Facebook and Groucho

re: Facebook and Groucho

djschny — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 16:58:28 GMT

First just wanted to say, "great blog Tom." It has an appealing layout, features, and content. After the Tomson-Reuters merger I've subscribed to your blog in my Google Reader account and have been reading it ever since.

I have been very anti-MySpace for quite awhile and when facebook first came out was skeptical. However after finally giving in and trying it out at the recommendation of others, I was very impressed. As a software developer I appreciated the quality work and thought that went into the system. The relationships and user content are what drive a social networking site, not the ability to change themes and have music play when a profile loads.

The recent influx of "custom applications" in facebook has started to clutter its once clean approach. Hopefully the trend does not continue with the commercialization that you speak of.

Thanks for the blog and openness in your communication.
Cheers!
Ryan

re: Facebook and Groucho

Paulpen — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:24:05 GMT

Tom

At the risk of trying to sell you something, you might like to try Finextra Communities. It's a professional networking site created specifically for people in the financial technology industry. The comunity is gated and open only to bonafide fintech professionals. It's free, there are no ads, and our T&Cs expressly forbid any solicitation.

re: Facebook and Groucho

ebonder — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 04:34:34 GMT

Groucho 2.0.01 Rule: "I open my own blog to outsiders who may wish to capitalize by this access to me, to sell me on ideas."

I have one...and I'd like to sell it to you. It's all about youth engagement in business and society, through that medium they love, and which REUTERS is now embracing.

I call it BZZZCLIP . I am a Montrealer.

ebonder@emage-media.com

re: Facebook and Groucho

mnelsonnyc — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 22:39:33 GMT

Hello Tom, Great blog site. Thought I would share one of my fav quotes with you. From one hard charging finance exec to another.
Best-
Michael Nelson, nyc

Man in the Arena-

"It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat."

"Citizenship in a Republic,"
Speech at the Sorbonne, Paris, April 23, 1910

re: Facebook and Groucho

Marc — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:56:34 GMT

Culpa in contrahendo!

Sometimes it is interesting to see how other civilizations have historically engaged in negotiation. Perhaps the existing financial crisis could lead to a different attitude towards who bears the guaranty, but as long as America rules the market this might only be wishful thinking.

Cheers my roman friend