What Calacanis thinks of Color: Brilliant.

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by kategardiner • 15 years ago

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arepb2• 15 years ago

Disagree that FB "sucks at mobile."

What do they do in their app that's innovative? Aside from the ability to check in, their apps are basically mobile web pages.

arepb2• 15 years ago

I didn't say they were innovative, just that they don't suck. Different people have different FB needs, but for me, I just want to scroll through my news feed, comment on stuff and get out. It works fine for that. n=1.

tylergb3• 15 years ago

I agree, FB doesn't "suck at mobile". But its a safe app, there is nothing innovative, nothing disruptive, and no killer feature. FB doesn't suck, I just expect more. They are going stagnant.

jasonmcalacanis• 15 years ago

Perhaps it would have been better to say "FB is adequate at mobile--but not innovative or killer. "

tylergb3• 15 years ago

I've been following @jason and @om discussing this on twitter and I look forward to Om's newsletter due later today.

I feel they both have a point. The idea of an Implied Social Network (ISN) is disruptive to services like facebook and foursquare. While it doesn't make those services obsolete, it does change the dynamic. An ISN tears down the walls of meeting people with an auto-introduction and has the potential of expanding your social network 100x.

As for the functionality of the Color application, I feel they completely missed the user experience side. It looks great and could potentially be great to use, but right now I have a picture of myself on a blank wall. They missed their opportunity at SXSW, plain and simple. The app needs a UX overhaul and some expanded connection functionality.

We are going to see an a move towards these open and fluid social networks in the near future. Social should be open to the web and the users and communities should sprout organically.

The community is coming.

nunomaia• 15 years ago

if the salesman wasnt obviously selling to the point of discomfort, people would take him serious and then bother to prove him wrong.

ciopte7• 15 years ago

It could be big, but I don't think photo sharing is the right platform for what they are trying to do. Facebook allows you to connect with people who know you, twitter lets you follow people you know, but the next big website will be the platform that lets you find people in your area that you don't know but should. Whoever figures that out will be a millionaire.

What Calacanis thinks of Color: Brilliant.

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