2015
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Podcast: Exponent 040 – BuzzFeed and Amazon
On the newest episode of Exponent, the podcast I co-host with James Allworth: In this week’s episode Ben and James discuss BuzzFeed in the context of the Brother Orange story, the discuss Amazon’s Dash Button and Home Services initiative, along with a dive into the technical details of Amazon’s balance sheet (sorry, it’s a bit […]
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Daily Update: Apple Watch’s Bad Messaging; On Meerkat, Periscope, and Bad Journalism
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Daily Update: Tidal and Telling the Same Story, The Brilliant Amazon Dash Button, Amazon Dash Replenishment Service
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Tidal and the Future of Music
Predicting success and failure is about understanding who has leverage. In the case of music, the winners will be the labels, not the artist. But perhaps there is hope for tomorrow
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Daily Update: Microsoft is Rebuilding Office, Amazon Home Services
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Daily Update: Intel Reportedly Buying Altera, Tim Cook’s Op-Ed
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Podcast: Exponent 039 – Lando Calrissian Publishers
On the newest episode of Exponent, the podcast I co-host with James Allworth: In this week’s episode Ben and James follow up on last week’s episode, introduce the Toilet Bowl philosophy of career development, and then dive into the future of publishers in the world of Facebook. Links Ben Thompson: The Facebook Reckoning – Stratechery […]
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Daily Update: Was I Wrong About Cyanogen?, Weekly Wrap-Up
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The Facebook Reckoning
Publishers are wringing their hands about whether or not to utilize Facebook’s Instant Articles, but the truth is most have no choice