Last week Facebook launched a new distribution platform for new applications. Developers can add their applications to facebook and facebook will show these applications in the order of popularity. And this popularity ranking is pretty dynamic. Flixster was at the top in the morning, at 4 two hours before and no where in top 10 at present. This platform will provide a pretty strong viral component to new applications because a friend can see the application on your profile and he is taken to the application itself on clicking.
Any SNS here who are facing distribution issues – you have access to 20 million users of facebook
-Mukul
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@RYK
Do you consider sharing a link of good article as spamming.
With your interest of sites you referred, I’m sure it won’t be of your interest anyway 😉
@Others
Please excuse my off-topic post, will avoid it next time.
– Vicky
Hey Vicky, also off topic, go check out PornTube.com and AdultSpace.com instead of spamming this blog
I think it is a bad idea.
Early exposure and quick rating by vast user base has got a flip side in that it does not allow the App owners to go back and fix any bug that may be detected. Before you say Jack Robinson, the App is off the shelf and another latest something gets the limelight.
Novelty factor is there, but instant recognition and switch off is a threat…
Hi Guys,
Though off-topic of this post.
Wanted to share a good post from Marc Andreessen on hiring people in startups, check it out :
http://blog.pmarca.com/2007/06/how_to_hire_the.html
Cheers,
Vicky
http://www.startupnews.in
many may think of this as viral, but its web 3.0. I personally think it was a good idea, one that the CMS’ Dupal, Joomla etc were doing for long and I was always surprised why the portals and SNS’ were not doing it.
However I think the information spreading but, or so called viral could have been done much much better.
Ok I’m gonna put my money where my mouth is and launch some product next month that’ll do what I preach 🙂