Why Facebook Sucks & Why it Doesn’t
Why Facebook sucks (Scripting News) Dave Winer has a post out called "Why Facebook Sucks." Dave says that Facebook basically sucks because like many social networks it’s a silo. Lots of input but not so easy output.
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Hostility Greets News Of Calacanis At Search Event
The Kelsey Group’s Interactive Local Media/SES Local event in Los Angeles in November will feature a keynote conversation with Jason Calacanis, whose critical views of SEO have earned him few friends in the industry.
Seattle Economy Still Tied To Microsoft
You’ve probably seen more than a few “used to be” towns; they “used to be” supported by coal, steel, or some other industry, but became troubled as times changed. Now, although things are nowhere near that bad, some onlookers are questioning Microsoft’s role in Seattle.
Spammers Sentenced, Ordered To Pay AOL
It makes one wonder how convicted spammers are treated in prison. The most recent pair of spammers prosecuted saw witnesses from five states come to testify against them and co-spammers turned on them for (presumably) lighter sentences.
NYT Rings Up Lawyer Google Ad Clicks
An interesting consequence of one reporter’s search for more information on the most costly keywords in Google AdWords ended up costing those advertisers a little money.
Strangers A ‘Cost of Doing Business’ On MySpace
The latest report from Pew Internet and American Life Project confirms what might be common sense about teens and social networking, but also has a couple of surprises. The not-a-shocker news: photos and social networking profiles increase the likelihood your son or daughter is approached by a creep.
Make Your Query Smarter On Yahoo!
Talking about their successful Yahoo! Search Assist, Yahoo! now discusses ‘The Other Half of the Search Equation’.
“Look at me” Marketing Works
I’m in Las Vegas for the first time in many years, and I am struck by the sheer opulence of the various hotels. I admit that I don’t know what causes gamblers to choose their venues, but it seems as though each hotel is in competition to look bigger, better, and fancier than the next. It’s classic "look at me" marketing. Until the Web came along, most companies didn’t know there was any other kind of marketing.
Should Comments Be Part of the News?
Along with several other bloggers, I saw a post at Silicon Alley Insider the other day about the New York Times highlighting reader comments on its front page — in this case, underneath a photo of Al Gore after he won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Facebook: Winer brings the hate
In a recent post — entitled “Why Facebook sucks” — Dave Winer slams the social network for being too closed, and for “getting in between me and my address book,” as he puts it.