重获新生的Red Herring:Social nets: goldmine or rat hole,Linkedin获得Sequoia Capital(曾投资Yahoo和Google的最具战略性眼光的VC)470万美元的资金,与此同时,另一家同类性质的公司Spoke Software也被投资商追加了投资,一时间,投资Social Networking Companies处在甚嚣尘上,究竟未来收益如何,VCs们见仁见智,有人疯狂趋之,有人嗤之以鼻.
疑问来自Forrester Research:这些公司将独立发展下去还是最终衍变成为大公司大组织的一部分?这一领域的先驱Sixdegrees在90年代中期风光一时,却落得最终被卖掉关门,似乎依然在昭示着不怎么乐观的发展前景.已经有分析家预言:SNC(Social Networking Company)是另一股正在形成的泡沫,在阳光照耀下闪闪发光,越吹越大却最终不免破裂的命运,而这股泡沫潮随时会爆发出来.
[哈,看了VCs投资的这些SNC(Chart),我的唯一疑问是:咋这些公司全都在加州的?纳闷!!!]
Isaac曾不止一次暗示国内该领域的蓬勃发展将在明年彻底引发,那么一个明显的质疑是:
The question seems to be whether there's a business model for social network sites, which build followings by attracting, not just individuals, but the networks of friends and colleagues they tend to bring with them. The sites offer various ways for members to find each other, interact, and potentially have productive association that extend relationships, whether in business, romance, or just friendship.
毫无疑问Social Network是个好的概念,下一届美国总统候选人Howard Dean也捕捉到了这一工具建立了自己的SNS(Social Network Site):Deanlink.好的概念与现实的应用差距究竟如何,一个成功的推广和普及是否将得以展开,营销再次走上了前台:)
毕竟,Social Software必须贯彻坚持的原则是:focus more on the social than the software!
Onward......
this article, if not offend you, is really complicated!!
i find it hard to finish, and when i finished, it is hard to understand.
now, when i think i have got a bit clear, i realise that there are too many things in ths field that i should learn:(