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I’ve been thinking a lot about the Twitter Platform and Ecosystem recently. I think it is at an inflection point, much like the desktop software and hardware business was in the mid 80s as the desktop platform started to mature. … Continue reading →

About two weeks ago I became one of the small group of users who are currently trialing the new Google look. I was vaguely aware of a shift in the left margin, which I decided at first was a glitch in my browser. Then my search results jumped to life when I came across a box of automatically scrolling tweets. Deep thought: will timeliness trump PageRank-ness? Continue reading →

The Old West had the Colt .45, the New York restaurant scene has Twitter. The New York Times’ Julia Moskin tells how restaurateurs, chefs, and cooking staff are using Twitter, Facebook, and blogs to settle scores, retaliate against critics, and … Continue reading →

It’s most likely a case of cabin fever and general grumpiness from shoveling my way out of the instant tundra that befell New Jersey. I won’t be abandoning Twitter anytime soon for Google Buzz . But Buzz has a few … Continue reading →

As a growing tadpole in the 1970s, I remember discovering the mischievous humor of the NY Times capsule movie reviews.  Buried in the TV listings, these one-line confections were whipped  up by the legendary Timesman Howard Thompson.   For millions of … Continue reading →

From despair.com–who else!– comes the ultimate Venn diagram of social media pathologies.