Will Pate’s First Law of Social Applications

The reason people use a social application is best expressed by how people use its name as a verb.

Examples:

• “I just sent you a text message with the code and if that doesn’t work, I’ll Facebook it to you.” - The email you actually check
• “YouTube that video” - Let’s be famous
• “MySpace me” - More friends makes me feel liked
• “Twitter that” - Group page is cool if it’s pull
• “Digg a story” - Let’s ...