http://atulpatel.com/2007/05/15/invisible-economies/ Ideas, thoughts, experiences, and rants with a hint of randomness Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:51:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://atulpatel.com/2007/05/15/invisible-economies/#comment-4 Ideas Everywhere » Comparing The World and Facebook Sat, 18 Aug 2007 18:42:34 +0000 http://atulpatel.com/blog/?p=11#comment-4 [...] It should seem clear. Facebook launched its F8 platform upon which others can build commerce. It provides the infrastructure, resources, and guidelines. It participates directly in commerce with its marketplace and advertising. When it launched its open platform it worked directly with major companies to launch applications and I wonder if they have negotiated revenue sharing models with them (e.g., Amazon, Lending Club, etc). Just as The World islands has attracted major real estate investors and developers includng Trump, venture capitalists have chosen to invest in Facebook application developers.  Even more interesting are the companies that provide marketing, distribution, and additional infrastructure, such as Social Media, a company co-founded by Seth Goldstein.  This reminds me of my post on SecondLife. [...] [...] It should seem clear. Facebook launched its F8 platform upon which others can build commerce. It provides the infrastructure, resources, and guidelines. It participates directly in commerce with its marketplace and advertising. When it launched its open platform it worked directly with major companies to launch applications and I wonder if they have negotiated revenue sharing models with them (e.g., Amazon, Lending Club, etc). Just as The World islands has attracted major real estate investors and developers includng Trump, venture capitalists have chosen to invest in Facebook application developers.  Even more interesting are the companies that provide marketing, distribution, and additional infrastructure, such as Social Media, a company co-founded by Seth Goldstein.  This reminds me of my post on SecondLife. [...]

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