Marc Canter Progress Update on PeopleAggregator

Marc Canter has posted a pretty stern update about his social networking software, PeopleAggregator, and his consultancy, Broadband Mechanics. It feels like Marc is shouting throughout the post but he does make several key updates:

• Acquired $400k in angel funding to supplement the consultancy revenue that Broadband Mechanics is generating
• There are several social networks built on the PeopleAggregator platform. Marc notes that only a couple of them are pushing the envelope on what his software can do
• Lastly Marc discusses where social networking in general is going in 2008 – worth reading. The basic concepts are: open social networking, open logins (OpenID, oAuth, etc.), and widgets will be big

Couple suggestions for Marc:

• Make sure the PeopleAggregator site works – from the Broadband Mechanics site, it throws up an ugly error. From his blog post, it just sits there and does nothing
• Create a robust site using the PeopleAggregator platform – everyone wants to buy the car with the 24" rims and the big stereo, no one wants a stock car
• If you are going to come strong, then come strong. Create charts that outline the functions that PeopleAggregator versus the current crop of white label social networks: Magnify.net, Ning and KickApps
• There are plenty of other industry tech blogs – if a few don’t give you what you need, try some others.