Comments on: The Platform Rush of ’08: Extending Social Platforms to the Open Web http://www.insidefacebook.com/2008/05/12/the-platform-rush-of-%e2%80%9908-extending-social-platforms-to-the-open-web/ Tracking Facebook and the Facebook Platform for Developers and Marketers Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:28:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Shaun Connolly http://www.insidefacebook.com/2008/05/12/the-platform-rush-of-%e2%80%9908-extending-social-platforms-to-the-open-web/comment-page-1/#comment-7499 Shaun Connolly Wed, 14 May 2008 00:21:54 +0000 http://www.insidefacebook.com/?p=712#comment-7499 Having been at JBoss/Red Hat (an open source middleware infrastructure play) for the past few years, I would say that's an example of an infrastructure play...or maybe someone focused on providing a Platform As A Service (a la Amazon's EC2). In the social networking/apps space, there is Ringside Networks which provides an open source social application server designed to extend "social" to the open web. They are an infrastructure play. I cover Ringside Networks in my "Focus on Meaningful Website Traffic" posting: http://connollyshaun.blogspot.com/search/label/Ringside Having been at JBoss/Red Hat (an open source middleware infrastructure play) for the past few years, I would say that’s an example of an infrastructure play…or maybe someone focused on providing a Platform As A Service (a la Amazon’s EC2).

In the social networking/apps space, there is Ringside Networks which provides an open source social application server designed to extend “social” to the open web. They are an infrastructure play.

I cover Ringside Networks in my “Focus on Meaningful Website Traffic” posting:

http://connollyshaun.blogspot.com/search/label/Ringside

]]> By: chris http://www.insidefacebook.com/2008/05/12/the-platform-rush-of-%e2%80%9908-extending-social-platforms-to-the-open-web/comment-page-1/#comment-7454 chris Mon, 12 May 2008 16:22:03 +0000 http://www.insidefacebook.com/?p=712#comment-7454 Hey Justin, thanks for posting this overview. Per your closing comment, what do you think the business model is for infrastructure plays? Hey Justin, thanks for posting this overview. Per your closing comment, what do you think the business model is for infrastructure plays?

]]> By: MyMesh.com http://www.insidefacebook.com/2008/05/12/the-platform-rush-of-%e2%80%9908-extending-social-platforms-to-the-open-web/comment-page-1/#comment-7450 MyMesh.com Mon, 12 May 2008 14:41:20 +0000 http://www.insidefacebook.com/?p=712#comment-7450 Insightful article, fully agree. Insightful article, fully agree.

]]> By: Interesting in Google Reader - 12 May 2008 - Part 2 | My Blog Posts http://www.insidefacebook.com/2008/05/12/the-platform-rush-of-%e2%80%9908-extending-social-platforms-to-the-open-web/comment-page-1/#comment-7432 Interesting in Google Reader - 12 May 2008 - Part 2 | My Blog Posts Mon, 12 May 2008 09:07:03 +0000 http://www.insidefacebook.com/?p=712#comment-7432 [...] The Platform Rush of ’08: Extending Social Platforms to the Open Web If the Platform Rush of ’07 was about creating APIs for third party developers to build applications on social networks, the Platform Rush of ’08 is about extending those platforms to the rest of the open web. Before May of 2007, it was impossible for third parties to build anything on Facebook. At the same time, MySpace was kicking third parties off the site left and right, disabling off-site clicks in Flash widgets, and generally wanting to own the entire experience itself. [...] [...] The Platform Rush of ’08: Extending Social Platforms to the Open Web If the Platform Rush of ’07 was about creating APIs for third party developers to build applications on social networks, the Platform Rush of ’08 is about extending those platforms to the rest of the open web. Before May of 2007, it was impossible for third parties to build anything on Facebook. At the same time, MySpace was kicking third parties off the site left and right, disabling off-site clicks in Flash widgets, and generally wanting to own the entire experience itself. [...]

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