Tag Archives: Facebook
Facebook: the bloom is off the rose – here’s the next cool thing
For the first time Facebook showed a decline in users last May in major English-speaking nations (source: The Guardian). It had to happen sooner or later that people would start to get sick of inane updates from their “friends” on … Continue reading
Posted in Facebook, Social Networking
Tagged declining, Facebook, Reputation, social media, social networking, trends
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Apple’s Big Mistake (Again)
More than any other company Apple may be responsible for the success of Microsoft (Bill Gates’ mother, who introduced him to the CEO of IBM, probably helped Microsoft more than any other individual though). Remember, Apple is the company that … Continue reading
Posted in Mobile Computing
Tagged Apple, Blackberry, Facebook, Google Android, iPad, iPhone, Market share, Microsoft, New Product Development, RIM, Sales, Smartphone
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Ballmer’s declining reputation inconsistent with Microsoft’s strong financial fundamentals
With Microsoft’s long static share price and its consumer businesses in relative decline (i.e., its browser, search business, mobile operating system, X-box, etc), now everyone seems to be calling for CEO Steve Ballmer’s head. But such attacks seem to be based … Continue reading
Posted in Microsoft, Reputation Management
Tagged Amazon, Amazon.com, Apple, Competitive Analysis, Criticism, eBay, Facebook, Friendster, iPad, iPhone, Myspace, Steve Ballmer, Windows
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Facebook brilliantly patents recommendations-based search
Some clever folks at Facebook had the prescience to file a patent way back in 2004, soon after their own genesis, that has just been awarded and which may change the future competitive landscape for online media and Ecommerce. As … Continue reading
Posted in E-commerce, Facebook, Google, Search Engines, Social Networking
Tagged Amazon.com, Facebook, Patent, Search Engines, Social Search
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Facebook’s next moves
Facebook’s next moves are anticipated below. Edited article publishing A move away from mere user-generated content and into professionally written articles (perhaps through a partnership with a major newspaper publisher) would be a good hedge against the possible decline in … Continue reading