rVibe Blog

Google is about to launch their social networking platform OpenSocial. Lots of different chatter about it, integration and implications for it.  I am not going to summarize OpenSocial, but I will say that it has pretty major implications for the social web. And few companies have already begun integrating it into their existing applications.

Ironically, a few weeks ago I posted about wanting to have all my social identitiy stuff in one place - like OpenID. Open Social takes that much further and provides a solid platform for social network(s) integration.

Are we going to integrate OpenSocial?  Without a doubt - yes. Will it be today - probably not - although I am not sure. Since we’re doing such a big set of changes for 2.0, we might wait until then - and I am not 100% sure our current platform would work correctly with it (but it might).

That said, in our 2.0 fully distributed platform - with OpenSocial tied in - that could be extremely cool.

-Braydon

Perhaps Rvibe should create some sort of group on facebook that could arouse major interest in no time at all?  It doesn’t take much to get the word out there…friends send things to friends and before you know it you’ve got 1.2 million people and so on…

As you may or may not know, comedian Stephen Colbert is running for President in the state of South Carolina.  Although somewhat of a joke, Colbert has been getting a lot of votes in the latest polls and his popularity has even extended to facebook.

 A person started a group called “1 million strong for Stephen Colbert” and 1.2 million facebook users (including myself) joined the group within 8 days.  8 days!?!?!  That means that not only are millions of users logging into Facebook everyday but they are actively checking groups and wanting to join them.  Even though some members have had facebook for years now and some are not even in college anymore, they still make it part of their daily routine.

I really think that shows the power of social networks, especially when it involves a cause.   

I am truely amazed by how MySpace has become such a phenomenon.  I guess I should include Facebook as well, the popularity is simply astounding.  I am very excited about the prospect of Rvibe and what it could do for the music industry as well as for everyday, normal people who are looking to meet new friends and find great music legally.

 These things take some time to take off, but I think the foundation has been laid for a very successful launch.

Myspace has become a driving force in our world, so powerful that people have gotten famous just by being popular on the social networking site (Dane Cook, Tila Tequila, etc.)  But what most people don’t know is that Myspace started out as a place for unsigned bands to post a bio about themselves and a few tracks in order to gain recognition.  This is a great concept and one that has really taken off.  Now, not just musicians, but anybody can use Myspace as a site to promote themselves or to show the world what they’re really made of.

 rVibe hopes to bring back the independent music feel to a Myspace-like program.  Bands can have their own pages, fan groups, and even sell their own music on rVibe-free of charge.  They can recommend songs from their albums to members of the rVibe community and even get their songs reviewed by different users.

 How cool would it be if in a few years there were a handful of bands out there that got their start through their pages on rVibe!?!