Comments on: Attack of the Facebook clones: Russia’s Vkontakte http://venturebeat.com/2007/09/05/attack-of-the-facebook-clones-russias-vkontakte/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:11:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Torov http://venturebeat.com/2007/09/05/attack-of-the-facebook-clones-russias-vkontakte/comment-page-1/#comment-866224 Torov Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:47:16 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/09/05/attack-of-the-facebook-clones-russias-vkontakte/#comment-866224 Facebook has been well-known to keep personal information long after a profile is deleted and any photographs hosted in FaceBook now becomes the property of Facebook as pre-agreed in the Terms of Use policy and agreements made by [you] the user, and FaceBook itself. Therefore, having the world wide web providing a healthy comptetition places FaceBook on check... I mean, we don't want a "dictatorship" of social networks do we? [In which we have absolutely no choice?] Each and every single individual having their basic most fundamental rights to privacy being stripped away? People around the world enjoy utitlizing such a powerful search engine within a social network. <br><br>Many advent users feel that FaceBook is behaving in a rather totalitarianism manner. Recording all emails, log in locations, the time a user logs in and for how long till they logged off, photographs, websites addresses, people [you] the user socialize within the network itself, and the very apps accepted and utilized. Therefore, I would feel much more "comfortable" utilizing a trusted social network for my friends and family without the risk of my information being sold/granted to persons of any privilage. Ofcourse, this entire article is solely opinionated. Such sites must undergo a litigation process inorder to fully verify if such sites are causing damage/harm to FaceBook themselves, and if such sites appear to be identicle while violating any [or if any] patents FaceBook has (or may have) registered in a patent. Although, I see a clear difference in the look of FaceBook and other "mock" (As opinionated by: Eric Eldon: "Attack of the Facebook clones" and "International ripoffs of successful web companies" quoted at the beginning of his article simplified "mock-sites" in accordance to the article) sites such as Vkontakte, StudiVZ, and Xianei! <br><br>Perhapse a side by side comparison would've been beneficial to the reader. Apparently Facebook hasn't seeked any legal action (at the time) against these companies, and their websites ARE still available in cyber-space...<br><br>A former Facebook user now advent "в контакте" user. <br><br>*** Correction; Vkontakte doesn't mean "virtual contact" Please look up your sources carefully! To translate this from Russian to English (or any language) it would literally mean "In Contact" <br><br>в=in and контакте=contact Facebook has been well-known to keep personal information long after a profile is deleted and any photographs hosted in FaceBook now becomes the property of Facebook as pre-agreed in the Terms of Use policy and agreements made by [you] the user, and FaceBook itself. Therefore, having the world wide web providing a healthy comptetition places FaceBook on check… I mean, we don't want a “dictatorship” of social networks do we? [In which we have absolutely no choice?] Each and every single individual having their basic most fundamental rights to privacy being stripped away? People around the world enjoy utitlizing such a powerful search engine within a social network.

Many advent users feel that FaceBook is behaving in a rather totalitarianism manner. Recording all emails, log in locations, the time a user logs in and for how long till they logged off, photographs, websites addresses, people [you] the user socialize within the network itself, and the very apps accepted and utilized. Therefore, I would feel much more “comfortable” utilizing a trusted social network for my friends and family without the risk of my information being sold/granted to persons of any privilage. Ofcourse, this entire article is solely opinionated. Such sites must undergo a litigation process inorder to fully verify if such sites are causing damage/harm to FaceBook themselves, and if such sites appear to be identicle while violating any [or if any] patents FaceBook has (or may have) registered in a patent. Although, I see a clear difference in the look of FaceBook and other “mock” (As opinionated by: Eric Eldon: “Attack of the Facebook clones” and “International ripoffs of successful web companies” quoted at the beginning of his article simplified “mock-sites” in accordance to the article) sites such as Vkontakte, StudiVZ, and Xianei!

Perhapse a side by side comparison would've been beneficial to the reader. Apparently Facebook hasn't seeked any legal action (at the time) against these companies, and their websites ARE still available in cyber-space…

A former Facebook user now advent “в контакте” user.

