Monthly Archives: November 2007
Anyone care for a free lunch?
Chris Anderson, of the long tail, wrote a nice post about the “free” business model. He gets a lot of questions on that, as people are often confused how it works (someone has to pay the bill, and someone has … Continue reading
It’s about interaction stupid!
Yesterday I wrote about the problem I have with the Facebook business model (actually, it is a web 2.0 business model flaw). I am not concerned about advertisement in general. Advertisement is fine. It is a way for a brand … Continue reading
Let Facebook be a data hog. User centric thinking will win in the end
Facebook is under fire, this time over data portability. A lot of debate is going on right now, but few address, in my opinion, what is the real issue. More on that further down the post, first a short overview … Continue reading
Looking for inspiration?
Sometimes I find myself stuck in a thought and not getting out of it. When that happens it is a signal to me that I need to get out and get inspiration form others. While a walk outside does a … Continue reading
The user doesn’t care about Web 3.0 or the Social Graph
Interesting post by Sir Tim Berners-Lee about the developments of the Social Graph. He writes: We are all interested in friends, family, colleagues, and acquaintances. There is a lot of blogging about the strain, and total frustration that, while you … Continue reading
Posted in Nicholas Carr, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, Social Graph, web 3.0
Tagged Nicholas Carr, Sir Tim Berner-Lee, Social Graph, web 3.0
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Getting the turkey ready for Thanksgiving
A lot of fuzz this morning about Facebook’s SocialAds and Beacons. Charlene Li from Forrester got her first personal, unexpected and unwanted encounter with Facebook ads as she found to her surprise that in her Facebook newsfeed there was a … Continue reading
Posted in Beacon, Facebook, MoveOn.org, on-line advertisement, Social Graph, SocialAds, web 2.0
Tagged Beacon, Facebook, MoveOn.org, on-line advertisement, Social Graph, SocialAds, web 2.0
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Are we putting the blame on the user now?
A lot of different stories this morning all in some way related to you and me. Yes, we, the users, are under fire. Haven’t noticed it yet? Well, let’s see what is being said about us. Mathew Ingram pointed me … Continue reading
Introducing my link blog
I read a lot of different feeds each day to provide me a good overview of what is happening in the world. I often use parts of posts for inspiration, combination and creation of new blog posts. I have been … Continue reading
Human nature: Some things will never change
I usually start writing new entries after the weekend, but yesterday just didn’t work out. I was in a car accident with 6 other cars on the freeway. Nobody hurt, but I parked my car in the back of the … Continue reading
Posted in advertisement, business model, data, Facebook, human behavior, social networks
Tagged advertisement, data, Facebook, Huma Behavior, interaction, social networks, web 2.0
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Advice to the record industry: go from distribution of music to distribution of emotions
Michael Arrington of TechCrunchs wrote an article just now on in which he talks about the CEO of Warner music admitting “we were wrong”: We used to fool ourselves…We used to think our content was perfect just exactly as it … Continue reading
Inbox 2.0: Huh, did we have gold in our hands already?
I don’t often write posts that are this short ;-). But having read the NY Times article + discussions here and here on Google and Yahoo’s plans for e-mail and it’s possibile ability to become a social networking thing I … Continue reading
Posted in e-mail, gmail, Google, iGoogle, inbox 2.0, My Yahoo, NY Times, social networks
Tagged e-mail, gmail, Google, iGoogle, inbox 2.0, My Yahooo, New York Times, social networks, Yahoo
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20 Bln reasons to get advertisement right
I do not dislike advertisement. If you are a regular reader of my posts, then you might get that impression. For example, I have started a countdown for the downfall of Facebook when they first mentioned their stealth ad system. … Continue reading
Posted in Facebook, Google, John Battelle, on-line advertisement, social capital, Social Graph, Social Networks Invitations Fatigue, SocialAds, Tara Hunt, Uncategorized, web 2.0
Tagged attention economy, Beacons, Facebook, Google, Internet advertisement, on-line advertisement, social capital, Social Graphs, social networks, SocialAds
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Who will free the iPhone customer?
What is the deal with Steve Jobs, who is protecting his iPhone from being used the way users really like it, their own way? Apple not only launches it exclusively with certain partners, telling all you morons that don’t happen … Continue reading
Posted in Android Mobile OS, Apple, freedom, Google, iPhone, Mobile Internet, Steve Jobs
Tagged Android, Apple, freedom, Google, iPhone, Mobile Internet, Steve Jobs, user needs
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Interview with German Public Radio on Google Android announcements
Yesterday I was contacted by Marcus Schuler from the ARD, German Public Radio. They were going to broadcast a technology item about the recent Google Android announcements on a show called DeutschlandFunk, Computers und Kommunikation. Marcus had found my weblog … Continue reading
Every generation needs a new revolution
Facebook and Google are getting a lot of attention these days. Everyone, including myself, seems to have a take on it and the urge to write about it. It is time to step back, observe and try to understand what … Continue reading
Posted in advertisement trap, Android Mobile OS, Dave Winer, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, OpenSocial, revolution, Rolf Skyberg, social networks, SocialAds, Tim O'Reilly, web 2.0
Tagged advertisement trap, Android, Facebook, Google, Mark Zuckerberg, Microsoft, OpenSocial, revolution, Steve Ballmer, web 2.0
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The myth of SocialAds, Beacon and Insights: it ain’t gonna work!
The countdown continues. After I decided to write a post on the downfall of Facebook as their stealth ad system is being revealed, we are now on another day after. The day after Mark Zuckerberg announced his 3 way ad … Continue reading
Posted in advertisement trap, business model, community marketing, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, social networks, SocialAds, Uncategorized, user centric innovation, web 2.0
Tagged advertisement trap, Beacon, community, Facebook, Google, Insight, Mark Zuckerberg, on-line advertisement, SocialAds, web 2.0
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Who is going to add value to my remote control of life?
Today is another day after, this time the day after Google announced its Android Mobile OS initiative. Incredible amounts of posts have already been written about it, many of them talking about the breaking news, a lot of them analysing … Continue reading
The conversation never stops
If I would have to name one thing technology has brought us the past years it would be the ability to interact with each other. There are so many ways we can connect now that we almost need to hire … Continue reading
Mark Zuckerberg: When in doubt, follow the money
It is the day after the OpenSocial announcements Google has made. I like it already. The scooping part of such events isn’t nearly as interesting as the period afterwards when everyone starts analysing and speculating. It is from these brainwaves … Continue reading
Posted in Facebook, Google, iPhone, Mark Zuckerberg, on-line advertisement, OpenSocial, Orkut, Toni Ahonen, Uncategorized, web 2.0
Tagged Facebook, Google, iPhone, Mark Zuckerberg, on-line advertisement, OpenSocial, Orkut, Toni Ahonen, web 2.0
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Good news: the user is back, and he won’t be ignored this time!
After the dust clears from the Google answer to Facebook’s popularity, and the first applications of the new APIs are already showing up, it is now the time to start analysing what should happen next. Let’s get one thing straight. … Continue reading
Posted in business model, Facebook, Google, OpenSocial, user centric innovation, web 2.0, Yahoo
Tagged business models, Facebook, Google, myspace, OpenSocial, user centric innovation, web 2.0, Yahoo
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