Bloggers love to bitch
Yes, Jeremy Zawodny from Yahoo!, yes we do.
So here's a thought:
There's just too damn much social softwares out there and no time for it all!
Some notes on all of this jargon:
Get involved in the social and legal container in which we live.
Eric Rice says: We use (obsess over) flickr, and it's the tiniest blip on the map. We do not look outside. We talk about users, but we don't talk about people. It's frustrating and exhausting. The buzz words: love them like the next guy, but stop the madness, it has to end.
As our population gets older, there's a need to address their needs.
What will retirees be doing with their time? They'll be getting on the internet and joining the social networks.
Yahoo! has grabbed social software companies like they're going out of style.
A challenge from the crowd: Yahoo's blueprints... Let's see them. Map the future for us please.
Check out Jeremy's blog. He asks for your feedback and input and opinions. Comment - tell Yahoo! what you want to see. This is what this conference is about: ideas to action!
A major player: the ego. Egos trying to overpower egos. Perhaps a little more focus could be geared toward future-moving and getting over oneself. Ouch. But true.
Canter chimes in:
The essence is being missed.
Don't think about tools and engineering - we have to think about content. No more building universal platforms.
The bottom line:
We need to step away from the computer every once in a while, look around, talk to people, see what kinds of services, content, product is really needed.
And then go do it.