Truly unlocking competition in tech means increasing interoperability; an absolutist approach to privacy is doing the exact opposite.
Twitter’s Analyst Day, The Interest Graph, Super Follows
Super Follows made the news, but Twitter’s Analyst Day was interesting for more reasons than that.
More from Daniel Ek; Creation, Consumption, and Clubhouse; Facebook and Australia, Continued
Good morning, Yesterday’s Spotify post probably should have been a Weekly Article; I’m writing follow-up all the same! On to the update: More from Daniel Ek Spotify CEO Daniel Ek did an interview with The Verge and a question-and-answer session with investors after the Stream On event that I wrote about yesterday. I thought thereSubscribe […]
Clubhouse and AirPods; Twitter, Meerkat, and Clubhouse; Clubhouse Monetization
More on Clubhouse, including the importance of AirPods, why it is different than Meerkat, conflict between privacy and competition, and monetization options.
Clubhouse’s Inevitability
Clubhouse will do for audio what Twitter, Instagram Stories, and TikTok did for text, images, and video.
Google Earnings, Google’s Response to ATT, Google Cloud Losses
Google’s earnings were impressive, but the company should disclose even more. Meanwhile, the problem with following Apple’s lead on ATT is it’s anticompetitive.
An Interview with Eric Seufert about Apple, Facebook, and Mobile Advertising
A quick rumination on where Jeff Bezos and Steve Jobs were similar, and then an interview with Eric Seufert about mobile advertising and the dispute between Apple and Facebook.
Facebook’s Earnings, Zuckerberg vs. Cook, Apple and Facebook Parallels
Zooming in on Facebook’s earnings, and zooming out on the unfolding fight between Apple and Facebook and their chief executives.
Publishing is Back to the Future
Journalism cannot afford to be divorced from business realities; that applies to Australia, the New York Times, and even Andreessen Horowitz.
Facebook and Apple, Continued; Facebook’s iOS 14 Changes; Georgia and Tech
Facebook made major changes to accommodate Apple’s iOS 14 policies, probably because Apple leveraged their control of the App Store to give them no choice. Then, the implications of the Georgia outcomes for tech.