http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/10/social-networks-not-so-recession-proof/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:52:32 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/10/social-networks-not-so-recession-proof/comment-page-1/#comment-4008 Jamie Scheu Thu, 16 Oct 2008 22:28:22 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=870#comment-4008 The observation you make about restructuring vs "restructuring" (in the HR jargon sense, i.e. layoffs) is a critical one and worth following over the coming months. It will be interesting to see how social networks' cutbacks in spending, if they do choose to do so, will affect their growth rate, especially for the biggies (Facebook and MySpace) that are branching out into new, rapid-growth markets (internationally in particular). The observation you make about restructuring vs “restructuring” (in the HR jargon sense, i.e. layoffs) is a critical one and worth following over the coming months. It will be interesting to see how social networks' cutbacks in spending, if they do choose to do so, will affect their growth rate, especially for the biggies (Facebook and MySpace) that are branching out into new, rapid-growth markets (internationally in particular).

]]> http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/10/social-networks-not-so-recession-proof/comment-page-1/#comment-7555 Jamie Scheu Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:28:22 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=870#comment-7555 The observation you make about restructuring vs "restructuring" (in the HR jargon sense, i.e. layoffs) is a critical one and worth following over the coming months. It will be interesting to see how social networks' cutbacks in spending, if they do choose to do so, will affect their growth rate, especially for the biggies (Facebook and MySpace) that are branching out into new, rapid-growth markets (internationally in particular). The observation you make about restructuring vs “restructuring” (in the HR jargon sense, i.e. layoffs) is a critical one and worth following over the coming months. It will be interesting to see how social networks' cutbacks in spending, if they do choose to do so, will affect their growth rate, especially for the biggies (Facebook and MySpace) that are branching out into new, rapid-growth markets (internationally in particular).

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