Comments on: Bebo Launch Grants Monopolies http://www.allfacebook.com/2007/12/bebo-launch-grants-monopolies/ The Unofficial Facebook Blog - Facebook News and More! Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:54:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Michael Birch http://www.allfacebook.com/2007/12/bebo-launch-grants-monopolies/#comment-5980 Michael Birch Tue, 18 Dec 2007 02:44:13 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2007/12/bebo-launch-grants-monopolies/#comment-5980 I'm the CEO of Bebo and just wanted to explain the reason from the Bebo perspective. I understand your pain and this is not an environment we wanted to create but were stuck with a tough choice. We launched the Bebo platform all at one time, the API's etc, FB did this as a phased release. We are also launching into a mature market where there are 1000's of apps ready to deploy, when FB launched they had launch partners whilst everyone else had to scramble to develop from scratch which took a week or 2 at least. If we just opened up to all at once we'd have 1000's of untested apps running on Bebo which would in all likelihood take the site down. We've had problems scaling as it is with just 40 apps. We do plan to be a totally level playing field and ensure that it's the best apps that win not just the spammy apps, I acknowledge that there is an advantage being first but we had to put the user experience first. We will go live to all as soon as we feel we've reached stability with the platform. We had a long weekend fixing issues so not quite there yet... I’m the CEO of Bebo and just wanted to explain the reason from the Bebo perspective. I understand your pain and this is not an environment we wanted to create but were stuck with a tough choice. We launched the Bebo platform all at one time, the API’s etc, FB did this as a phased release. We are also launching into a mature market where there are 1000’s of apps ready to deploy, when FB launched they had launch partners whilst everyone else had to scramble to develop from scratch which took a week or 2 at least. If we just opened up to all at once we’d have 1000’s of untested apps running on Bebo which would in all likelihood take the site down. We’ve had problems scaling as it is with just 40 apps. We do plan to be a totally level playing field and ensure that it’s the best apps that win not just the spammy apps, I acknowledge that there is an advantage being first but we had to put the user experience first.

We will go live to all as soon as we feel we’ve reached stability with the platform. We had a long weekend fixing issues so not quite there yet…

]]> By: Michael Birch http://www.allfacebook.com/2007/12/bebo-launch-grants-monopolies/#comment-13461 Michael Birch Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:44:13 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2007/12/bebo-launch-grants-monopolies/#comment-13461 I'm the CEO of Bebo and just wanted to explain the reason from the Bebo perspective. I understand your pain and this is not an environment we wanted to create but were stuck with a tough choice. We launched the Bebo platform all at one time, the API's etc, FB did this as a phased release. We are also launching into a mature market where there are 1000's of apps ready to deploy, when FB launched they had launch partners whilst everyone else had to scramble to develop from scratch which took a week or 2 at least. If we just opened up to all at once we'd have 1000's of untested apps running on Bebo which would in all likelihood take the site down. We've had problems scaling as it is with just 40 apps. We do plan to be a totally level playing field and ensure that it's the best apps that win not just the spammy apps, I acknowledge that there is an advantage being first but we had to put the user experience first.<br><br>We will go live to all as soon as we feel we've reached stability with the platform. We had a long weekend fixing issues so not quite there yet... I’m the CEO of Bebo and just wanted to explain the reason from the Bebo perspective. I understand your pain and this is not an environment we wanted to create but were stuck with a tough choice. We launched the Bebo platform all at one time, the API’s etc, FB did this as a phased release. We are also launching into a mature market where there are 1000’s of apps ready to deploy, when FB launched they had launch partners whilst everyone else had to scramble to develop from scratch which took a week or 2 at least. If we just opened up to all at once we’d have 1000’s of untested apps running on Bebo which would in all likelihood take the site down. We’ve had problems scaling as it is with just 40 apps. We do plan to be a totally level playing field and ensure that it’s the best apps that win not just the spammy apps, I acknowledge that there is an advantage being first but we had to put the user experience first.

We will go live to all as soon as we feel we’ve reached stability with the platform. We had a long weekend fixing issues so not quite there yet…

]]> By: Jason Rubenstein http://www.allfacebook.com/2007/12/bebo-launch-grants-monopolies/#comment-5959 Jason Rubenstein Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:32:52 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2007/12/bebo-launch-grants-monopolies/#comment-5959 A difference from the FB launch: this gives launch-partners a wide opportunity to grab markets that didn't develop until well after the F8 launch. Simply by observing the most successful FB, apps of the last 6 months, launch partners have a wealth of choices for Bebo app development. A difference from the FB launch: this gives launch-partners a wide opportunity to grab markets that didn’t develop until well after the F8 launch. Simply by observing the most successful FB, apps of the last 6 months, launch partners have a wealth of choices for Bebo app development.

