Comments on: What is the “Next Big Thing”? http://www.techleader.co.za/stii/2008/05/23/what-is-going-to-be-the-next-big-thing/ Mon, 21 May 2012 18:58:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Jacques Snyman http://www.techleader.co.za/stii/2008/05/23/what-is-going-to-be-the-next-big-thing/#comment-24184 Jacques Snyman Fri, 30 May 2008 08:45:51 +0000 http://www.techleader.co.za/stii/2008/05/23/what-is-going-to-be-the-next-big-thing/#comment-24184 The social media market is definitely oversubscribed, and one has to say that whoever comes up with the most effective means of consolidating all of these services will have a winner. Facebook is going open source, by the way... The social media market is definitely oversubscribed, and one has to say that whoever comes up with the most effective means of consolidating all of these services will have a winner. Facebook is going open source, by the way…

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]]> By: stii.za.net » Blog Archive » Optimus, the ultimate Microformats parser http://www.techleader.co.za/stii/2008/05/23/what-is-going-to-be-the-next-big-thing/#comment-24179 stii.za.net » Blog Archive » Optimus, the ultimate Microformats parser Thu, 29 May 2008 05:25:39 +0000 http://www.techleader.co.za/stii/2008/05/23/what-is-going-to-be-the-next-big-thing/#comment-24179 [...] I was writing my most recent Tech Leader post, I stumbled upon Optimus, a Microformats parser brought to us by the guys over at [...] […] I was writing my most recent Tech Leader post, I stumbled upon Optimus, a Microformats parser brought to us by the guys over at […]

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]]> By: Stii Pretorius http://www.techleader.co.za/stii/2008/05/23/what-is-going-to-be-the-next-big-thing/#comment-24167 Stii Pretorius Mon, 26 May 2008 12:16:05 +0000 http://www.techleader.co.za/stii/2008/05/23/what-is-going-to-be-the-next-big-thing/#comment-24167 Thanks Muhammad. I'm not so sure its always got to do with the vanity of architects. Walled gardens are built for a reason and that is to have a huge dedicated user base. To share the user base is to give away money almost. Thanks Muhammad. I’m not so sure its always got to do with the vanity of architects. Walled gardens are built for a reason and that is to have a huge dedicated user base. To share the user base is to give away money almost.

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]]> By: Muhammad Karim http://www.techleader.co.za/stii/2008/05/23/what-is-going-to-be-the-next-big-thing/#comment-24165 Muhammad Karim Mon, 26 May 2008 09:11:46 +0000 http://www.techleader.co.za/stii/2008/05/23/what-is-going-to-be-the-next-big-thing/#comment-24165 I'm all for simplicity. And regarding the cartoon in your post... I'm feeling a bit like that guy with SO much stuff to do, we spend more time in front of a computer screen rather than being social or experiencing the outside world. Regarding the "walled gardens" - Even those aren't as secure as they seem. and most problems which we have sith social networks and social media have already been solved, maybe these architects of the technology are just too vain to look around for help. M. I’m all for simplicity. And regarding the cartoon in your post… I’m feeling a bit like that guy with SO much stuff to do, we spend more time in front of a computer screen rather than being social or experiencing the outside world.

Regarding the “walled gardens” - Even those aren’t as secure as they seem. and most problems which we have sith social networks and social media have already been solved, maybe these architects of the technology are just too vain to look around for help.

M.

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