Comments on: Shirky’s Law and why (most) social software fails http://michaelnielsen.org/blog/shirkys-law-and-why-most-social-software-fails/ Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:38:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Shirky’s Law And Successful Social Software « Steps & Leaps http://michaelnielsen.org/blog/shirkys-law-and-why-most-social-software-fails/comment-page-1/#comment-26146 Shirky’s Law And Successful Social Software « Steps & Leaps Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:48:40 +0000 http://michaelnielsen.org/blog/?p=451#comment-26146 [...] so and why some social sites are amazingly successful, I came across a post on this very topic from Michael Nielsen: Shirky’s Law states that the social software most likely to succeed has “a brutally simple [...] [...] so and why some social sites are amazingly successful, I came across a post on this very topic from Michael Nielsen: Shirky’s Law states that the social software most likely to succeed has “a brutally simple [...]

]]> By: James http://michaelnielsen.org/blog/shirkys-law-and-why-most-social-software-fails/comment-page-1/#comment-24329 James Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:26:51 +0000 http://michaelnielsen.org/blog/?p=451#comment-24329 Alan Kay's reading list now at http://www.squeakland.org/resources/books/readingList.jsp Cheers, -jk Alan Kay’s reading list now at

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]]> By: Michael Nielsen » The sincerest form of flattery… http://michaelnielsen.org/blog/shirkys-law-and-why-most-social-software-fails/comment-page-1/#comment-17202 Michael Nielsen » The sincerest form of flattery… Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:35:34 +0000 http://michaelnielsen.org/blog/?p=451#comment-17202 [...] attribution. Someone named Will Choi has apparently copied without attribution my essay about Shirky’s Law. (All links given a “nofollow” tag.) I’ve had this kind of copying done by [...] [...] attribution. Someone named Will Choi has apparently copied without attribution my essay about Shirky’s Law. (All links given a “nofollow” tag.) I’ve had this kind of copying done by [...]

]]> By: Snuff http://michaelnielsen.org/blog/shirkys-law-and-why-most-social-software-fails/comment-page-1/#comment-17190 Snuff Wed, 21 Jan 2009 04:41:55 +0000 http://michaelnielsen.org/blog/?p=451#comment-17190 Great post, Michael. It's just appeared, word for word, here > http://www.simpledog.net/blog/ without any acknowledgement whatsoever. I've posted a comment there, (which is awaiting moderation), that the least they could do would be to acknowledge your original post. Great post, Michael. It’s just appeared, word for word, here >

http://www.simpledog.net/blog/

without any acknowledgement whatsoever. I’ve posted a comment there, (which is awaiting moderation), that the least they could do would be to acknowledge your original post.

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]]> By: Leitura: Some Trends in Web Application Development « INTO http://michaelnielsen.org/blog/shirkys-law-and-why-most-social-software-fails/comment-page-1/#comment-14710 Leitura: Some Trends in Web Application Development « INTO Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:28:28 +0000 http://michaelnielsen.org/blog/?p=451#comment-14710 [...] funcionalidades que aderem ao que o usuário. Isto vem seguir também o que o guru da usabilidade Michael Nielsen diz sobre as redes sociais. Nenhum site de sucesso começou com a riqueza de funcionalidades [...] [...] funcionalidades que aderem ao que o usuário. Isto vem seguir também o que o guru da usabilidade Michael Nielsen diz sobre as redes sociais. Nenhum site de sucesso começou com a riqueza de funcionalidades [...]

]]> By: /var/log/tumbles » Blog Archive » Michael Nielsen » Shirky’s Law and why (most) social software fails http://michaelnielsen.org/blog/shirkys-law-and-why-most-social-software-fails/comment-page-1/#comment-14693 /var/log/tumbles » Blog Archive » Michael Nielsen » Shirky’s Law and why (most) social software fails Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:32:43 +0000 http://michaelnielsen.org/blog/?p=451#comment-14693 [...] Michael Nielsen » Shirky’s Law and why (most) social software fails Shirky’s Law states that the social software most likely to succeed has “a brutally simple mental model … that’s shared by all users”. ….. You can give friends a simple and compelling explanation of these sites in seconds …. The great majority either fail to obey Shirky’s Law, or else are knockoffs that do little not already done by an existing site. 24 July 2008 in Uncategorized | tags: startups [...] [...] Michael Nielsen » Shirky’s Law and why (most) social software fails Shirky’s Law states that the social software most likely to succeed has “a brutally simple mental model … that’s shared by all users”. ….. You can give friends a simple and compelling explanation of these sites in seconds …. The great majority either fail to obey Shirky’s Law, or else are knockoffs that do little not already done by an existing site. 24 July 2008 in Uncategorized | tags: startups [...]

]]> By: coderanger.com blog » Blog Archive » Shirky’s Law and why (most) social software fails http://michaelnielsen.org/blog/shirkys-law-and-why-most-social-software-fails/comment-page-1/#comment-13640 coderanger.com blog » Blog Archive » Shirky’s Law and why (most) social software fails Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:26:38 +0000 http://michaelnielsen.org/blog/?p=451#comment-13640 [...] Shirky’s Law and why (most) social software fails [...] [...] Shirky’s Law and why (most) social software fails [...]

]]> By: Meemle Labs: The Blog » Shirky’s Law http://michaelnielsen.org/blog/shirkys-law-and-why-most-social-software-fails/comment-page-1/#comment-13584 Meemle Labs: The Blog » Shirky’s Law Sun, 27 Jul 2008 17:50:18 +0000 http://michaelnielsen.org/blog/?p=451#comment-13584 [...] and blogger, Michael Nielsen has written an informative essay on Shirky’s Law which states: …that the social software most likely to succeed has “a [...] [...] and blogger, Michael Nielsen has written an informative essay on Shirky’s Law which states: …that the social software most likely to succeed has “a [...]

]]> By: Poker Texas Tips http://michaelnielsen.org/blog/shirkys-law-and-why-most-social-software-fails/comment-page-1/#comment-13560 Poker Texas Tips Sun, 27 Jul 2008 05:04:43 +0000 http://michaelnielsen.org/blog/?p=451#comment-13560 Great essay! I think you hit the nail squarely on the head. At the end of the day, the success of social software is judged by the number of users it attracts. Twitter has a variety of limitations and technical issues, but also a lot of users. Why? Because of (a) the way it allows you to interact was unlike anything else widely used and (b) a large, growing community of frequent users. Shirky was right, and so are you. It was a very astute observation that software developers do not think from the community perspective. Maybe you should send this post for inclusion in some of their trade publications. Great essay! I think you hit the nail squarely on the head.

At the end of the day, the success of social software is judged by the number of users it attracts. Twitter has a variety of limitations and technical issues, but also a lot of users. Why? Because of (a) the way it allows you to interact was unlike anything else widely used and (b) a large, growing community of frequent users.

Shirky was right, and so are you. It was a very astute observation that software developers do not think from the community perspective. Maybe you should send this post for inclusion in some of their trade publications.

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