Category Archives: walled garden
The lock-in of Facebook takes away our freedom
Facebook is quickly becoming the biggest platform in the world. I have a serious problem with that. I don’t mind Facebook becoming a successful and profitable platform. I do mind that their current scale lets them dictate what the web … Continue reading
Posted in Facebook, freedom, Friendfeed, Google, walled garden
Tagged Facebook, freedom, Friendfeed, Google, social networks, walled garden
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An important revolution in the web can’t be driven by technology
Yesterday I tried logging into a service I hadn’t visited in a while. I couldn’t remember my user name or password. After a few frustrating and unsuccessful attempts I gave up. Recognize this? Happens to me all the time. Currently, … Continue reading
Posted in business model, user centric web, walled garden, web 2.0
Tagged user centric web, walled gardens, web 2.0 business model
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comment fragmentation and friend spamming, the current web is broken
A few days ago I received a Tweet from jbussoli that said “@vanelsas forget comment fragmentation. Everyone is moving to post fragmentation with Ping.fm.It’s happening at both ends of the narrative.” He responded to an earlier post of mine in … Continue reading
5 ways Facebook can leverage their platform and start justifying a $15 Bln valuation
Paul Buchheit wrote an interesting post a few days ago called “Facebook knows who you are, and that is worth more than you think”. As an ex-Google employee and now one of the founders of FriendFeed, he knows what he … Continue reading
Facebook is fighting a lost cause, they just don’t know it yet
I’m not sure what to think about the different blog posts covering the interview Mark Zuckerberg has given recently. The tech community seems to be giving Mark a pop star status,leading to witch burning scenario’s, well described by Michael Arrington … 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
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