In the twinkling of an eye

The truly social web

A nice explication of the silo that Facebook represents. Beyond the privacy issues surrounding Facebook, I think the more troubling issue is the Balkanization that could result as it continues to attract unsuspecting users. While their local social graph strengthens this would come at a cost of a thinner global social graph out on the larger net.

DIGITAL DOMAIN: World’s Largest Social Network: The Open Web

Facebook’s hybrid of public and private access runs contrary to the Web’s openness and connectedness.