Platforms
On Groupon's Death Watch
My take on the company's troubles. Long story short: it really hasn't added any planks to its platform.
Tag: Platforms
Thoughts, observations, and occasional rants about the most popular business model today.
Platforms
PopTechJam Interview
My thoughts on tablets and The Age of the Platform.
Big Data
Data Is Not a Platform
Data is not the endgame.
Platforms
More Cross-Platform Pollination
Zynga is hardly the only company that sees the benefits of existing—and even promoting—other platforms.
Platforms
Zynga and Cross-Platform Pollination
Understanding the gaming company's moves to reduce its reliance upon Facebook.
Platforms
How the Yammer Deal Benefits JIVE
Understanding Microsoft's latest acquisition in the context of a "more social" business.
Platforms
Amazon: A Life Saver?
A simply amazing story of how one author used Amazon platform's.
Platforms
A New Kind of Social Network
In my latest HuffPo piece, I look at The Experience Project.
Platforms
Platforms, Microsoft, and Two-Sided Markets
Understanding the virtuous cycle of platforms.
Platforms
The Library as a Platform
If you don't get the little p's right, you can forget about the Big P.
Platforms
Kara Swisher on the Gang of Four
I'm not the only one who's taking notice of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google.
Platforms
The Postal Service as a Platform?
Are we confusing planks and platforms?
Platforms
On Platforms and Stickiness
In my latest HuffPo piece, I look at the evolution of Google and how it's become a platform.
Platforms
Platforms and Scale
Some great platform-building lessons from Amazon.
Platforms
Want to Buy My Platform?
RIM is the latest casualty in the Age of the Platform.
Platforms
Platforms and Luck
Is Yahoo! unlucky? Or is something else going on?
Platforms
The Platform Wars Continue
It should be no surprise that Zuckerberg and Page have taken such stances.
Communication
Speed Kills
Some days, I wish that I were more patient. Today isn't one of them.