The Social Epoch

Humans love to communicate; that makes social the dominant technology of this epoch.

Facebook, Phones, and Phonebooks

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

There are two types of social networks, and Facebook wants to be both. The problem is that the company already chose public sharing over private communication.
The Facebook Epoch

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

First came the PC, and on top of the PC the Internet. Then, mobile, but what will rule mobile?
Messaging: Mobile’s Killer App

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Messaging is a completely new kind of social networking that is uniquely enabled by mobile.

The Multitudes of Social

Monday, November 18, 2013

Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself, (I am large, I contain multitudes.) – Walt Whitman, Song of Myself Last week Snapchat reportedly turned down a $3 billion dollar all-cash offer from Facebook. Apparently Facebook was worried about losing the teen demographic, or perhaps they were unnerved by the 350 million photos […]

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