tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-715112885311052417.post2092470035586483548..comments2023-04-27T01:01:13.789-07:00Comments on A Better Mousetrap: What are Social Networks Good For? How about Saving the InternetMarc Siryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11350810409954066004noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-715112885311052417.post-32671936528520813252009-05-14T09:46:00.000-07:002009-05-14T09:46:00.000-07:00It's creative destruction in action, as newer new ...It's creative destruction in action, as newer new tools (stumbleupon, facebook) devour the flesh of still-walking "new" tools (Digg, MySpace). For the foreseeable future, there will continue to be at least as much destruction as creation. Next up, Twitter and Facebook struggling to remain attractive to their user bases amidst a blizzard of bot tweets, ghost messages and spam.<br /><br />Most interesting to me is the divide between where new media professionals live vs. actual humans and businesses. The former exist on an event horizon where ideas, tools, technologies are in constant chaos. It makes my head hurt to think about it.<br /><br />Luckily, real business is happening a couple of steps behind, where there's enough stability to anticipate next quarter's revenue. As it should be.Mark Lazenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03082881097173406049noreply@blogger.com