Comments on: Thoughts about the Facebook http://www.makingstuff.org/thoughts-about-the-facebook Creating things Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:10:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: Tony Wang http://www.makingstuff.org/thoughts-about-the-facebook#comment-318 Sun, 29 Feb 2004 06:18:59 +0000 http://www.makingstuff.org/thoughts-about-the-facebook#comment-318 campusexchange is basically trying to mesh ebay/orkut together, providing a peer-2-peer network so that you can buy your friends or friend of a friends stuff, but also providing an online marketplace (ebay) for college students, but really geared towards the niche for college students (like being able to enter a book's ISBN number when selling a book). I was working for them, but I quit because I think 1)the technology can be too easily replicated and customized for specific universities, eliminating any comparative advantage that site may have had. Also, Peter Pawlowski, the guy who brought up the facebook idea, has access to the blog now. Today he told me thefacebook has now reached stanford, which poses a mild threat to our efforts, but if we can release a superior service that's integrated with other university features and has that axess integration, I think we'll have the Stanford community hooked in a matter of days. campusexchange is basically trying to mesh ebay/orkut together, providing a peer-2-peer network so that you can buy your friends or friend of a friends stuff, but also providing an online marketplace (ebay) for college students, but really geared towards the niche for college students (like being able to enter a book’s ISBN number when selling a book).

I was working for them, but I quit because I think 1)the technology can be too easily replicated and customized for specific universities, eliminating any comparative advantage that site may have had.

Also, Peter Pawlowski, the guy who brought up the facebook idea, has access to the blog now. Today he told me thefacebook has now reached stanford, which poses a mild threat to our efforts, but if we can release a superior service that’s integrated with other university features and has that axess integration, I think we’ll have the Stanford community hooked in a matter of days.

]]> by: Bob http://www.makingstuff.org/thoughts-about-the-facebook#comment-317 Thu, 26 Feb 2004 07:06:28 +0000 http://www.makingstuff.org/thoughts-about-the-facebook#comment-317 I guess I fail to see the need for this. My social failings at Stanford would have happened with or (as they did) without an online facebook. I see many detriments to this, including the rise of virtual stalking and de-emphasis of personal introductions, and few advantages. Maybe CS majors would want to meet up with their peers online; most others will not. What I did need at Stanford was online support for projects and classes. Axess integration to groupsATstanford is something I'm much more interested in. I guess I fail to see the need for this. My social failings at Stanford would have happened with or (as they did) without an online facebook. I see many detriments to this, including the rise of virtual stalking and de-emphasis of personal introductions, and few advantages. Maybe CS majors would want to meet up with their peers online; most others will not.

What I did need at Stanford was online support for projects and classes. Axess integration to groupsATstanford is something I’m much more interested in.

]]> by: Bob http://www.makingstuff.org/thoughts-about-the-facebook#comment-316 Thu, 26 Feb 2004 06:32:37 +0000 http://www.makingstuff.org/thoughts-about-the-facebook#comment-316 What in the world is a "campu sexchange"...? Unfortunate choice of a name...you can tell they tried to minimize it with colors in their logo... What in the world is a “campu sexchange”…?

Unfortunate choice of a name…you can tell they tried to minimize it with colors in their logo…

]]> by: Zach Pogue http://www.makingstuff.org/thoughts-about-the-facebook#comment-315 Thu, 26 Feb 2004 05:33:45 +0000 http://www.makingstuff.org/thoughts-about-the-facebook#comment-315 Here is a good example of a clean PHP-based site that has class search and profile capabilities (and even nice CSS). This site, <b><a href="http://www.campusexchange.net" rel="nofollow">CampusExchange.net</a></b>, came to my attention via Tony. <a href="http://isisteam.stanford.edu/blog/archives/campusXchange.html" rel="nofollow">View image</a> I like Axess integration (with the default choice to be unsubscribed, of course). Here is a good example of a clean PHP-based site that has class search and profile capabilities (and even nice CSS). This site, CampusExchange.net, came to my attention via Tony.

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I like Axess integration (with the default choice to be unsubscribed, of course).

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