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Instagram, TikTok, and the Three Trends

Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Trends in medium, AI, and user interaction underpin Instagram’s response to TikTok, and will determine Meta’s long-term moat.
Instagram’s Evolution

Wednesday, July 7, 2021

Instagram’s shift away from being a photo-sharing app is very much inline with the service’s continuous evolution.
The Audacity of Copying Well

Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Instagram copied Snapchat, and that’s a good thing: differentiation is about far more than features, and this is Facebook’s best shot at holding off Snapchat.

Twitter Has a New CEO; What About a New Business Model?

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Twitter is changing CEOs once again; what if the company changed its business model from ads to subscriptions?
Facebook Earnings, Investor Trust, Facebook Reality Labs

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

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Facebook’s earning seemed bad, but investors responded well, thanks to the trust that Facebook has developed over the years, and demonstrated this quarter.
The Facebook Files, Instagram and Teens, Facebook versus App Stores

Thursday, September 16, 2021

The Wall Street Journal’s Facebook Papers provide important evidence about problems with Facebook, even as it highlights the trade-offs involved is any solution.
Regulators and Reality

Wednesday, September 1, 2021

The FTC’s new Facebook case isn’t any better than the old one, even as there are ever more questions about the potential harm of regulatory interference
Instagram Exclusive Content, Value Chain Conflicts, Facebook Bulletin

Thursday, July 8, 2021

Exclusive Content on Instagram, like Super Tweets, is a compelling product for both the company and creators. It’s also why Bulletin is more compelling than it seems.
Instagram’s Evolution

Wednesday, July 7, 2021

Instagram’s shift away from being a photo-sharing app is very much inline with the service’s continuous evolution.
Facebook Complaint Dismissed; Anti-Monopoly vs. Antitrust, Revisited; Where Facebook Lost

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Facebook had a good day in court, but there was still one big reason to be concerned.
Clubhouse Enables Creator Payments, Artists and Cultists, An Interview with Nathan Hubbard

Thursday, April 15, 2021

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More on the power of creators, and then an interview with Nathan Hubbard about Taylor Swift and the future of music.
Congress and Misinformation, Children and Social Media, Zuckerberg Clarifies 230 Stance

Monday, March 29, 2021

The latest tech hearing in Congress makes it seem that new legislation is imminent.
Clubhouse’s Inevitability

Monday, February 15, 2021

Clubhouse will do for audio what Twitter, Instagram Stories, and TikTok did for text, images, and video.

Panic Rankings: Pistons Picking Up the Pieces, Rockets on the Ropes, Blazers Pinching Pennies, and More from the NBA Playoffs

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Panic Rankings: Pistons Picking Up the Pieces, Rockets on the Ropes, Blazers Pinching Pennies, and More from the NBA Playoffs

Play-In Chaos and Knueppel Slippage, Anyone But the Thunder, Title Picks and Awards Resolution

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TSMC Earnings, New N3 Fabs, The Nvidia Ramp

An Interview with F1 Driver and Venture Capitalist Nico Rosberg About the Drive to Win

Amazon Buys Globalstar, Delta to Add Leo, The Apple Angle

Panic Rankings: Pistons Picking Up the Pieces, Rockets on the Ropes, Blazers Pinching Pennies, and More from the NBA Playoffs

Play-In Chaos and Knueppel Slippage, Anyone But the Thunder, Title Picks and Awards Resolution

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An Interview with F1 Driver and Venture Capitalist Nico Rosberg About the Drive to Win

An Interview with Asymco’s Horace Dediu About Apple at 50

An Interview with Arm CEO Rene Haas About Selling Chips