http://allfacebook.disqus.com/enSat, 04 Aug 2007 17:19:59 -0000http://www.allfacebook.com/2007/08/will-facebook-lose-steam/#comment-1637320Your post is a bit confusing. You're referring to two kinds of open:<br><br>Facebook's flavor of open - allowing people to build within the walled garden. This is what Fred Wilson's complaining about.<br><br>Portable Social Networks - This is allowing the user to control their social network information and be able to pull it into whatever application they want.<br><a href="http://microformats.org/wiki/social-network-portability" rel="nofollow">http://microformats.org/wiki/social-network-por...</a>Justin ThorpSat, 04 Aug 2007 17:19:59 -0000http://www.allfacebook.com/2007/08/will-facebook-lose-steam/#comment-1637321It seems that closed systems are increasingly not as viable as more open varieties. Interesting, the Cluetrain Manifesto predicted this model in 2001.<br><br>Are there closed models that are working, except in security related markets?compassioninpoliticsFri, 03 Aug 2007 23:25:39 -0000