V/Speak

Big week for Facebook as they rolled out some big news at their annual F8 developers conference. They have cached all their live stream videos on their site.  The areas that they’ve made their biggest strides in? Personalized Search, Micro-Blogging, and an increased footprint in their ever-growing Ad Network business.  Pete Cashmore sums it up well in his CNN Tech Blog – going so far as to lead with the headline:

“How Facebook won the web”

I think it’s a little early for the rest of the Web players to wave the white flag of defeat, however it is impressive how Facebook is recognizing the key growth areas and making the right partnerships to win those areas.  I’m personally very interested to watch the partnership with Pandora play out.  We’re (Intel) currently a sponsor of the ‘sharing’ mechanism in Pandora – literally, letting your social network know through Twitter and Facebook, which song you are listening to at any given time you choose to share.  The new announcement with Facebook extends that even further, sending the sharing both directions.  Full details on the Pandora FAQ page.  Smart companies, smart partnership.

David Veneski Facebook, Pandora, Social Media Facebook, Pandora, Social Music