]]> By: Jason Rubenstein http://www.allfacebook.com/2007/12/bebo-launch-grants-monopolies/#comment-13460 Jason Rubenstein Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:32:52 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2007/12/bebo-launch-grants-monopolies/#comment-13460 A difference from the FB launch: this gives launch-partners a wide opportunity to grab markets that didn't develop until well after the F8 launch. Simply by observing the most successful FB, apps of the last 6 months, launch partners have a wealth of choices for Bebo app development. A difference from the FB launch: this gives launch-partners a wide opportunity to grab markets that didn’t develop until well after the F8 launch. Simply by observing the most successful FB, apps of the last 6 months, launch partners have a wealth of choices for Bebo app development.

]]> By: Boris Silver http://www.allfacebook.com/2007/12/bebo-launch-grants-monopolies/#comment-5927 Boris Silver Sat, 15 Dec 2007 21:35:14 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2007/12/bebo-launch-grants-monopolies/#comment-5927 Mark, I'm not sitting on the sidelines watching other people make apps and commenting about it -- I'm in the thick of it all. Perhaps my apps will bomb in the future, but so far they haven't. My company has found success on Facebook and I see no reason why we can't continue that success if we were given the same access to the Bebo Platform as other companies. -Boris M. Silver Mark,

I’m not sitting on the sidelines watching other people make apps and commenting about it — I’m in the thick of it all. Perhaps my apps will bomb in the future, but so far they haven’t. My company has found success on Facebook and I see no reason why we can’t continue that success if we were given the same access to the Bebo Platform as other companies.

-Boris M. Silver

]]> By: Boris Silver http://www.allfacebook.com/2007/12/bebo-launch-grants-monopolies/#comment-13459 Boris Silver Sat, 15 Dec 2007 20:35:14 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2007/12/bebo-launch-grants-monopolies/#comment-13459 Mark,<br><br>I'm not sitting on the sidelines watching other people make apps and commenting about it -- I'm in the thick of it all. Perhaps my apps will bomb in the future, but so far they haven't. My company has found success on Facebook and I see no reason why we can't continue that success if we were given the same access to the Bebo Platform as other companies.<br><br>-Boris M. Silver Mark,

I’m not sitting on the sidelines watching other people make apps and commenting about it — I’m in the thick of it all. Perhaps my apps will bomb in the future, but so far they haven’t. My company has found success on Facebook and I see no reason why we can’t continue that success if we were given the same access to the Bebo Platform as other companies.

-Boris M. Silver

]]> By: Mark http://www.allfacebook.com/2007/12/bebo-launch-grants-monopolies/#comment-5922 Mark Sat, 15 Dec 2007 09:06:00 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2007/12/bebo-launch-grants-monopolies/#comment-5922 cool, line up your excuses BEFORE your app even has a chance to bomb. cool, line up your excuses BEFORE your app even has a chance to bomb.

]]> By: Mark http://www.allfacebook.com/2007/12/bebo-launch-grants-monopolies/#comment-13458 Mark Sat, 15 Dec 2007 08:06:00 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2007/12/bebo-launch-grants-monopolies/#comment-13458 cool, line up your excuses BEFORE your app even has a chance to bomb. cool, line up your excuses BEFORE your app even has a chance to bomb.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.allfacebook.com/2007/12/bebo-launch-grants-monopolies/#comment-5918 Jeff Sat, 15 Dec 2007 07:33:14 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2007/12/bebo-launch-grants-monopolies/#comment-5918 I absolutely agree. I think Bebo is elitist and playing favorites for no apparent good reason. They deserve to be a 2nd or 3rd tier social network, as the people who run this platform clearly don't know how to build relationships with developers I absolutely agree. I think Bebo is elitist and playing favorites for no apparent good reason. They deserve to be a 2nd or 3rd tier social network, as the people who run this platform clearly don’t know how to build relationships with developers

]]> By: Jeff http://www.allfacebook.com/2007/12/bebo-launch-grants-monopolies/#comment-13457 Jeff Sat, 15 Dec 2007 06:33:14 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2007/12/bebo-launch-grants-monopolies/#comment-13457 I absolutely agree. I think Bebo is elitist and playing favorites for no apparent good reason. They deserve to be a 2nd or 3rd tier social network, as the people who run this platform clearly don't know how to build relationships with developers I absolutely agree. I think Bebo is elitist and playing favorites for no apparent good reason. They deserve to be a 2nd or 3rd tier social network, as the people who run this platform clearly don’t know how to build relationships with developers

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