Category Archives: social networks

The Facebook Micropayment System

August 31, 2009 – 8:09 am

This week’s question: Will Facebook launch a so-called “PayPal killer”, a micropayment system for members to pay for goods real or virtual? To me, this is a Flat Earth debate, meaning there is no debate, Facebook is ideally placed to become a powerful payment system player.
First, a bit of history: the Minitel. Once upon a [...]

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Monetizing a social network, the Skyrock case

June 21, 2009 – 4:38 pm

In the social network business, the European success story is called Skyrock. Built on top of the #1 FM radio station for 18-25 year-olds, it first expanded into a blog platform, then into a full-blown social network making full use of links users waved between themselves. In Europe, according to ComScore, Skyrock.com ranks #3 among [...]

Edited by Frédéric Filloux | Also posted in advertising, radio & TV | Comments (8)