#FacebookSuicide – yes? no?

Velvet rope thing (De Lorean)

  • The more we age, the more opportunities we find to become jaded.
  • When start ups grow into big companies, they can lose a je ne c’est quoi in the transition.
  • When events become so big and crowded, there’s a tendency to become overwhelmed, to stick with the one we came with.
  • When communities get really big, they feel less like a community and more like a city, losing their small town feel.
  • When a city’s population doubles and triples, the city can feel cold or outgrow it’s infrastructure.
  • When a social networking platform becomes so big it is being referred to as a monopoly, the attraction may eventually disappear.

Certainly not a universal law, but if history is anything to go by, I think we may find that small becomes the new big – that smaller velvet rope networks gain in popularity and our attraction to yesterday’s brands may evolve into a love affair for tomorrow’s.

by the way – if you are wondering what I’m on about… check this out: It’s a Facebook world after all…

Well? Am I missing the boat… if you have any thoughts or ideas, please, share.

Creative Commons License photo credit: eatmorechips

3 Responses to #FacebookSuicide – yes? no?
  1. Shannon Boudjema
    May 8, 2010 | 4:28 pm

    Read this article! Love what Ryan sets out here… makes for a very interesting conversation and an event I cannot wait to see play out.
    http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/05/facebook-rogue/

    I will keep posting relevant bits here as things progress! Eeeeee!

  2. Shannon Boudjema
    May 8, 2010 | 6:33 pm

    And this just in… for those that are leaving Facebook… heh! This just gets more interesting. Hmmm… I feel a backlash coming on.

    http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/what_happens_when_you_deactivate_your_facebook_acc.php

  3. Shannon
    May 18, 2010 | 5:09 pm

    I’m wrong! Facebook has seen an incremental 10 million new members join FB since their big announcements at F8. Interesting…

    The bigger story is here: http://alx.im/u/k

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