Comments on: Blogging Too Geeky for Facebook? http://blog.andrewparker.net/2006/08/23/blogging-too-geeky-for-facebook/ Tech, Entrepreneurship, and Venture Capital in New York City Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:19:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Fraser http://blog.andrewparker.net/2006/08/23/blogging-too-geeky-for-facebook/#comment-28 Fraser Fri, 25 Aug 2006 01:49:13 +0000 http://blog.andrewparker.net/2006/08/23/blogging-too-geeky-for-facebook/#comment-28 See, when I read this I wondered if they weren't completely crazy. The social stigma around blog (and maybe even more importantly blogger) is such that it could tarnish Facebook's perception of cool/hip/whatever. They may have been more concerned about the reaction of their user-base if they were labelled bloggers for their writings on Facebook - from the sites FAQ: " “Why aren’t notes called blogs?” Answer: “Because then you’d be a blogger. ” " See, when I read this I wondered if they weren’t completely crazy.

The social stigma around blog (and maybe even more importantly blogger) is such that it could tarnish Facebook’s perception of cool/hip/whatever.

They may have been more concerned about the reaction of their user-base if they were labelled bloggers for their writings on Facebook - from the sites FAQ: ” “Why aren’t notes called blogs?” Answer: “Because then you’d be a blogger. ” “

]]> By: DB '02 http://blog.andrewparker.net/2006/08/23/blogging-too-geeky-for-facebook/#comment-27 DB '02 Thu, 24 Aug 2006 16:05:24 +0000 http://blog.andrewparker.net/2006/08/23/blogging-too-geeky-for-facebook/#comment-27 I read a couple of your blog entries. I chortled and snorted, at least a handful of times. Please advise if this blog serves a higher marketing purpose for you future, so I can be sure not to bombard it with comments such as: <*explicit content edit... thanks Ian*> I read a couple of your blog entries. I chortled and snorted, at least a handful of times.
Please advise if this blog serves a higher marketing purpose for you future, so I can be sure not to bombard it with comments such as: < *explicit content edit... thanks Ian*>

]]> By: Nathan Dintenfass http://blog.andrewparker.net/2006/08/23/blogging-too-geeky-for-facebook/#comment-26 Nathan Dintenfass Thu, 24 Aug 2006 04:49:03 +0000 http://blog.andrewparker.net/2006/08/23/blogging-too-geeky-for-facebook/#comment-26 I dunno -- I just came back from a trip to the Midwest, and I have to say that I'm not sure it's safe to say that "everyone" knows all about what blogs are. That said, I suspect Facebook's demographic certainly has a clue, on average. But, "blog" is also at risk of being a term of this time, not a long-term word (though, I think this much less than I did 18 months ago), so perhaps they are just saying that they are not doing what's trendy but instead adding features users want (novel idea). IANAL, but there's nothing in the clause you quoted in their TOS that indicates giving up rights -- only that you give them permission to reproduce it. I dunno — I just came back from a trip to the Midwest, and I have to say that I’m not sure it’s safe to say that “everyone” knows all about what blogs are. That said, I suspect Facebook’s demographic certainly has a clue, on average. But, “blog” is also at risk of being a term of this time, not a long-term word (though, I think this much less than I did 18 months ago), so perhaps they are just saying that they are not doing what’s trendy but instead adding features users want (novel idea). IANAL, but there’s nothing in the clause you quoted in their TOS that indicates giving up rights — only that you give them permission to reproduce it.

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