How Facebook usage actually explains the future of work

Social Connections and Facebook

I thought about this idea this morning at the gym. It’s hardly revolutionary but I wanted to put some thoughts down about it. You hear constantly that Facebook will eventually age itself out. I’ve even written about this concept. It makes… Continue Reading

Facebook at Work seems like a bad idea

Facebook At Work

I understand the positives, for sure: there are 1.35 billion people on Facebook, so there’s a lot more familiarity with the interface and how to use it than there would be, say, if your company used Slack or something else.… Continue Reading

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The simple lesson of Google and YouTube, Facebook and Instagram

Google Facebook Instagram YouTube

Google bought YouTube for $1.65 billion in 2006. In 2014, YouTube alone will be responsible for about 20 percent of all digital ad revenue, top $1 billion in video ad revenue, and is quite possibly worth about $40 billion right now.… Continue Reading

National parks are still quite popular, via Facebook and rich people

National Parks Popularity

Facebook did a year in review, as major websites are wanton to do, and they included a top 10 list of checked-in places in the United States. 3/10 of the list is national parks — Yosemite, Grand Canyon, and Yellowstone —… Continue Reading

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Remember: social media isn’t a real relationship

Social Media and Relationships

F’n woke up this morning at about 3:44am. Normally when I do that, I go get some water, maybe pee, and then go back to sleep. That works 8 times out of 10. This morning was one of two times… Continue Reading

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Social engagement doesn’t matter. Stop measuring it.

Social Media Engagement

As a drunk kid in Vegas once told me (read the post), “We don’t get paid in likes and clicks.” Continue Reading

Google+ should really be an interests network

Google+ Should Be An Interests Network

You may have seen a little bit around Google+ in the last few days; Chris Messina, who was a developer advocate and UX designer on the product, wrote this article for Medium. It essentially goes into some of the pros… Continue Reading

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Stop using Facebook as a marketing strategy

Facebook Marketing

You may have seen some of these new data sets about Facebook and usage. Basically, Forrester went out and told people that it was a bad marketing strategy. (Concur.) Organic reach has been dying forever, and large-brand Facebook posts are only… Continue Reading