Comments on: Open Social = Marketing Description Language. http://www.zeusjones.com/blog/2007/open-social-marketing-description-language/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Hashem Bajwa http://www.zeusjones.com/blog/2007/open-social-marketing-description-language/#comment-168 Hashem Bajwa Mon, 12 Nov 2007 07:09:00 +0000 http://zeusjones.sierrabravo.net/blog/?p=203#comment-168 I think this is marvelous from a business view, marketing view, technology view. Its all the same.<br/><br/>Someone from Google said at Web 2.0 Summit that its not about which platform, the web is the platform, and that they wanted to embed throughout the web features and functionality to make it more social and open. Open Social is a huge sign of this.<br/><br/>I wonder if this is why Facebook went with Microsoft in its ad/equity deal? Google has promoted open source and transparency, but perhaps Facebook is more guarded, they want to be THE platform instead of seeing the platform as everything out there. And Microsoft represents the old guarded closed in locked in world... I think this is marvelous from a business view, marketing view, technology view. Its all the same.

Someone from Google said at Web 2.0 Summit that its not about which platform, the web is the platform, and that they wanted to embed throughout the web features and functionality to make it more social and open. Open Social is a huge sign of this.

I wonder if this is why Facebook went with Microsoft in its ad/equity deal? Google has promoted open source and transparency, but perhaps Facebook is more guarded, they want to be THE platform instead of seeing the platform as everything out there. And Microsoft represents the old guarded closed in locked in world…

]]> By: Adrian http://www.zeusjones.com/blog/2007/open-social-marketing-description-language/#comment-167 Adrian Mon, 05 Nov 2007 15:45:00 +0000 http://zeusjones.sierrabravo.net/blog/?p=203#comment-167 I think that Google is a good company fundamentally. However, they're now so big that any of their movements cause large ripples and those can capsize smaller businesses.<br/><br/>Cringely doesn't trust them though: http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/2007/pulpit_20071102_003354.html I think that Google is a good company fundamentally. However, they’re now so big that any of their movements cause large ripples and those can capsize smaller businesses.

Cringely doesn’t trust them though: http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/2007/pulpit_20071102_003354.html

]]> By: Gavin Heaton http://www.zeusjones.com/blog/2007/open-social-marketing-description-language/#comment-166 Gavin Heaton Mon, 05 Nov 2007 13:21:00 +0000 http://zeusjones.sierrabravo.net/blog/?p=203#comment-166 Interesting take! I had not thought of it in this way.<br/><br/>I definitely think Google have outmaneuvered Microsoft with this, but there is plenty of hype that still needs to be tested. <br/><br/>The question is, do we all want to trust Google with this? Or am I being too cynical? Interesting take! I had not thought of it in this way.

I definitely think Google have outmaneuvered Microsoft with this, but there is plenty of hype that still needs to be tested.

The question is, do we all want to trust Google with this? Or am I being too cynical?

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