A presentation (Uni of Syd 2006) with a couple of slides added to clarify Google OpenSocial in terms of Hub/Spoke or DineIn/TakeOut social networking. Also my take on Web 3.0.
7. “ We are seeing that manifest in Web 2.0 and 3.0 will be a great extension of that, a true communal medium… the distinction between professional, semi-professional and consumers will get blurred , creating a network effect of business and applications.” Jerry Yang, Yahoo CEO, Nov 2006
23. Hub Spoke But we need spoke to hub , plus spoke to spoke
24. World of Warcraft Virtual World (10 million paying subs) WoW economy Thottbot.com 391 allakhazam.com 798 WowWiki 1,299 blog blog blog blog blog blog blog blog blog Figures: Alexa Ratings Laurel Papworth Core business ” marketing” WoW site 291 incl. Forums World of Warcraft – typical hub/spoke
30. Swiped from www.slideshare.net/LendingClub/lending-club-opensocial Member to member banking Get Distribution Retrieve Information User Benefits 1. Borrowers leverage their network of relationships to finance new projects 2. Lenders lend to borrowers they trust from their community 3. Distribution across networks helps matching lenders with borrowers Lending Club Social Finance Application Leveraging OpenSocial Hub (bank) to spoke (member) banking - uhoh
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