Comments on: Post III: The Search for Spock http://blog.fosketts.net/2007/12/07/post-iii-the-search-for-spock/ Understanding the accumulation of data Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:17:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Thatguy http://blog.fosketts.net/2007/12/07/post-iii-the-search-for-spock/comment-page-1/#comment-1788 Thatguy Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:29:33 +0000 http://blog.fosketts.net/2007/12/07/post-iii-the-search-for-spock/#comment-1788 Stephen, We've changed the sign-in process to be more clear about the ABI and the ability to pick and choose people you invite (including no one). As far as where Spock fits in the whole spectrum of Web 2.0 and social networking sites, we're ultimately designed more around search than being a social network. We believe that ultimately we're a more useful site for searching people both professionally and socially than Myspace, LinkedIn, and Google. Stephen,

We’ve changed the sign-in process to be more clear about the ABI and the ability to pick and choose people you invite (including no one). As far as where Spock fits in the whole spectrum of Web 2.0 and social networking sites, we’re ultimately designed more around search than being a social network. We believe that ultimately we’re a more useful site for searching people both professionally and socially than Myspace, LinkedIn, and Google.

]]> By: » spock sqrt(-1): Jim Carson, reloaded: This one goes to eleven. http://blog.fosketts.net/2007/12/07/post-iii-the-search-for-spock/comment-page-1/#comment-1725 » spock sqrt(-1): Jim Carson, reloaded: This one goes to eleven. Thu, 03 Jan 2008 20:03:42 +0000 http://blog.fosketts.net/2007/12/07/post-iii-the-search-for-spock/#comment-1725 [...] Based on the invites, I’d surmise one of my coworkers signed up, allowing them to peruse his address book “to see where people […] are on the web.” Those who weren’t, were “invited,” the “Type 2″ user acquisition technique Stephen Foskett refers to. [...] [...] Based on the invites, I’d surmise one of my coworkers signed up, allowing them to peruse his address book “to see where people […] are on the web.” Those who weren’t, were “invited,” the “Type 2″ user acquisition technique Stephen Foskett refers to. [...]

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