http://blog.agrawals.org/2007/10/10/the-power-of-the-social-graph/ Rocky Agrawal's blog on search, wireless, maps and Web 2.0 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:46:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://blog.agrawals.org/2007/10/10/the-power-of-the-social-graph/#comment-25685 Heading toward the Facebook recommendation engine « reDesign Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:29:40 +0000 http://blog.agrawals.org/2007/10/10/the-power-of-the-social-graph/#comment-25685 [...] When it comes to restaurant reviews and recommendations, most people are looking for “good enough”. While you could spend hours reading every Yelp review of several restaurants and possibly get a better answer, a recommendation based on your friends’ activity is probably nearly as good. Facebook has done really well with good enough; Facebook Photos dominates online photo sharing, despite many functional weaknesses when compared wit.... [...] [...] When it comes to restaurant reviews and recommendations, most people are looking for “good enough”. While you could spend hours reading every Yelp review of several restaurants and possibly get a better answer, a recommendation based on your friends’ activity is probably nearly as good. Facebook has done really well with good enough; Facebook Photos dominates online photo sharing, despite many functional weaknesses when compared wit…. [...]

]]> http://blog.agrawals.org/2007/10/10/the-power-of-the-social-graph/#comment-21267 Finding the right level of friction for Facebook Beacon « reDesign Sun, 02 Dec 2007 17:39:50 +0000 http://blog.agrawals.org/2007/10/10/the-power-of-the-social-graph/#comment-21267 [...] a lofty $15 billion valuation. People clearly want to share their information with their friends. Facebook Photos significantly reduces the friction in viewing photos; as a result it has quickly become the number one photo sharing site on the [...] [...] a lofty $15 billion valuation. People clearly want to share their information with their friends. Facebook Photos significantly reduces the friction in viewing photos; as a result it has quickly become the number one photo sharing site on the [...]

]]> http://blog.agrawals.org/2007/10/10/the-power-of-the-social-graph/#comment-19685 The power of location in presence « reDesign Sun, 04 Nov 2007 03:55:57 +0000 http://blog.agrawals.org/2007/10/10/the-power-of-the-social-graph/#comment-19685 [...] almost-connection was facilitated by Facebook’s social graph and status updates. Next time I’m in Boston, I know to look Chike up. Twitter, Jaiku [...] [...] almost-connection was facilitated by Facebook’s social graph and status updates. Next time I’m in Boston, I know to look Chike up. Twitter, Jaiku [...]

]]> http://blog.agrawals.org/2007/10/10/the-power-of-the-social-graph/#comment-19144 People tagging on Facebook « reDesign Thu, 11 Oct 2007 02:28:43 +0000 http://blog.agrawals.org/2007/10/10/the-power-of-the-social-graph/#comment-19144 [...] It’s surprisingly addictive and it forms the basis of the real power of Facebook photos. More on that later. [...] [...] It’s surprisingly addictive and it forms the basis of the real power of Facebook photos. More on that later. [...]

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