Tuesday, December 08, 2009

My Review of Building Social Web Applications

Originally submitted at O'Reilly

Building a social web application that attracts and retains regular visitors, and gets them to interact, isn't easy to do. This book walks you through the tough questions you'll face if you're to create a truly effective community site -- one that makes visitors feel like they've fo...


Not reliable

By amr_mt from Egypt on 12/8/2009

 

3out of 5

Pros: Helpful examples

Cons: Too many errors

Best Uses: Intermediate

Describe Yourself: Developer

overall good , but I lost the trust when I found inaccurate info here and there.., e.g. p.373 "Orkut, the social network Google bought a few years ago, took off in Brazil" which is definitely wrong as Orkut is "born at Google" by the "Turkish Engineer Orkut"

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