I hade high hopes for the startup called altly, though i was one of many who was unsure of their name. well, it's officially changed, and out of beta today, open to the public for business.
what is it? well, we're not sure, but they're talking a lot about some scientists saying something about needing 3 places for human happiness. home, work and the bar. they are claiming to be the "3rd place" (assuming facebook is home and linkedin is work). seems like a desperate cast at meaning for yet another of the same old thing. social media needs a change, not more of the same. i thought that was the course altly was taking, but many that was before they changed their name to, well, whatever. i guess. ok. thanks for playing.
for the record, facebook is the mall now, and linkedin is where your dad hangs out after work to talk about spreadsheet analysis.
