Interviews
Tech Cocktail Week Interview
A talk about writing, my books, and whether it's better to work for a small company.
Tag: Facebook/Meta
Thoughts, observations, and occasional rants about Zuck's disturbing company.
Big Data
On Big Data, Privacy, and Transparency
When you can't get away from the very thing that it ought to be getting away from.
Faves
Maybe I Am a Social Media Expert
Reevaluating a term that I truly despise.
Platforms
On Android and Frenemies
Has Google inadvertently empowered its rivalsโand created new ones?
Big Data
The Zen of Big Data
Think Big Data will always manifest the obvious? Think again.
Platforms
Is Facebook Blowing It?
Is Facebook pushing monetization too hard?
Big Data
Big Data and Teenage Sex
Yes, one has a great deal to do with the other.
Platforms
Santa Clara University Discussion
What questions do grad students have about platforms and Big Data?
Platforms
Should Google Be Scared?
Graph Search isn't a threat to Googleโyet.
Platforms
On Platforms and Whining
Complaining seems to be a tell-tale sign that you're facing irrelevance.
Big Data
Inc. Article #18: 4 Ways to Embrace Big Data
A handful of useful tools to collect the kind of data to make better business decisions.
Big Data
Social Media and the Fourth V of Big Data
In order to benefit from Big Data, we need to embrace uncertainty.
Trends
Inc. Article #17: Facebook Still Knows How to Fail Fast
Zuck et. al haven't forgotten that speed kills in the Age of the Platform.
Platforms
The Gang of Three?
Does Facebook have a size or a money problem? Or both?
Social Media
A Clarification on My Inc. Facebook Post
Facebook could solve some of its business problems with one simple solution: Charge users.
Social Media
Inc. Article #13: An Open Letter to Zuck
Facebook could solve some of its business problems with one simple solution: Charge users.
Platforms
App.net & the Open-Closed Platform Dilemma
The company hit its funding mark but its work to build a true platform is far from over.
Platforms
The End of Silicon Valley as We Know It?
Thoughts on platforms and innovation.