Comments on: News 9/26/07 http://histalk2.com/2007/09/25/news-92607/ Healthcare IT News and Opinion Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:21:54 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: wlf http://histalk2.com/2007/09/25/news-92607/comment-page-1/#comment-256 wlf Sat, 29 Sep 2007 03:58:13 +0000 http://histalk2.com/2007/09/25/news-92607/#comment-256 I have to agree with the previous comment. If you are scoffing at FaceBook, you aren't paying attention -- it isn't just for teens anymore, especially since the college students who first started using it have grown out of their teens. They are doing some really innovative stuff with "Facebook apps" that we should all pay attention to. The user record truly is at the center of everything in facebook. I have to agree with the previous comment. If you are scoffing at FaceBook, you aren’t paying attention — it isn’t just for teens anymore, especially since the college students who first started using it have grown out of their teens. They are doing some really innovative stuff with “Facebook apps” that we should all pay attention to. The user record truly is at the center of everything in facebook.

]]> By: p_anon http://histalk2.com/2007/09/25/news-92607/comment-page-1/#comment-249 p_anon Wed, 26 Sep 2007 04:42:05 +0000 http://histalk2.com/2007/09/25/news-92607/#comment-249 RE: Facebook. FIRST. The valuation is easier to swallow if you realize that MySpace is (or was?) the #1 site on the Internet. #1, period, no conditions. Facebook has the potential to surpass MySpace in the social networking space--and even if it doesn't, it probably won't wither far from its current position on the internet. Also, Facebook is decidedly less seedy than MySpace [my opinion], and as such can attract a wider audience and expand beyond MySpace's limited activities. In FaceBook, for example, you can set up a Family network and share family photos with them. That's just one example. The point is: social networking DOESN'T HAVE TO BE MYSPACE. But yes, I was flabbergasted the first time they turned down $750M for Facebook. I was thinking "no way it's worth that much." Time will tell--look at Yahoo. SECOND: Lessons you might take from Facebook: check out their APIs. http://developers.facebook.com/ Now imagine if your HIS allowed you to work with it in such an easy, open fashion. WOW. Too bad our vendors are focused on "saving lives", huh.. RE: Facebook.

FIRST.
The valuation is easier to swallow if you realize that MySpace is (or was?) the #1 site on the Internet. #1, period, no conditions. Facebook has the potential to surpass MySpace in the social networking space–and even if it doesn’t, it probably won’t wither far from its current position on the internet.

Also, Facebook is decidedly less seedy than MySpace [my opinion], and as such can attract a wider audience and expand beyond MySpace’s limited activities. In FaceBook, for example, you can set up a Family network and share family photos with them.

That’s just one example. The point is: social networking DOESN’T HAVE TO BE MYSPACE.

But yes, I was flabbergasted the first time they turned down $750M for Facebook. I was thinking “no way it’s worth that much.” Time will tell–look at Yahoo.

SECOND:
Lessons you might take from Facebook: check out their APIs. http://developers.facebook.com/

Now imagine if your HIS allowed you to work with it in such an easy, open fashion. WOW.

Too bad our vendors are focused on “saving lives”, huh..

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