can i be the first to report that social media is dead?
Social media is no longer social or media. And that’s deliberate; the battle for attention has morphed the medium into one more like a game. What comes next?
engagement’s battleground has shifted to groups
Facebook is serious about building out its Groups platform. Why?
a solution to facebook: regulation, yes, but also a simpler tech
The future of social networks lies in simpler technology, not (just) in regulation, and definitely not in more complex technology.
were we ever free of walled gardens?
Reading through the documents released by the U.S. Judiciary Committee, I’m struck by how early we lost the war on walled gardens. I take a deeper dive and see where it all went wrong
The Facebook Experiment: Some Collated Views
A few pieces in the Facebook Experiment. I’m still mulling my view. Paul Bernal: The Facebook Experiment: the ‘why’ questions…: Perhaps Facebook will look a little bad for a little while – but the potential financial benefit from the new stream of advertising revenue, the ability to squeeze more money from a market that looks increasingly … Read more