Comments on: Social Networks Finding New Growth With APIs http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/02/social-networks-finding-new-growth-with-apis.html Internet Marketing News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:00:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Social Publishers Get Socialer http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/02/social-networks-finding-new-growth-with-apis.html/comment-page-1#comment-28141 Social Publishers Get Socialer Fri, 22 Jun 2007 12:09:21 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/02/social-networks-finding-new-growth-with-apis.html#comment-28141 [...] But, Ms. Kharif’s point is a deeper integration with the API or Application Program Interface, where third party developers would write code and built interfaces that mesh seemlessly with any of these sites. Marketing Pilgrim’s Andy Beal points out that the potential is huge in terms of overall traffic growth for site such as Friendster: “Nearly 19 million new users from just a handful of developers? Imagine the growth when the API is available to anyone that cares to use it?” [...] [...] But, Ms. Kharif’s point is a deeper integration with the API or Application Program Interface, where third party developers would write code and built interfaces that mesh seemlessly with any of these sites. Marketing Pilgrim’s Andy Beal points out that the potential is huge in terms of overall traffic growth for site such as Friendster: “Nearly 19 million new users from just a handful of developers? Imagine the growth when the API is available to anyone that cares to use it?” [...]

]]> By: Terry Ng http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/02/social-networks-finding-new-growth-with-apis.html/comment-page-1#comment-22239 Terry Ng Tue, 20 Feb 2007 08:35:32 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/02/social-networks-finding-new-growth-with-apis.html#comment-22239 If MySpace ever opens up their API, a thousand new businesses will crop up, and I'll be the first to jump on that bandwagon. If MySpace ever opens up their API, a thousand new businesses will crop up, and I’ll be the first to jump on that bandwagon.

]]> By: DofAM http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/02/social-networks-finding-new-growth-with-apis.html/comment-page-1#comment-22031 DofAM Wed, 14 Feb 2007 22:16:03 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/02/social-networks-finding-new-growth-with-apis.html#comment-22031 It's interesting. Will there ever come a time when folks will want their social networks to be more exclusive and not as open to the masses? Certainly having open tech is a must, but I think the pendulum may swing back at some point, but only from a demographic standpoint. It’s interesting. Will there ever come a time when folks will want their social networks to be more exclusive and not as open to the masses? Certainly having open tech is a must, but I think the pendulum may swing back at some point, but only from a demographic standpoint.

]]> By: Andy Beal http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/02/social-networks-finding-new-growth-with-apis.html/comment-page-1#comment-22000 Andy Beal Tue, 13 Feb 2007 18:47:10 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/02/social-networks-finding-new-growth-with-apis.html#comment-22000 Nice catch Teresa. I corrected the statement. Thanks Nice catch Teresa. I corrected the statement. Thanks

]]> By: Teresa Valdez Klein http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/02/social-networks-finding-new-growth-with-apis.html/comment-page-1#comment-21999 Teresa Valdez Klein Tue, 13 Feb 2007 18:28:55 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/02/social-networks-finding-new-growth-with-apis.html#comment-21999 Not to be a nitpicker or a pain in the ass, but the site's visitors grew <i>to</i> nearly 19 million. It didn't grow <i>by</i> nearly 19 million. Still a 17.6% jump in unique visitors is utterly remarkable. It's absolutely enough to encourage other social networks to provide public or semi-public APIs. Not to be a nitpicker or a pain in the ass, but the site’s visitors grew to nearly 19 million. It didn’t grow by nearly 19 million.

Still a 17.6% jump in unique visitors is utterly remarkable. It’s absolutely enough to encourage other social networks to provide public or semi-public APIs.

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