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Title:

Facebook: Is 'Closed' the New 'Open'

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Beginner
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Category:
Philosophical, Business
Presenter:
Andrew Parker , Union Square Ventures
Description:
In the wake of a torrid storm of mergers & acquisitions activity in Facebook Apps, the announcement of two VC funds dedicated to ONLY funding Facebook Apps, and a couple incubators designed to only support Facebook Apps, many people are asking is Facebook's application platform a revolution in openness or is it AOL 2.0 (yet another walled garden). Furthermore, Facebook is just a case study for a larger question as to whether proprietary, for-profit platforms can ever be truly "open."
Alex Iskold
on 25/8/07
Sounds like a great topic to me. Alex
Lisa D
on 25/8/07
Excellent.
Eric Segal
on 25/8/07
i'll probably go to this
peter daniels
on 26/8/07
Timely topic.
Eric Olson
on 26/8/07
Great idea. I'd attend this.
Trey Philips
on 26/8/07
Application acquisitions, eh?
Brian Co
on 2/9/07
Sounds good. I'd go.
Yaron Galai
on 4/9/07
Great idea - I'm in.
Andrew Weissman
on 20/9/07
Very worthwhile topic
michael galpert
on 20/9/07
i think this is a worthwhile topic, since facebook is just the tip of the iceberg for building ontop of open platforms
Nate Westheimer
on 21/9/07
No doubt I'll be there. I think open is the new open!
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