Monthly Archives: October 2009

I do not recommend that you read this

Posted on October 30, 2009 by

Recommendations are a powerful feature on the social web. They represent real value, just look at the king of recommendations Amazon.com making huge revenues with it. And while I do look at them at times, I am always a bit … Continue reading →

Posted in friends, social interaction, web 2.0 | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

To be free we need to break free of web 2.0 thinking

Posted on October 29, 2009 by

You’re meeting someone at a party for the first time. He introduces himself to you. “Hi. I’m Tim Eastwood. I’m 29 years old, live in San Francisco. I’m married to Laura, have 3 children Joe, James, and Jenny.” During the … Continue reading →

Posted in business model, Facebook, privacy | Tagged , , , , | 15 Comments

Why Google will win: entrapment in the iPhone is a failing long-term strategy

Posted on October 20, 2009 by

Entrapment can be an effective strategy when you are building up a business. Marketers tend to call that customer lock-in. From the perspective of the business this sounds like a great thing to do. Hook the customer to your business … Continue reading →

Posted in Android Mobile OS, Apple, human behavior, iPhone | Tagged , , , , , | 16 Comments

Google Wave is a plumbing project for the web

Posted on October 2, 2009 by

So, Google Wave makes people unproductive? Says Robert Scoble in a good post where he writes down his first impressions with the new service. Robert says: It is noisy, but the noise often happens way down in a wave deep … Continue reading →

Posted in freedom, Google Wave, interaction, noise, real-time web, social media | Tagged , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Two falses do not make a right

Posted on October 1, 2009 by

If a woman is raped, do you feel it’s her fault because she was dressed sexy and flirting a bit? If a tourist gets mugged on the streets of New York, would you agree that it’s his own fault because … Continue reading →

Posted in on-line advertisement, privacy, sharing, social networks, SocialAds | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments