20th
A great piece from Nova Spivack on “interest networks” — a new category of software that is seeing a ton of momentum right now, from Twine and Friendfeed to Strands, SocialMedian, Popego, Zimesh, and more (and including stealth companies Primal Fusion and Quitera too).
Quoting Nova:
“At a time when social media fatigue is setting in, the news cycle is growing shorter and shorter, and the world is delivered to us in soundbytes and catchphrases, we crave substance. We go to great lengths in pursuit of substance. Interest networks solve this problem – they deliver substance.
So, what is an interest network?
In short, if a social network is about who you are interested in, an interest network is about what you are interested in. It’s the logical next step.”
I 100% second his point about substance in particular.
Twine comes out of beta tonight and it will be fun to see the service grow outside of the beta firewall.
Disclosure: Twine is a client.
