Wednesday, February 29, 2012

The Two Companies on Facebook's Menu After IPO: Nokia and Yahoo!

Facebook needs to bulk up to kill Google.  Once they go public, watch for them to seriously consider buying Nokia or Yahoo! -- with a little help from their big brother Microsoft.

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Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Why Google Struggles to Build Great Consumer Products

Google has a number of amazing strengths.  But why does it struggle building great consumer products?

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Why Are Clubby Silicon Valley Bloggers So Two-Faced About Patents?

The clubby tech bloggers of Silicon Valley have decided to be Facebook's bitch and yell and scream at Yahoo! for protecting its intellectual property.  If they're so apoplectic, why do they never say boo about Apple and Google protecting their IP?

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Monday, February 27, 2012

Why Yahoo! Should Seek At Least $3 Billion From Facebook For Patent Violations

Yahoo! has thrown down the gloves to attack Facebook's violation of 10 - 20 of its key patents.  It could set off a flurry of activity around Yahoo!

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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Why Apple Should Buy Yahoo!

Yahoo! has a treasure trove of unique assets that could be used well competitively by Apple if it bought the Web company.

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Reading the Tea Leaves in RIM Shakeup

Did Mike Lazaridis try to push out Jim Balsillie from RIM last year?  Did the board placate him with a more senior position in the new Thorsten Heins era?  We may never know.

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Thursday, February 16, 2012

The Architect of Lin-sanity: Glen Grunwald

It turns out that the architect of Lin-sanity - Glen Grunwald - has a lot of parallels in his career with Jeremy Lin.

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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Roger Martin's Silly Defense of RIM: Opinion

Why Roger Martin's feisty defense of RIM over the weekend was pompous, simple-minded, and hypocritical.

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Saturday, February 11, 2012

9 Lessons Jeremy Lin Can Teach Us Before We Go To Work Monday Morning

Jeremy Lin is not only a great NBA story but a great story about how we should all approach our work.

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Wednesday, February 08, 2012

Yahoo Board Shakeup Means Fresh Start, Jackson Says

Here's my appearance on Bloomberg from this morning discussing the board shake-up at Yahoo!

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Tuesday, February 07, 2012

Facebook's $100 Billion Valuation Unrealistic?

For Facebook, which will carry a ticker symbol of FB, to receive a $100 billion valuation when it makes its IPO debut, investors will have to make a lot of assumptions about their future growth.


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All Social Media Companies are Addicted to Fudging their User Numbers

Facebook is deliberately puffing up its monthly active users by using a broad definition. It's par for the course in the social media world.

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Monday, February 06, 2012

Yahoo!'s Not Hated By Everyone

Yahoo! isn't loved by many on Wall Street, but it's currently a $1 billion + position at Dan Loeb's $8 billion firm.

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Here's The Best Super Bowl Ad from Last Night. Shown Only In Canada

The best Super Bowl ad from last night - which was only shown in Canada.

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Friday, February 03, 2012

How To Build A Leadership Funnel At Your Company

Why your company needs a Leadership Funnel and how to implement one.

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Zuckerberg Wants An Open Society; Just Not Within His Own Company

"The Hacker Way" is all about meritocracy at Facebook. Yet, Zuckerberg took every step to ensure he'll control the company with an iron fist forever.

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Thursday, February 02, 2012

Facebook Makes Nothing from Mobile Now and Seems to Have Ignored It All Last Year

Mobile is one of Facebook's biggest risk factors, but the company doesn't seem to have worked much on it in the last year going by their apps.

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Why Is Facebook's Growth Slowing So Much?

Facebook's hype is other-worldly, but its actual growth is good but not super-human.

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Mark Zuckerberg's Generation Y IPO

How Mark Zuckerberg's Gen Y status has shaped the company that Facebook is.

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Wednesday, February 01, 2012

Jackson Says Facebook Valuation May Reach $130 Billion

Jan. 31 (Bloomberg) — Eric Jackson, president and founder of Ironfire Capital LLC, talks about the outlook for Facebook Inc.’s planned initial public offering, share price and valuation. He speaks with Lisa Murphy on Bloomberg Television’s “Street Smart.” (Source: Bloomberg)


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