MySpace Platform – So What?
Somehow, I fail to see the importance of a MySpace platform just as I don’t really see the point of the Facebook platform.
Both are closed silos – and MySpace is a pretty ugly one, too. So you can write widgets for them. Great. I would rather spend my time writing a Netvibes widget that is cross-platform compatible (Vista, OSX, Netvibes, Opera, iGoogle).
And besides that, I still can’t figure out what the attraction of Facebook and MySpace is anyway. Makes me feel left out, but I just don’t get it.
But I guess my view is a bit schizophrenic, because when it comes to opening up the iPhone – now that is interesting to me, even though it is a closed silo, too. At least it is an interesting silo though (I can see why those who invested in developing web apps for it are a bit miffed, though). And at least the iPhone developers are adding functionality to a cool device. What’s the point of reading RSS feeds on Facebook anyway? Or rating whether people are hot or not?
Oh well, maybe one day I will get it…
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I’m with you. The only reason I ever visit either site is because I won’t hear from my friends and they won’t hear from me, otherwise. So, cracking open nets like theirs is a good thing so we don’t have to go there to take advantage of their services.
Damn, I’d take ANY opportunity to stay in touch with my MySpace friends–I *despise* that site.
get with it! it’s all about web 3.0 now, the integration of vertical and horizontal feature-sets in a social contextual paradigm! eat your own puke