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OMG, they killed Google!

OMG, they killed Google!

My God, Facebook is great! I never understood exactly why, but it seems the social network has become the new Google-killer and, here they come, the horsemen of internet giant’s fall, hitting with their opinions. Now, why would they think that? I’m not a Facebook heavy user, but ... Read more

Facebook is overrated. And, by the way, search won't die

Facebook is overrated. And, by the way, search won’t die

I was reading this opinion on TechCrunch regarding the way Facebook is going to be bigger than Google in the next five years I just can’t agree with it. The author, Adam Rifkin, has a pretty good argumentation on why Facebook is going to be the leader of ... Read more

About social networks and Brian Solis' egosystem

About social networks and Brian Solis’ egosystem

I tried to leave a comment on Brian Solis’ blog, but I guess there’s a small problem with Disqus. Or there’s probably a problem with the length of my comment. Anyway, here’s his blog post and my answer below. Basically, it’s true what you’re saying, but as a ... Read more

What's wrong with geolocation

What’s wrong with geolocation

One of the things I never could really understand was why people are so enthuziastic about geolocation. Yes, being enthuziastic is a good thing and it’s normal when you have a new toy to play with, but not when the toy has blades that might cut. If you ... Read more

Facebook doubles traffic within one year and beats MySpace. The question remains: Where’s the money?

I never really understood why should I use a social network. I strongly believe it’s a waste of time. Still, millions use Facebook and MySpace, only them knowing exactly why. Still, talking in terms of business, the only happy people are the founders of MySpace, the ones who sold the business to Rupert Murdoch. With Facebook kicking MySpace ass in terms of traffic, the situation changes. ... Read more

Vodafone sponsoring MySpace. Why?

I’ve just seen the news: Vodafone to pump money in MySpace. I don’t know the sum, but it’s going to be a eight months campaign targeting bands, artists and music fans. It’s about people remixing tunes and uploading them on MySpace using a new application called “Go Mix”. But why should Vodafone go for this extreme measure? It’s kind of hard for me to understand the strategy. ... Read more