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Is Facebook worth more than Google? • The Register

david — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 03:25:11 +0000

Social, not algorithms, is the basis for all human commerce. Facebook owns social. That’s got to be really, really big. At least as big as Google, and arguably bigger.

With every click on Facebook you add to their data store and increase their market reach, in much the same way as your clicks helped create Google’s [...]

Facebook, cashing in on likes

david — Fri, 27 May 2011 23:51:43 +0000

So word of mouth recommendations and mobile applications are going to be the next big thing.

Leaving aside obvious self interest here, you know Facebook, advertising revenue, mobile phones…join the dots, leaving that aside since we apparently can never discuss the motivation to make money because that’s both a given and completely natural, leaving aside the [...]

Facebook, the most appalling spying machine ever invented

david — Tue, 03 May 2011 23:57:12 +0000

Julian Assange’s words…

Facebook in particular is the most appalling spying machine that has ever been invented…here we have the most comprehensive database about people, their relationships, their names, their addresses, their locations, their communications with each other, their relatives all sitting within the United States, all accessible to US intelligence. Facebook, Google, Yahoo…have built in [...]

Facebook is not my friend

david — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 08:07:09 +0000

The other day someone asked me how to do something on their computer, I told them “Google is your friend”. Google is also my friend, it helps me in numerous ways to keep track of my busy life. stay in touch and most importantly, it is a research bonanza. If it’s public knowledge you are [...]

Facebook messaging

david — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 00:33:01 +0000

So Facebook wants to extend its dominion over all things social on the net with its new messaging system. The term gmail killer has been floated around and gives some insight into the recent spat between Facebook and Google over contact sharing.

The youtube vid is a bit lackluster but that could be deliberate since [...]

Internet Vices – Patrick Moberg

david — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:32:54 +0000

Internet Vices – Patrick Moberg.

Twitter & Facebook on Techcrunch

david — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:26:15 +0000

Have you ever wondered what’s behind Twitter or Facebook? The people at TechCrunch have put together some data on the companies as well as some comparative analysis.

As Facebook Nears 100M U.S. Visitors, Twitter Falls Further Behind In The Rear-View Mirror.

But looking into the crystal ball for Facebook, what are we to make of “Facebook [...]