Comments on: Which Problem Is Facebook Solving?

By: The Problem Facebook does solve « a la 360 by Gadi Shamia

The Problem Facebook does solve « a la 360 by Gadi Shamia — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:43:01 +0000

[...] segmentation, social graph, social networks | More than a year ago I spent time thinking about Facebook and the problem it solves. Back then, Facebook was growing in a staggering speed, adding 1 million users every week. This [...]

By: social media

social media — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 19:44:46 +0000

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By: Guerrillero

Guerrillero — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 22:51:03 +0000

Businesses exist to make money. That’s the answer.

By: The Wisdom of Crowds- My Top Posts « a la 360 by Gadi Shamia

The Wisdom of Crowds- My Top Posts « a la 360 by Gadi Shamia — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 04:59:07 +0000

[...] Which Problem Is Facebook Solving? made it to the third place, but won the comment war with 14 comments posted. [...]

By: A Discussion Mark Zuckerberg Never Had - Sramana Mitra on Strategy

A Discussion Mark Zuckerberg Never Had - Sramana Mitra on Strategy — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 12:22:15 +0000

[...] actually didn’t plan to write about Facebook any more. In my recent post I claimed that Facebook is not solving any real problem. My readers were kind enough to prove me wrong … Jason thought we were just too old, and Jose [...]

By: Terence WK Teoh

Terence WK Teoh — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 09:58:31 +0000

I agree with the Pain vs. Fad point of view, and I think both type of business can succeed.
I do think that the chances of succeeding is higher in the pain solving business – because solving pain is the common denominator. Look at it from the Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs perspective – you’ve got to feed yourself and put a roof over your head first before you can even think about “connecting” to other people.
So – the segmentation of Pain vs. Fad can actually be based on the hierarchy of needs. As in any strategy – one have to make a choice of the target segment – and do the best to address the needs.

By: Facebook, Market Segmentation And a Discussion Mark Zuckerberg Never Had « a la 360

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 03:41:07 +0000

[...] I actually didn’t plan to write about Facebook any more. In my recent post I claimed that Facebook is not solving any real problem. My readers were kind enough to prove me wrong… Jason thought we were just too old, and Jose [...]

By: Gadi Shamia

Gadi Shamia — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 02:38:13 +0000

I sure need to write more on Facebook. So many opinions… I am writing a new post about using all the wisdom I gained from your comments. Stay tuned…

By: Efe Cakarel

Efe Cakarel — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 02:08:58 +0000

Facebook is a social utility. People use Facebook to keep up with friends. And THAT’S the real problem they are solving, and yes, it’s worth $15 billion any day of the week.

Gadi and I are good friends, and I really like his company. Yet, the last time we talked was 2 months ago. The pain point here is the effort it takes to keep in touch. Unless I pro-actively call Gadi to have a cup of coffee, or he e-mails me photographs from his latest trip or whatever, we will not be in touch. But if I see that Gadi just watched this film I also love, or he’s now in Paris where I’ll be in two days, etc. when I look at the social stream of activities of my friends (i.e. NewsFeed) in Facebook, that creates engagement. And that’s a very powerful construct.

Facebook has a brilliant model of the social graph that already exists. It is famous for being famous, but there is a reason why it’s famous to begin with. And it’s here to stay.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 21:22:35 +0000

Finally I am happy someone admits Facebook has a Problem

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