March 05, 2007
Cisco Entering Social Networking?
Cisco, as you probably know, has been a leader in computer networking for a long time. Nuno at 21talks writes about an NY Times article about Cisco buying Tribe.net, a social networking site. As the NYT piece says, it's a cuirious pairing. I can't see why they're getting into this market. But then, I can't understand why Microsoft might be coming out with a Zune phone. (Other than that Steve Ballmer hates Steve Jobs.)
But Nuno thinks it's a good idea, and points out that Cisco previously purchased a social network design firm. Didn't know there were such things. Seems kind of redundant, considering that sites like Ning let you design your own social network for free, and within a few minutes. Who knows. All I've learned is that when a large company buys a web services blog, they have some reason for doing so, even if it's obscure.
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