http://danblank.com/blog/2007/12/02/facebook-the-fickleness-of-social-network-success/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:59:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 http://danblank.com/blog/2007/12/02/facebook-the-fickleness-of-social-network-success/#comment-34046 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:22:35 +0000 http://danblank.com/blog/2007/12/02/facebook-the-fickleness-of-social-network-success/#comment-34046 [...] Here is what Dan Blank had to say: This snowy Monday morning has several folks thinking about the incredible backlash that Facebook is experiencing due to its “Beacon” service, which is an attempt to monetize the site: [...] […] Here is what Dan Blank had to say: This snowy Monday morning has several folks thinking about the incredible backlash that Facebook is experiencing due to its “Beacon” service, which is an attempt to monetize the site: […]

]]> http://danblank.com/blog/2007/12/02/facebook-the-fickleness-of-social-network-success/#comment-34001 Sun, 02 Dec 2007 21:26:29 +0000 http://danblank.com/blog/2007/12/02/facebook-the-fickleness-of-social-network-success/#comment-34001 This is not a great surprise. All fast growing companies go through this. Microsoft did, Google did, so it's just a part of the company lifecycle really. The real test is not whether companies have these kind of backlashes, but how they deal with it. I'm gonna keep my eye on the situation and see how they pull through. It's gonna be a real test of their true credentials as a long term successful company. This is not a great surprise. All fast growing companies go through this. Microsoft did, Google did, so it’s just a part of the company lifecycle really. The real test is not whether companies have these kind of backlashes, but how they deal with it. I’m gonna keep my eye on the situation and see how they pull through. It’s gonna be a real test of their true credentials as a long term successful company.

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