Facebook vs Drupal - The success of Facebook - The new Web paradigms underlying the success - What can be learned for the Drupal evolutions By Malo (malo@m21editions.com) Facebook <-–> Drupal architecture & technical By Phill & Dave

The success of Facebook Started as a college social network API opened a year ago Open to all since only around 6 months 40+ million members

The new paradigms The real time Web The Web as a media by itself The self publishing

The new paradigms The real time Web The Web as a media by itself The self publishing

The real time Web Automatically updated: - Technorati - Netvibes - Twitter - NowPublic -... Immediate actions (Facebook, Netvibes...) - install new applications - subscribe all your friends - create groups ...

The Web as a media by itself The new TV : Watching in real time your friends, your friend's friends activity...

The self publishing Publish your self - your posts - your activity - your current status, mood... - your friends - your friend's friends

Facebook friends wheel

Facebook friends Touchgraph

Static vs dynamic for design, structure, content... Program module vs click, install & disseminate Groups creation, subscription,Friends selection Self publishing What can be learned?