Comments on: Popular and Better – Synonyms or Misconception? http://freelancefolder.com/popular-and-better-synonyms-or-misconception/ The Blog For Freelancers And Web-Workers Sat, 26 May 2012 00:22:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: 300 Reasons Why I Gained Over 3,000 RSS Subscribers in 10 Weeks http://freelancefolder.com/popular-and-better-synonyms-or-misconception/comment-page-1/#comment-8695 300 Reasons Why I Gained Over 3,000 RSS Subscribers in 10 Weeks Sat, 05 Apr 2008 14:11:28 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/popular-and-better-synonyms-or-misconception/#comment-8695 [...] Earning a Living Online – From Myth to Reality 241) Online Entrepreneurs and Responsibility 242) Popular and Better - Synonyms or Misconception? 243) 7 Common Misconceptions About Web-Working And Earning A Living [...] [...] Earning a Living Online – From Myth to Reality 241) Online Entrepreneurs and Responsibility 242) Popular and Better – Synonyms or Misconception? 243) 7 Common Misconceptions About Web-Working And Earning A Living [...]

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]]> By: faryl http://freelancefolder.com/popular-and-better-synonyms-or-misconception/comment-page-1/#comment-8184 faryl Sun, 30 Mar 2008 02:07:30 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/popular-and-better-synonyms-or-misconception/#comment-8184 Interesting topic, Alan - and nicely summarized! One area that is particularly tricky in is social networking - whether myspace, facebook, twitter, etc. employ the best design standards, technology foundations or even the best overall user experience, their popularity alone make them better *because* they are popular. No matter how many bells and whistles a similar product might have, it's users' ultimate experience is dependent on other users' adoption. Perhaps OpenSocial will change that though? Interesting topic, Alan – and nicely summarized!

One area that is particularly tricky in is social networking – whether myspace, facebook, twitter, etc. employ the best design standards, technology foundations or even the best overall user experience, their popularity alone make them better *because* they are popular.

No matter how many bells and whistles a similar product might have, it’s users’ ultimate experience is dependent on other users’ adoption.

Perhaps OpenSocial will change that though?

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