Facebook: We're not a social network, rather a platform connecting you to others
Posted by Jen Keller in Facebook, Forbes.com, Myspace.com, Social networking
Facebook could perhaps take credit for connecting people across the continents and revolutionizing how we interact with others, whether it is between long lost friends, or business contacts. But it is not often that we actually get to hear what Facebook has to say about their vision for their site. In this article that appeared on Forbes.com, Facebook's senior platform manager discusses what the company's plan is for the future. Dave Morin sat down and talked about how the company has tried to make connecting with others as easy as possible-whether it is on your mobile phone, x-box or the computer.
The object of Facebook isn't to see how many friends you can get (that would be Myspace), but rather to connect you with your friends, business contacts or whoever, so that you brainstorm, gather opinions, share your experiences, and state your own opinions to others. Like any other good business, Facebook has set goals for the future-to revolutionize how the user feels about the company. They want the user to feel that they can trust that their information is private, and wont be sold, and that they (the user) is in complete control of their privacy. In doing this, the company hopes that people will be more forthcoming and honest about what they share with their friends. The website wouldn't be a place where you go to have your social experiences, but rather connect to you the places and social content that you want to enjoy (often other places on the web). And of course- all brought to you on multiple interfaces.
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