Drupal Conference M21 Editions

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Facebook vs Drupal

- The success of Facebook- The new Web paradigms underlying the success- What can be learned for the Drupal evolutions By Malo (malo@m21editions.com)

Facebook <-–> Drupal architecture & technical

By Phill & Dave

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The success of Facebook

Started as a college social network

API opened a year ago

Open to all since only around 6 months

40+ million members

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The new paradigms

The real time Web

The Web as a media by itself

The self publishing

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The new paradigms

The real time Web

The Web as a media by itself

The self publishing

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The real time Web

Automatically updated:- Technorati - Netvibes - Twitter- NowPublic-...

Immediate actions (Facebook, Netvibes...)- install new applications- subscribe all your friends- create groups...

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The Web as a media by itself

The new TV : Watching in real time your friends, your friend's friends activity...

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The self publishing

Publish your self

- your posts- your activity- your current status, mood...- your friends- your friend's friends

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Facebook friends wheel

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Facebook friends Touchgraph

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Static vs dynamic for design, structure, content...

Program module vs click, install & disseminate

Groups creation, subscription,Friends selection

Self publishing

What can be learned?