From Nicholas Carr’s Rough Type:

“To generalize: Facebook is the dorm; Wikipedia is the library; and Craigslist is the mall. One’s for socializing; one’s for studying; one’s for trading.”

Hmmm. Then these analogies work as well:

  • flickr is the high school photography club
  • flickr PRO is just like an M.F.A.
  • del.icio.us is the community notice board at the grocery store
  • LinkedIn is the Lions Club (without the charity work)
  • YouTube is high school A.V. Club and leaked wedding videos
  • Myspace is like the community scrapbooking club, combined with a locker room and a bathroom wall
  • Digg is kid’s movie reviews in the weekend newspaper
  • Stumbleupon is like a Lonely Planet guide to information
  • Frappr is that wall map in grade school where you mark your birthplace
  • Squidoo is a community fair, with info tables and craft stalls
  • Podcasting is like CB Radio
  • Furl is like the recipes your mom used to keep in on index cards

and …

  • MyRagan is what IABC, PRSA or IPR should have put in place two years ago.

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