*** Correction; Vkontakte doesn't mean “virtual contact” Please look up your sources carefully! To translate this from Russian to English (or any language) it would literally mean “In Contact”

в=in and контакте=contact

]]> By: Didrick http://venturebeat.com/2007/09/05/attack-of-the-facebook-clones-russias-vkontakte/comment-page-1/#comment-831979 Didrick Sat, 25 Oct 2008 21:02:12 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/09/05/attack-of-the-facebook-clones-russias-vkontakte/#comment-831979 These clones are worth their weight in gold having a look and feel identical to the old Facebook design now that Zuckerberg & Co decided to mess things up on what used to be a sleek and tidy looking social networking site. After getting frustrated with the new look of Facebook, I heard about VKontakte so I decided to check it out and I love it now, I spend way more time there than on the new Facebook and I recommend that othes check it out as well. Non-russians (like myself) will automatically get an english version of the site when entering the URL in the browser. Does anyone know if there is/will be an english version of StudiVZ available? These clones are worth their weight in gold having a look and feel identical to the old Facebook design now that Zuckerberg & Co decided to mess things up on what used to be a sleek and tidy looking social networking site. After getting frustrated with the new look of Facebook, I heard about VKontakte so I decided to check it out and I love it now, I spend way more time there than on the new Facebook and I recommend that othes check it out as well. Non-russians (like myself) will automatically get an english version of the site when entering the URL in the browser.

Does anyone know if there is/will be an english version of StudiVZ available?

]]> By: bill gates http://venturebeat.com/2007/09/05/attack-of-the-facebook-clones-russias-vkontakte/comment-page-1/#comment-821640 bill gates Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:09:09 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/09/05/attack-of-the-facebook-clones-russias-vkontakte/#comment-821640 no one holds a million dollar bill in hand without my permission case closed no one holds a million dollar bill in hand without
my permission
case closed

]]> By: abcd http://venturebeat.com/2007/09/05/attack-of-the-facebook-clones-russias-vkontakte/comment-page-1/#comment-811661 abcd Wed, 07 May 2008 13:41:24 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/09/05/attack-of-the-facebook-clones-russias-vkontakte/#comment-811661 °°°°°°Vkontakte rulezzzzzzzzzzz and Facebook suxxxxxxxxxx°°°°°°° ^^ °°°°°°Vkontakte rulezzzzzzzzzzz and Facebook suxxxxxxxxxx°°°°°°° ^^

]]> By: Yarovyy, Yaroslav http://venturebeat.com/2007/09/05/attack-of-the-facebook-clones-russias-vkontakte/comment-page-1/#comment-806722 Yarovyy, Yaroslav Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:01:23 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/09/05/attack-of-the-facebook-clones-russias-vkontakte/#comment-806722 Vkontakte means "in contact", not "virtual contact", you dumb ass Vkontakte means “in contact”, not “virtual contact”, you dumb ass

]]> By: Snoop http://venturebeat.com/2007/09/05/attack-of-the-facebook-clones-russias-vkontakte/comment-page-1/#comment-803087 Snoop Sat, 12 Apr 2008 10:15:29 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/09/05/attack-of-the-facebook-clones-russias-vkontakte/#comment-803087 BORING!!!! BORING!!!!

]]> By: jansegers http://venturebeat.com/2007/09/05/attack-of-the-facebook-clones-russias-vkontakte/comment-page-1/#comment-801229 jansegers Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:46:40 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/09/05/attack-of-the-facebook-clones-russias-vkontakte/#comment-801229 Thanks for the Russian site information. Thanks for the Russian site information.

]]> By: RalphM http://venturebeat.com/2007/09/05/attack-of-the-facebook-clones-russias-vkontakte/comment-page-1/#comment-770156 RalphM Sat, 02 Feb 2008 19:00:51 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/09/05/attack-of-the-facebook-clones-russias-vkontakte/#comment-770156 Facebook makes money from advertisers. So far, copycat sites do not get revenues from ads. Why bother to shut them down. Facebook makes money from advertisers. So far, copycat sites do not get revenues from ads. Why bother to shut them down.

