http://theequitykicker.disqus.com/Nic Brisbourne’s view from London on venture capital and exploiting change in technology and mediaenThu, 17 Jan 2008 11:02:34 -0000http://www.theequitykicker.com/2008/01/17/social-objects-and-social-gestures/#comment-4455896WAYN is a hit. Good social items wins.leafarThu, 17 Jan 2008 11:02:34 -0000http://www.theequitykicker.com/2008/01/17/social-objects-and-social-gestures/#comment-4455895Hi Nic<br><br>The notion of social objects is also very relevant if you think of the sites not as they are today, but what their original focus was. As they grow, they add in a lot of extra objects and features which make this less clear.<br><br>Facebook's original social object: Harvard University<br><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040212031928/http://www.thefacebook.com/" rel="nofollow">http://web.archive.org/web/20040212031928/http:...</a><br><br>then others:<br><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040610104606/http://thefacebook.com/" rel="nofollow">http://web.archive.org/web/20040610104606/http:...</a><br><br>Bebo: your school<br><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060101024441/http://www.bebo.com/" rel="nofollow">http://web.archive.org/web/20060101024441/http:...</a><br><br>Myspace: probably music if you've read danah and remember that friendster was the only real open alternative (with its own issues) for the majority of people at the time.NnamdiThu, 17 Jan 2008 08:23:37 -0000