Thursday, March 5, 2009
Timeline? Stream? For Facebook, Imitation Is the Sincerest Form of Flattery!
Yesterday, Facebook introduced another new look at an open house at its Palo Alto, Calif., HQ.
Much of the analysis centered around how Facebook was trying desperately to mimic Twitter, especially since Zuckerberg said in a blog post that it was (without naming Twitter, which it had tried to buy).
But Facebook was actually borrowing from all over–from AOL’s Bebo too–to leverage whatever is popular out there. After all, with the big numbers it’s putting up on the board in terms of audience, it’s hard to stay as innovative, as much as be a fast follower to those who are nimbler or need to be bold.
