Facebook Opens Up To Fight Against Twitter

Posted by Ching Ya | Posted in Facebook, Social Media Tool, Twitter | Posted on 29-04-2009

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FacebookFacebook has finally made a come back with its revolutionary step by launching the Open Stream API , which allows third party developers to request permission and gain access to users’ data–comments, status updates, videos and photos, and publishing them in full stream inside their applications or services.

Sounds familiar? Yes, reminding us the third party desktop clients for Twitter such as Twhirl and Tweetdeck . Not only users get to monitor their tweets efficiently, but also create content directly in the streams. So now Facebook is following suit?

For those who are familiar with Facebook, it has been profoundly recognized for its privacy control and strict policy in data porting. Remember last year’s incident involving the dispute between Facebook and the famous blogger named Robert Scoble? He got banned from the site after attempting to export his Facebook contact list to Plaxo by using a script . But now, it seems like Facebook is going towards a new era by opening up the data stream to developers instead. And now, new questions aroused among Facebook members regarding privacy issues:

“Could there be dangers of data leaking? And what if one determines to keep his data private, while another who had been tagged earlier with the same photo decides to go public with all his data? How does somebody claim his/her privacy without consent?…”

It is our hope that Facebook would apply delicate, convincing methods on the implementations, so not to upset the existing users who valued the privacy control Facebook has over Twitter.

Look on the bright side, Facebook is aiming to build user loyalty from the open stream experience, and converging them to be more engaging with Facebook than ever before. Some are anticipating on how Facebook would cope to ensure the success of this implementation. But one thing for sure, multiple usage of new applications would start to mushroom, and by having Facebook and Twitter holding hands in one application ? It will be a fairy tale no more:

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So, whether or not Facebook Has Twitter Envy, or the developers are under massive pressure from their big boss/share holders on securing its influential state in social networking, Facebook members should always be the core of their attention: by enhancing the existing networking service with friends and families, make it less cumbersome, along with faster loadings etc. Facebook could still go a long way, considering the fact it is catering for over 200 million users, and still growing, just as we speak.

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Comments (6)

Jannie Funster said on 30-04-2009
	How do you find out all these social media tidbits? And love your green guitar up there. A Gibson right? Reply

Ching Ya said on 30-04-2009
	Hi Jannie, Did I mention I’m a social media addict? ^^ It’s my curiosity that brought me into this social media frenzy. Kind of like music too, only I get to write about social media, but dare not to go public with my poor guitar skill just yet. Yes! You’re right. It’s a Gibson, fell in love with that greenish, natural feeling. Glad you like it too. Reply

Rajeev Edmonds said on 30-04-2009
	If we look at the retention rate of users, Facebook is far ahead of twitter. I don’t think guys at Facebook need to panic about much hyped twitter popularity. It’s a bubble (exp: even my dog uses twitter), that will soon fizzle out. Just my thought… How do you see Facebook’s desperation to match twitter’s recently earned popularity? Reply

Ching Ya said on 30-04-2009

Hi Rajeev,

Facebook is slightly over-reacted, and pushing itself out to the ‘Open’ does seem like a desperate move. Nevertheless, it has enough member support and potential to stand the test of time. Twitter adds a little spark in our social life, that’s all it is.

The situation is like having a new ice-cream stand opens right opposite a pizza parlour. People would get excited about the ice creams, tidbits.. but afterall, they still need to fill up their stomach during lunch, while enjoying some quality times with friends and family. ^^

Similar, yet very different.

Bunk said on 02-05-2009
	It has surprised me how Twitter has caught on like wildfire over the past year. Tim Sykes recently did a post comparing these two behemoths of social media and how much each is worth @ http://timothysykes.com/blog/2009/05/02/how-much-is-facebook-work-how-much-is-twitter-worth/ It is a very interesting video and caught my eye on how much steam Twitter actually has gained. Reply

Ching Ya said on 04-05-2009

Hi Bunk,

Welcome and thank you for the comment. Also, for sharing the video link (having streaming problem while viewing, may need to try again in another couple of hours).

It’s indeed mind-blowing to see how fast social media has emerged to become one of the most-discussed topic on the web today. Call it a trend, but I’m excited to see how would each progressed for the next consecutive months.

A new era for microblogging. But it wouldn’t be as fun if we ditch our blogs. ^^ Hope to see you again sometimes.