Category Archives: advertisement trap
With privacy there is no middle ground
Lots of posts the past few days about the current Facebook privacy issues. Mark Zuckerberg is under attack. Not just for the latest Facebook update, but also personally for an alleged chat session that suggests he isn’t very respectful towards … Continue reading
Why trying to make add block users feel guilty will never work
Ars Technica has a post up in which they argue that ad blocking software seriously hurts their main revenue stream (advertisement). A quote from that post: My argument is simple: blocking ads can be devastating to the sites you love. … Continue reading
It’s time we take responsibility when it comes to a fundamental human right like privacy
[disclosure: a bit of shameless self promotion below] Last month the BBC contacted me about a feature they were preparing for their Fast Track show. They invited me over to give my opinion on a trend where people are using … Continue reading
A User-Centric Web needs brand agnostic service providers
A User-Centric web is by design a brand agnostic web when it comes to identity. There is only one brand, and that is you. The current web causes different types of problems that can be lead to possibly 2 design … Continue reading
Posted in advertisement trap, business model, freedom, OpenID, user centric web
Tagged advertisement trap, business model, freedom, OpenID, user centric web
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Building a People-Centric web is a fight for a lost cause
A number of posts drew my attention this week. First, 2 respectable media outlets explain us that the Facebook exodus has started. While I am not a big fan of Facebook (its their business model I don’t like), both the … Continue reading
The Facebook business model is the root cause of a lack of transparency
Mark Zuckerberg just announced that Facebook will revert back to the old terms of service as too many people complained about the new ones. I think it is a honorable that Facebook is retracting a pretty bad plan. It is … Continue reading
Posted in advertisement trap, business model, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, privacy
Tagged advertisement trap, business model, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, privacy
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Just because Google can track your friends doesn’t make it valuable
I have an interest in new technology. I can get fascinated by the things it can bring us. I get even more enthusiastic when technology can be applied in daily life to improve things. At the same time I’m not … Continue reading
Web 2.0 progress is held back by Web 1.0 business models
I’ve often wondered how web 2.0 is really different from web 1.0. Most seem to agree that web 2.0 was an evolution in which we went from portals and destination to data and interactions. Web 2.0 is about interaction, social … Continue reading
Why you would pay for a great web service
I read a good post over the weekend of one of my favorite bloggers, Kevin Kelley. The post is entitled “People want to pay”. Kevin has written a number of posts on the FREE business model and good alternatives for … Continue reading
Posted in advertisement trap, free business model, Kevin Kelly, web 2.0
Tagged advertisement trap, business model, free, Kevin Kelley, user value, web 2.0
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Who are you to think you are responsible for my privacy?
An interesting panel discussion with Google and Facebook opposing each other about data portabilty. Facebook refuses for now to implement Google’s FriendConnect. The reason Facebook won’t, according to spokesmen, lawyers and other executives is that Google violates their terms of … Continue reading
Posted in advertisement trap, business model, Facebook, Friendconnect, Google, privacy, user centric web
Tagged Facebook, Friendconnect, Google, privacy, user centric web
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Friendfeed may be the early adopter RSS king, but Twitter is king of 140 characters
Already in 2006 Time Magazine voted the most important person on the planet to be YOU. They were dead wrong of course. In that year it wasn’t YOU that was important, it was THEM. Them meaning all of your friends … Continue reading
Posted in advertisement trap, free business model, Friendfeed, noise, RSS, Twitter
Tagged advertisement trap, data collection, filtering, free business model, Friendfeed, noise, RSS, Twitter
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On Twitter and the missed opportunity to execute a social utility business model
Bernard Lunn has written a good post on the (lack of) a social media business model. He writes about the difficulties for social networks to monetize using advertisement. Although he builds his storyline a bit different from me, he is … Continue reading
Free is a clever disguise for a concealed trap
I have been writing a lot about the problems I see with the current main stream web 2.0 business model. Free but ad based services. There are several issues with that business model that I summed up in a post … Continue reading
Facebook popularity will decline because of a wrong business model
In Dutch culture people rarely stand out of a crowd. There are a lot of sayings that (badly translated) essentially say something like: “just act normal, that’s crazy enough”, or “don’t stick your head out”. We all try to fit … Continue reading
Posted in advertisement trap, Beacon, Facebook, Facebook application, Firefox, Microsoft, Rolf Skyberg, Social Graph, social networks, SocialAds, Uncategorized
Tagged advertisement trap, Beacon, business model, decline in Facebook users, Facebook, Firefox, Microsoft, Rolf Skyberg, social networks, SocialAds
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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
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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My pitch for the Web 2.0 EXPO 2008
Rolf Skyberg twittered me to publish something about my proposal I submitted to the web 2.0 expo 2008 conference. (this after I confessed to him that in a moment of inspiration while reading his blog entry about the conference, I … Continue reading
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