Facebook: Is 'Closed' the New 'Open' |
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| Event | SXSW Interactive 2008 |
| Format | panel |
| Organizer | 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." |
| Level | Beginner |
| Category | Business, Philosophical |