tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158624627543246167.post746675842315650272..comments2023-09-17T08:15:06.788-04:00Comments on Socialize Me: Who says social networking is a waste of money?Luis Benitezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548529757291454921noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158624627543246167.post-46934756271872485282008-08-07T21:39:00.000-04:002008-08-07T21:39:00.000-04:00by the way, this is an interesting area to explore...by the way, this is an interesting area to explore...to see how IBM can enter the world of social software outside the corporation to create new business models such as Prosper.Glorimar Ripollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06305435645006070715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158624627543246167.post-6828352090172127302008-08-07T21:20:00.000-04:002008-08-07T21:20:00.000-04:00Luis, what christian is saying is that financial i...Luis, what christian is saying is that financial institutions are now realizing that social software is not just nice-to-have, cool stuff that they may put on their site only to get some Public Relns and customer feedback, etc. They can actually make money out of it and Prosper is way ahead that traditional financial institutions in this aspect. They dared to do this and as we say here in Puerto Rico "le estan comiendo las tapas a todos los demas!" (luis - u should understand that last part)Glorimar Ripollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06305435645006070715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158624627543246167.post-54261246070359871682008-08-07T21:09:00.000-04:002008-08-07T21:09:00.000-04:00Hi Christian,You got me a bit confused here.. bank...Hi Christian,<BR/><BR/>You got me a bit confused here.. banks are scared because, like prosper.com, they can make money with social software ? Shouldn't that make them happy and want to <B>adopt</B> social software ?Luis Benitezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17548529757291454921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158624627543246167.post-59474297512857564062008-08-07T11:46:00.000-04:002008-08-07T11:46:00.000-04:00Luis, I just heard from a colleague that there is ...Luis, I just heard from a colleague that there is a Banking Industry Conference in Las Vegas going on a they are scared shitless about social computing and the impact it will have on them from a financial perspective. Apparently they are seeing sites such as prosper.com show up which is all about getting and making money based on principles of social computing. So dinero can also be made.Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15094104536706633036noreply@blogger.com