I’m all for social software but…

Smokler on August 5, 2003

Does anyone really see the difference between Friendster and Tribe.net? I’m just askin’.

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12 Replies to “I’m all for social software but…”

  1. Matt August 5, 2003 at 1:09 pm

    Hmm, that’s eerie. Well one difference is I’m on Friendster and not Tribe. 😉

  2. Matt August 5, 2003 at 1:09 pm

    Hmm, that’s eerie. Well one difference is I’m on Friendster and not Tribe. 😉

  3. Josh August 5, 2003 at 2:27 pm

    My take on it (since I’m the one currently pimping Tribe.net to my friends): think of Tribe.net as a fusion of Craigslist and Friendster. Right now, Friendster is built basically to let people build social networks, but the functionality that’s built in is basically designed for dating/meeting new people. Tribe.net, on the other hand, is much more flexible, allowing for communication of many types, from business/job networking to buying/selling of goods (plus the old standby of dating). In short, as someone in a relationship, Friendster is a fun toy to play with, but I can imagine how Tribe.net might actually be useful to me, both personally and professionally.

  4. Josh August 5, 2003 at 2:27 pm

    My take on it (since I’m the one currently pimping Tribe.net to my friends): think of Tribe.net as a fusion of Craigslist and Friendster. Right now, Friendster is built basically to let people build social networks, but the functionality that’s built in is basically designed for dating/meeting new people. Tribe.net, on the other hand, is much more flexible, allowing for communication of many types, from business/job networking to buying/selling of goods (plus the old standby of dating). In short, as someone in a relationship, Friendster is a fun toy to play with, but I can imagine how Tribe.net might actually be useful to me, both personally and professionally.

  5. heather August 5, 2003 at 2:53 pm

    i think the similarity ends with the ability to create tribes around specific themes. i’ve created a mirror project tribe to see how some aspects of community might complement the site. can’t do that with friendster.

  6. heather August 5, 2003 at 2:53 pm

    i think the similarity ends with the ability to create tribes around specific themes. i’ve created a mirror project tribe to see how some aspects of community might complement the site. can’t do that with friendster.

  7. Kevin August 5, 2003 at 7:37 pm

    Ok now I get it. I think a VBT tribe might be in order.

  8. Kevin August 5, 2003 at 7:37 pm

    Ok now I get it. I think a VBT tribe might be in order.

  9. runningtings August 7, 2003 at 6:45 am

    Do you guys have an equivalent of http://friendsreunited.co.uk ?
    Its gone down a storm in the UK, basically you can get in touch with old school friends.
    I think it was the most popular website in the UK last year.

  10. runningtings August 7, 2003 at 6:45 am

    Do you guys have an equivalent of http://friendsreunited.co.uk ?
    Its gone down a storm in the UK, basically you can get in touch with old school friends.
    I think it was the most popular website in the UK last year.

  11. Kevin August 7, 2003 at 7:50 am

    We’ve got something called Classmates.com which is a bit of a sham but seems to serve that function.

  12. Kevin August 7, 2003 at 7:50 am

    We’ve got something called Classmates.com which is a bit of a sham but seems to serve that function.

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