February 2012
3 posts
the future of social networks
Hidden inside Pete Cashmore’s post on Pinterest is one of the best insights on the future of social networks and why Pinterest got so big:
As tech entrepreneur Elad Gil insightfully explained in an article on his blog last month, sharing on the Web has been following three parallel trends.
The first is that sharing involves less effort over time.
The second is that social sites are...
where's the money in social?
It’s nowhere to be found…
Photo by 401k.
Brands spend and spend to grow their fans, get more followers and have more impressions but what’s beyond that?
Are those numbers resulting in more sales, actual customers, more retail footfall, etc.?
I bet not. Or at least nowhere near the amounts of money being spent.
Here’s a quote from a recent piece on Facebook and why...
Zuckerberg's "The Hacker Way"
Buried within Facebook’s SEC filing is one of the most profound pieces ever written about Facebook.
It briefly describes the DNA of Facebook, that is responsible for making it the way it is now.
If you’re looking for the secret sauce to build a great company for the future, the below should be your bible:
I’ve bolded some key parts that you shouldn’t miss.
The Hacker...