Lisa Damast, ebizQ's almost blisteringly cool Membership Manager, brought forward some new proof of how social networking firm Facebook is pushing the envelope and bringing some much needed 3.0 tinges to our ho-hum 2.0 world.
From Lisa:
This article discusses how Facebook messaging is replacing the need for sending traditional email in certain instances. It also mentions how the fastest growing demographic on Facebook is 35+. I did a search on Facebook, and noticed that companies like Google have created their own networks, do you think there might be a future for serious work collaboration and communication based in Facebook? Maybe Facebook should build a special platform for companies? Also, if Facebook does end up being bought by Microsoft (which is another one of the endless rumors) or partners with it, perhaps that would pose a serious threat to Google's efforts.
This also reminds me of a "future of email" podcast discussion I hosted on ebizQ a while back, around the time enterprise instant messaging firm Antepo got bought by Adobe in a hush-hush undisclosed sum deal.
Instant messaging, messaging inside social networks, email messsaging with approved senders only... All these topics are kind of converging (SPAM-free, that is the key) on Facebook, and it's exciting to see what's going to happen. A spam-free email world would be exciting indeed.
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