Tag Archives: Facebook

Facebook After The IPO

Posted on May 20, 2012 by

I bought a small amount of Facebook in the IPO.  It was a flyer.  It was unscientific.  It was counter-scientific.  It wasn’t meant to be a life-changer either way.  It was kind of like a lottery ticket, with a long … Continue reading →

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Like Is Not Enough

Posted on March 19, 2012 by

“All You Need Is Love” — Lennon/McCartney, The Beatles Facebook over the past several years has done the unexpected in creating exponentially vast usage of the noun/verb Like. This has been fun for those of us who indulge in broadly … Continue reading →

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Do I Have To Eat It?

Posted on February 17, 2012 by

A recent opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal by Jesse Kornbluth, a onetime devoted and inspired employee of America Online, pondered the question of “How AOL — Aka Facebook 1.0 — Blew Its Lead.”  Kornbluth does a good job acknowledging … Continue reading →

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Say It Loud

Posted on November 7, 2011 by

I like that people are speaking out.  I like that customers are letting corporations know what they think.  It’s good for democracy and free enterprise.  It’s great for business. Last week one individual, 27-year-old art gallery owner Kristen Christian, kicked off a true grass-roots movement … Continue reading →

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