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Posts Tagged as: Google
Posts Tagged as: Google
Amazon: Under the Radar?
How one of the world’s biggest companies quietly churns along.
Innovation, Google Plus, and the Additive Power of Platforms
What happens when platforms build on top of other planks and platforms?
PopTechJam Interview
My thoughts on tablets and The Age of the Platform.
More Cross-Platform Pollination
Zynga is hardly the only company that sees the benefits of existing—and even promoting—other platforms.
The Platform Wars Continue
It should be no surprise that Zuckerberg and Page have taken such stances.
Yet Another Social Network
Google+ has faded, so does this move make any sense?
The Search
A look at John Battelle’s fascinating opus on how we find things.
Platforms and Guarantees
Thoughts on how platforms can make big ideas happen.
The Platform Wars
They aren’t just about the Gang of Four.
The Inherent Tension Between Management and Innovation
Thoughts on these two competing forces.
The Short(er) Long Term
Long-term thinking is much shorter in the Age of the Platform.
The Problem With Ubiquity
In the Age of the Platform, people still don’t like change.
Innovation and the Case for the Platform
Understanding platforms and the wisdom of crowds.
Microsoft, Android, and Frenemies
In the Age of the Platform, bedfellows are beyond strange.
Reflections on the Six-Month Anniversary of The Age of the Platform
Reflections half a year later.