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Slide Giving Up on Facebook? What’s It Really Mean?

Started by Sam Huleatt · 2 months ago

From Alley Insider:
Slide, the company that makes Facebook’s most popular apps, says it’s done making new ones for the social network. Keith Rabois, VP of strategy and business development, told us this week that the company wants to concentrate on making the existing apps like FunWall and Top Friends better — and ultimately figure ... Continue reading »

13 comments

  • Zvi Band

    2 months ago

    Unfortunately, we've seen that with new applications, it's nearly impossible to gain serious traction, even with a large app-maker like slide.


    From a development perspective, developers are VERY frustrated right now with Facebook. The platform is scheduled to undergo major changes in the next two months, and many major technical questions remain unanswered. As a Facebook developer, I have unfortunately been put in the situation of telling some clients to hold off on their projects until we know more about the changes. That itself is unacceptable.
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  • Sam Huleatt

    2 months ago

    Hey Zvi...I agree with you in principle except that the Polo/Ralph
    Lauren page I created now has 25,000+ fans with NO MARKETING. So it
    must still be possible to gain serious traction, no?
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  • Zvi Band

    2 months ago

    That's for a fan page. The viral loop is very different for Fan Pages, and are already associated with a known brand name. People become a fan because they see the friend likes a brand, and they already know/like the brand themselves.

    Applications are a whole different ball of wax.
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  • Sam Huleatt

    2 months ago

    @Zvi Point well taken. They are very different
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  • Sam Huleatt

    2 months ago

    Depending on what they want to do, they'll have a new option soon :)
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  • Jordan

    2 months ago

    Better to be lucky than good? Will be interesting to see what RockYou does.
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  • Sam Huleatt

    2 months ago

    Yes, though lucky is an unsustainable business model.
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  • Dan

    2 months ago

    It's called Facebook Connect and will make the current platform obsolete.
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  • Sam Huleatt

    2 months ago

    @dan Or is it called Open Social? You may be right that those are the
    better areas for Slide though...
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  • Zvi Band

    2 months ago

    Dan -
    Facebook Connect is a completely separate concept. Facebook Connect is an extension of the platform that allows third party websites to access your information when you are not in Facebook. It doesn't replace the current platform - when you are navigating around Facebook, Connect has no involvement.
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  • Miranda

    2 months ago

    Yeah! you are right Zvi Band and I really agree on what you said. Nice comment.
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  • Sam Huleatt

    2 months ago

    Thanks Miranda!
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  • Joseph

    2 months ago

    Sam thank you so much for sharing your insight. I like you dude!
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