entirely in Spanish, possibly the first non-English app. [...] [...] Apps are getting translated – Facebook-focused blog Inside Facebook, points to an application, Nestoria, that’s entirely in Spanish, possibly the first non-English app. [...]

]]> By: Facebook Developers London meeting - 18:00, 24 July - John Snow pub » Nestoria Blog http://www.insidefacebook.com/2007/07/06/a-localized-facebook-further-benefits-of-the-app-platform/comment-page-1/#comment-532 Facebook Developers London meeting - 18:00, 24 July - John Snow pub » Nestoria Blog Thu, 19 Jul 2007 12:10:48 +0000 http://www.insidefacebook.com/2007/07/06/a-localized-facebook-further-benefits-of-the-app-platform/#comment-532 [...] a final note, we very much appreciate all the positive feedback on our applets: Inside Facebook, Future of Real Estate Marketing, Tecnología Inmobiliaria, Facereviews. We’ll of [...] [...] a final note, we very much appreciate all the positive feedback on our applets: Inside Facebook, Future of Real Estate Marketing, Tecnología Inmobiliaria, Facereviews. We’ll of [...]

]]> By: Nestoria Spain http://www.insidefacebook.com/2007/07/06/a-localized-facebook-further-benefits-of-the-app-platform/comment-page-1/#comment-242 Nestoria Spain Fri, 06 Jul 2007 10:10:42 +0000 http://www.insidefacebook.com/2007/07/06/a-localized-facebook-further-benefits-of-the-app-platform/#comment-242 Thanks for spotting our Spanish version. Your insights about i18n look like good predictions: apps with language preferences will appear soon. As for the logic behind a specialized search engine added to Facebook: well, we try to increase the reach of the real estate listings that we manage, for all means possible, we promote our webs at .es and .co.uk but try to be in all other fronts: Google Earth, offering an API for other to build... We loose nothing being in Facebook. Some users will find it useful, others not, it's not one of those app of a viral kind (no invite-all-friends page), but we've tailored a little bit so that the default search in Facebook is for renting, rather than buying as in the web versions. Thanks for spotting our Spanish version. Your insights about i18n look like good predictions: apps with language preferences will appear soon. As for the logic behind a specialized search engine added to Facebook: well, we try to increase the reach of the real estate listings that we manage, for all means possible, we promote our webs at .es and .co.uk but try to be in all other fronts: Google Earth, offering an API for other to build…

We loose nothing being in Facebook. Some users will find it useful, others not, it’s not one of those app of a viral kind (no invite-all-friends page), but we’ve tailored a little bit so that the default search in Facebook is for renting, rather than buying as in the web versions.

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