The slow, painful death of social media
March 20, 2018
About a month ago, before the big Cambridge Analytica scandal , I wrote that " Facebook is over ." My feeling was strong enough that I divested all FB holdings the same day.
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WhatsApp? Signal!
March 6, 2018
Some of my friends are big fans of WhatsApp, and have noted that I don't (and won't) use it, so I just wanted to briefly provide the major reasons why: It's owned by Facebook (and connected to the Facebook platform) and...
Facebook is over
February 21, 2018
Alright folks, I'm calling it. It's quite sad, but as of 6pm Pacific on Feb 21, 2018, Facebook is officially over.
Why should people trust you?
December 6, 2015
Last week, I was hanging up my laundry, listening to a great business podcast about consulting, and was hit by a wall of wisdom: "Your reputation in business is in large part based on your ability to make commitments...
5 years in the smartphone industry
July 31, 2015
5 years ago, in July 2010, I made a bold prediction that Microsoft would purchase Blackberry . The Past At the time, Blackberry was still the clear leader, with over 40% of the market: Even then, however, the trend was...
Graphical vs. Text information
March 7, 2014
Thought of the day: Graphical information takes much longer to produce than text, but is interpreted faster and more accurately.
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