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Facebook and Twitter keep on closing their platforms. This is no accident.
Category: Strategy
“Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.”
—Mike Tyson
Category: Strategy
On Stocktwits and Frenemies
Twitter goes from friend to enemy in an instant. The platform giveth and the platform taketh away.
A Platform for Micro-Businesses
In my latest HuffPo piece, I talk to the CEO of SohoOS about his vision for very small companies.
Amazon: Under the Radar?
How one of the world’s biggest companies quietly churns along.
On Microsoft and Marissa Mayer’s Challenge
Why Mayer’s turnaround is nothing like Microsoft’s Internet challenge in 1995.
Last to Cool
What can your company learn from Microsoft? Quite a bit, actually.
Data Is Not a Platform
Data is not the endgame.
Zynga and Cross-Platform Pollination
Understanding the gaming company’s moves to reduce its reliance upon Facebook.
How the Yammer Deal Benefits JIVE
Understanding Microsoft’s latest acquisition in the context of a “more social” business.
A New Kind of Social Network
In my latest HuffPo piece, I look at The Experience Project.