Two Reasons Why LinkedIn Is Losing The War
Today I sent a linkedin message through someone I know. They passed the message on, but promply followed up by spamming me with an invitation to spend $125 on a how to do linkedin like me message. I’m sorry, but I’ve been on LinkedIn since the beginning and on top of that I’m not interested [...]
Facebook Announces Steps Toward Data Portability
Today Facebook announced that users will soon be able to downloadable copy of the information that they have put on Facebook for any reason by clicking a single link. This is a big step in the direction of data portability. Unfortuantely, as of this being written, the feature is not available - we hope to check it out soon. Along with [...]
Get Ready for Corporate High Schools
Last week it was Facebook giving $100 million to a high school in New Jersey. This week IBM High School is announced by New York City’s mayor. According to Fast Company, “IBM will be directly involved in building the school’s curriculum.” I don’t really care that this is a high school that will teach computer [...]
Twitter Rolls Out Ad New A+ SaaS Model: Ad Subscriptions As A Service
Today Twitter announced the introduction of what we’re calling A+ SaaS, partly in jest. The new model offers consumers the opportunity to subscribe to paid advertisers’ feeds. Twitter calls the new service Promoted Tweets. Check out the example here:
Twitter suggests that this adds value for users, but in my opinion they are just turning a [...]
Will The Day Come Soon When It is Google and Facebook vs. Public Utilities?
Get ready for the new wave of telecom providers because they are about to rock your world. A while back, while listening to Vint Cerf talk about his MCI days form the lectern as a Google Internet evangelist, I have been contemplating Google’s new place in the world. Gone are the days of Google the [...]
Facebook vs. Google, from An Employee’s Perpective
I think that Quora is the new Twitter, if for no other reason than the insider information that is available on it. I’m starting to think of Quora as a software as a service version of Michael Arrington. Seriously, ask question on Quora about a company in the bay area and you might just get [...]
Successful Founders and The Company They Keep
Last night we watched Aaron Sorkin’s and David Fincher’s box office hit ‘The Social Network‘ and we can’t stop talking about it. In fairness, it isn’t because it is one of the best movies we have seen – ever or even recently. The film is based off of Ben Mezrich’s book ‘The Accidental Billionaires: The [...]
