Monthly Archives for May 2010

★ Facebook is Accelerating its Commoditization

We are seeing more and more industry leaders move away from Facebook — ReadWriteWeb has a good write-up: A number of high-profile web industry leaders have quit Facebook this week, a turn of events that’s sure to heat up conversation … Continue reading

13. May 2010 by Jean Friesewinkel
Categories: Privacy, Social | Tags: , , , , | 4 comments

★ The Facebook Alienation: Pleasing the Wrong Stakeholders

The Facebook Privacy debate continues to rage around the blogosphere. And while I think we’re all going to get tired of this endless debate soon and move on, I’m now also convinced that this will not be without consequences for … Continue reading

11. May 2010 by Jean Friesewinkel
Categories: Privacy, Social | Tags: | 14 comments

★ Facebook & Google: very different Big Brothers

As Facebook continues to spread its tentacles around the web, they are increasingly being compared to Google not only as a potential competitor in online advertising, but also on the privacy aspects of their services. Venturebeat, to take one example, … Continue reading

06. May 2010 by Jean Friesewinkel
Categories: Privacy, Strategy | Tags: , , | 9 comments

★ Your Friends are the Limit: Why Facebook can’t stop Twitter

Disclaimer: the post below is written on purpose from a pure geek’s perspective, with some exaggeration. I’m trying to figure out why Facebook is (and should remain) different from Twitter. Please don’t take it personally, and feel free to protest … Continue reading

04. May 2010 by Jean Friesewinkel
Categories: Innovation, Social | Tags: , , , | 11 comments

★ Very Personal Computing and the new PC industry landscape

Jean-Louis Gassée on Monday Note points out the shift in profit pools in the personal computing industry from traditional PC form factors (desktops & laptops) to smartphones & tablets, which he aptly calls “Very Personal Computers”: Apple, Google, and now … Continue reading

03. May 2010 by Jean Friesewinkel
Categories: Computers, Mobile, Strategy | Tags: , , , | 2 comments