http://www.sparkminute.com/2007/11/01/facebook-vs-google-encroaching-on-each-others-territory/ David Spark's segment on Green 960 AM (formerly 960, The Quake) Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:03:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.sparkminute.com/2007/11/01/facebook-vs-google-encroaching-on-each-others-territory/comment-page-1/#comment-1770 Google’s revenue plan: Mo screens! Mo eyeballs! Mo MONEY! Thu, 08 Nov 2007 08:09:44 +0000 http://www.sparkminute.com/?p=246#comment-1770 [...] Last week on the Spark Minute I talked about Google’s plan with OpenSocial, the open application development environment for social networks. Up against Facebook’s growing juggernaut of 50 million users and growing, Google decided to invite all other social networks to be part of its open application development consortium. Facebook’s been invited too, but they probably won’t join. Just a few months ago, in August, Google announced plans to bid up to $4.6 billion for the FCC’s “open” 700 MHz spectrum.  And this week, Google announced the formation of the Open Handset Alliance, an open consortium of 34 chip makers, service providers, and handset makers, to support the open development of the Android operating system for mobile phones. [...] [...] Last week on the Spark Minute I talked about Google’s plan with OpenSocial, the open application development environment for social networks. Up against Facebook’s growing juggernaut of 50 million users and growing, Google decided to invite all other social networks to be part of its open application development consortium. Facebook’s been invited too, but they probably won’t join. Just a few months ago, in August, Google announced plans to bid up to $4.6 billion for the FCC’s “open” 700 MHz spectrum.  And this week, Google announced the formation of the Open Handset Alliance, an open consortium of 34 chip makers, service providers, and handset makers, to support the open development of the Android operating system for mobile phones. [...]

]]> http://www.sparkminute.com/2007/11/01/facebook-vs-google-encroaching-on-each-others-territory/comment-page-1/#comment-1706 David Mullings Mon, 05 Nov 2007 23:18:35 +0000 http://www.sparkminute.com/?p=246#comment-1706 You are correct on many fronts, the ultimate point being that companies focus on defending their IP because that is where the most value comes from in the end and businesses are built to create value. You are correct on many fronts, the ultimate point being that companies focus on defending their IP because that is where the most value comes from in the end and businesses are built to create value.

]]> http://www.sparkminute.com/2007/11/01/facebook-vs-google-encroaching-on-each-others-territory/comment-page-1/#comment-1642 The Equity Kicker » Blog Archive » Google’s OpenSocial a game changer Thu, 01 Nov 2007 11:41:15 +0000 http://www.sparkminute.com/?p=246#comment-1642 [...] Facebook refuse to support the standard - and this is something they might well do - as David Spark points out: If you’ve got a popular product built on proprietary technology, defend your position. There’s [...] [...] Facebook refuse to support the standard – and this is something they might well do – as David Spark points out: If you’ve got a popular product built on proprietary technology, defend your position. There’s [...]

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