Jeffrey Mann

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Can Facebook Out-Twitter Twitter?

April 28th, 2009 · 2 Comments

It’s odd to see a powerhouse like Facebook scrambling to become more like Twitter, a relative upstart with no visible means of revenue. The reported rejected acquisition bid could play a role in a “If you can’t buy them, copy them” way. But clearly, this is what is happening.
First Facebook changed its user interface to [...]

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Tags: Facebook · Twitter · consumerization · microblogging · social software

A Potential Business Model for Facebook II?

February 18th, 2009 · 7 Comments

NOTE: This is a work of fiction. When I first heard about Facebook trying to change their Terms of Service to give them perpetual rights to users’ content, even if they delete their data, I was not too fussed. I figured it was to avoid any possible legal complications rather than a sinister secret [...]

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Tags: Facebook · predictions · social software