Social Networks: November 2008 Archives

The author of the other talk I was really sad to miss at Web 2.0 Expo in Berlin, Lee Bryant of Headshift, has now published his slides over on the firm's blog.

Here they are:
Although the presentation gives some good examples of niche social networks in use, I like Lee's analysis of the value of Facebook against niches, which makes a nice riposte to last week's BBC story:

I remain convinced that intimacy and common purpose are more in line with the culture of the internet than mega-malls like Facebook, where funders are more interested in achieving a ridiculous $15bn valuation for the company than in changing peoples' lives for the better.

And the rights tools can improve people's working lives, just as much as they can their personal lives...