Meetup CEO compares Facebook 07 to AOL 94, urges caution

http://scott.heiferman.com/notes/2007/05/walled.html

by brett • 19 years ago

4 7 19 years ago

scott.heiferman.com

ashu• 19 years ago

meatless.

And AOL is still alive (sort of) today. Facebook would be lucky to be the next AOL. It means they will merge with NewsCorp (read TimeWarner) someday instead of being bought out by them like MySpace.

byrneseyeview3• 19 years ago

Strangely, many young facebookizens aren't very net savvy (facebook is their internet) & they have little desire to go beyond the walled garden -- just like the old AOL users. There's even a proprietary Facebook messaging system (kids don't use much open internet email).

Hm. Interesting. I've never heard anything remotely similar to this, and I don't see any sources.

timg• 19 years ago

When you have this many people on your app, this will always be true.

90% of people in general are not net savvy.

byrneseyeview3• 19 years ago

There's a difference between "Not savvy" and "Like an AOL user, and unaware of the rest of the Internet or the existence of email." He's making a crazy claim -- it's like saying that most people who drive Fords aren't sure about the distinction between a "carburetor" and a "door".

Meetup CEO compares Facebook 07 to AOL 94, urges caution

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