]]> By: Android http://venturebeat.com/2007/09/05/attack-of-the-facebook-clones-russias-vkontakte/comment-page-1/#comment-710152 Android Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:41:40 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/09/05/attack-of-the-facebook-clones-russias-vkontakte/#comment-710152 I emailed the 'creator' of the Russian Facebook a while ago - he claims to have purchased the license, and that Facebook are aware of the website and support it! I emailed the ‘creator’ of the Russian Facebook a while ago – he claims to have purchased the license, and that Facebook are aware of the website and support it!

]]> By: gougi http://venturebeat.com/2007/09/05/attack-of-the-facebook-clones-russias-vkontakte/comment-page-1/#comment-632018 gougi Wed, 14 Nov 2007 10:06:15 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/09/05/attack-of-the-facebook-clones-russias-vkontakte/#comment-632018 this article is stupid... this person has no knoweldge of social networks. They all embody similar features. Facebooks desing was not an innovative idea, its was also taken from other social networking sites and social networking books. So relax guys. Dont say bullshit when you dont know the industry. this article is stupid… this person has no knoweldge of social networks. They all embody similar features. Facebooks desing was not an innovative idea, its was also taken from other social networking sites and social networking books. So relax guys. Dont say bullshit when you dont know the industry.

]]> By: Mo http://venturebeat.com/2007/09/05/attack-of-the-facebook-clones-russias-vkontakte/comment-page-1/#comment-515748 Mo Thu, 06 Sep 2007 20:50:21 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/09/05/attack-of-the-facebook-clones-russias-vkontakte/#comment-515748 And, Chinese clone of google: http://baidu.com and of craigslist: http://edeng.cn And, Chinese clone of google: http://baidu.com and of craigslist: http://edeng.cn

]]> By: Gene Linetsky http://venturebeat.com/2007/09/05/attack-of-the-facebook-clones-russias-vkontakte/comment-page-1/#comment-515048 Gene Linetsky Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:39:16 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/09/05/attack-of-the-facebook-clones-russias-vkontakte/#comment-515048 "v kontakte" means "in touch" “v kontakte” means “in touch”

]]> By: Jared http://venturebeat.com/2007/09/05/attack-of-the-facebook-clones-russias-vkontakte/comment-page-1/#comment-514950 Jared Thu, 06 Sep 2007 13:46:26 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/09/05/attack-of-the-facebook-clones-russias-vkontakte/#comment-514950 Don't hate on the copycats, everything about facebook was just a copy until a few months ago. That blue-blood ceo of theirs copied from housesystem and connectu, and friendster for that matter. Don’t hate on the copycats, everything about facebook was just a copy until a few months ago. That blue-blood ceo of theirs copied from housesystem and connectu, and friendster for that matter.

]]> By: Igor http://venturebeat.com/2007/09/05/attack-of-the-facebook-clones-russias-vkontakte/comment-page-1/#comment-514908 Igor Thu, 06 Sep 2007 13:22:55 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/09/05/attack-of-the-facebook-clones-russias-vkontakte/#comment-514908 Great review and a good food for thought for all. It will be fun watching this happening. From business strategy point of view, this Web is a very unique medium - it's unlikely that Ford or Sony or GE can copy-paste something of their competitors in a "niche market" and succeed as fast... Great review and a good food for thought for all. It will be fun watching this happening. From business strategy point of view, this Web is a very unique medium – it’s unlikely that Ford or Sony or GE can copy-paste something of their competitors in a “niche market” and succeed as fast…

]]> By: How To Predict The Future | How To Split An Atom http://venturebeat.com/2007/09/05/attack-of-the-facebook-clones-russias-vkontakte/comment-page-1/#comment-514334 How To Predict The Future | How To Split An Atom Thu, 06 Sep 2007 07:01:09 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/09/05/attack-of-the-facebook-clones-russias-vkontakte/#comment-514334 [...] I know this as a fact. Many of you are not based in the U.S. and as ubiquitous broadband proliferates this number will just grow. Any new developments in the web will need to take into account the global nature of the internet. Web services like Facebook have been slow in embracing this, much to their chagrin. [...] [...] I know this as a fact. Many of you are not based in the U.S. and as ubiquitous broadband proliferates this number will just grow. Any new developments in the web will need to take into account the global nature of the internet. Web services like Facebook have been slow in embracing this, much to their chagrin. [...]

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