Comments on: Munich Online Network – or my opinion about WhatsYourPlace http://www.paidcontentisback.com/2008/03/munich-online-network-or-my-opinion-about-whatsyourplace/ Social Networks + Virtual Goods = SnipClip Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:35:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Martin http://www.paidcontentisback.com/2008/03/munich-online-network-or-my-opinion-about-whatsyourplace/comment-page-1/#comment-98 Martin Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:03:30 +0000 http://www.paidcontentisback.com/?p=121#comment-98 Hi Tobias, Thanks for your comment! The content / community division comes from a presentation by Kupferwerk (internet company in Regensburg) at a Web Monday. However, I think the model is not complete: the service is missing. Of course, every website needs to be or - better - to have a social network! It's just an essential feature. Sorry for the screenshot. It was late at night ;) Greetings, Martin Hi Tobias,

Thanks for your comment!

The content / community division comes from a presentation by Kupferwerk (internet company in Regensburg) at a Web Monday. However, I think the model is not complete: the service is missing.

Of course, every website needs to be or – better – to have a social network! It’s just an essential feature.

Sorry for the screenshot. It was late at night ;)

Greetings, Martin

]]> By: Tobias http://www.paidcontentisback.com/2008/03/munich-online-network-or-my-opinion-about-whatsyourplace/comment-page-1/#comment-96 Tobias Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:52:42 +0000 http://www.paidcontentisback.com/?p=121#comment-96 Hi Martin, this calls for another comment from my side ;-) Tt was a pleasure talking to you on the Online Network and to learn more about your ideas on virtual goods! I am enthrilled about your analysis on the content / community division. So far, I had not spent the deepest kind of thoughts on whether WhatsYourPlace truly is a community. I would say yes, because to a large part WhatsYourPlace is about people representing themselves (by way of choosing their favourite places, rather than simply describing personal charateristics) and also interacting with each other (for which relating somehow to the same place provides the basis). But then of course, "community" may be defined differently and I learned that many are not happy with my definition of virtual self-representation and interaction. User generated content is also created in abundance at WhatsYourPlace. People not only buy their favourite places and walk away, but express their particular relation to those places in words, personal pictures, dates, and placemarks. That is, after all, what makes it interesting to browse the places: to learn WHY people bought those. But the main purpose of WhatsYourPlace of course is not to provide yet another platform to administer social contacts. Neither is it targeted at special interests (what some consider the main constituting factor of communities: that all members have something in common and feel a sense of togetherness). So I am quite happy with your analysis. So now it's time for Squirrel to materialize. I will definately watch out - let's enhance diversity! btw: terrible screenshot from wyp ;-) Hi Martin,
this calls for another comment from my side ;-)
Tt was a pleasure talking to you on the Online Network and to learn more about your ideas on virtual goods! I am enthrilled about your analysis on the content / community division.
So far, I had not spent the deepest kind of thoughts on whether WhatsYourPlace truly is a community. I would say yes, because to a large part WhatsYourPlace is about people representing themselves (by way of choosing their favourite places, rather than simply describing personal charateristics) and also interacting with each other (for which relating somehow to the same place provides the basis). But then of course, “community” may be defined differently and I learned that many are not happy with my definition of virtual self-representation and interaction. User generated content is also created in abundance at WhatsYourPlace. People not only buy their favourite places and walk away, but express their particular relation to those places in words, personal pictures, dates, and placemarks. That is, after all, what makes it interesting to browse the places: to learn WHY people bought those.
But the main purpose of WhatsYourPlace of course is not to provide yet another platform to administer social contacts. Neither is it targeted at special interests (what some consider the main constituting factor of communities: that all members have something in common and feel a sense of togetherness). So I am quite happy with your analysis.
So now it’s time for Squirrel to materialize. I will definately watch out – let’s enhance diversity!

btw: terrible screenshot from wyp ;-)

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