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Facebook: The Faceplant

May 23, ’12 6:03 AM

Seems what goes up, must come down or at least so it is with that latest mystery that is the Facebook IPO of this past week. Following the story like investing in it has been a real roller coaster ride.

I don’t have a brilliant take or any insight on this but have had a gut reaction and must be among the many millions of investment naive folks sitting on the sidelines trying to figure out what the implications of this are and what any of this means. I am sure many folks will find ways to get rich off of this and some unfortunate others will lose bundles. Meanwhile us observers will continue to backseat drive and watch the scene go by.

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Avon late to Social Media party

Apr 24, ’12 8:41 AM

Sometimes when a company has pioneered a new direction in business they may be a bit tardy or slow in picking up on an even newer innovation or change in market direction. When that change could benefit or even perfect the original invention they will eventually wake up and get a clue. Such is the situation and case with the usually high-flying Avon. Avon cautiously took its time and sat on the sidelines of the recent whirlwind emergence of social media far too long, but no longer.  Now that the economy is in free fall and Avon is losing traction in door-to-door sales Avon is about to get nimble and dive into social media, especially utilizing Facebook.

This will probably be the on-going scenario with most similar specialty market leaders. They will wake up one morning and suddenly realize that the world as they knew it has changed and what will determine their future and survival will be their ability to survive and thrive in the midst of change.

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WELCOME TO TCF 2012…

Jan 1, ’12 10:40 AM

I am not exactly sure what’s in store for us this year or if the doomsday prophecies are real, but for me stepping into a new year without a stirring Steve Jobs MacWorld keynote is less than dazzeling. The whole world of technology and innovation will continue but one of its brightest lights is dimmed and missing.

A print article I recently browsed seemed to suggest that maybe we should turn to Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg as a possible Steve Jobs replacement. Surely you must be kidding me! Mark Zuckerberg is no Steve Jobs!

 

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What’s Next? Changing of the Guard!

Dec 15, ’11 1:25 PM

It was just a short bit ago when the tech world was dominated by Microsoft.  Research In Motion seemed to  have theworld of mobility squarely in its pocket, then suddenly something happened.

Today Apple and Google rule the roost with Twitter and Facebook becoming forces. Who knows who will step forward tommorrow?

CES2012 might go a long way provide some strong clues or indications of who the real players might be in coming times but if history is any indicator whomever it iswill slowly emerge from the clutter and noise with a product or service most of us cannot live without. We will all wonder what the heck we did before it came into our lives. Theimitatorswill scramble to clone, reverse engineer or under price whatever it turns out to be. Companies will rise or fall. Pundits will tear it apart or extol it.

Consultants will try to figure out how to pimp andmonetize it, users will scratch their heads trying to figure out exactly what to do with it, innovators will attempt to figure ways to integrate enhance, extend or mash it with.

I predict that we will all meet back here (Lord willing) at years end and wonder, what’s next?

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1 Billion Users = Undue Influence

Sep 8, ’11 10:07 AM

I am on the verge of a having a major revelation after reading an article about Twitter touting 100 million users. This means influence and If 100 million translates into influence then Facebook’s 750 million “active” users must mean control.

Twitter can leverage that into power to drive innovation along the paths they choose. But if the TV networks are looking to continue their rule, guess what?

No other media or mens of communication has ever commanded these massive numbers. No wonder print and broadcast stalwarts are scrambling to get in on the game.

Rupert Murdock’s NewsCorp thought they could buy their way in and NBC is busy attempting to acquire a place or a piece.

So where is this all going? Exactly what are we heading towards?

If the big networks have their way they will attempt to morph social media into what some are calling “Social TV” they can jump start this by snatching up the big players and integrating it into their networks.

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Social Media War: Facebook vs.Twitter

Jun 18, ’11 8:49 AM

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I know that I am saying nothing new, but I’m sure you know that t here is a serious struggle going on in Social Media that we should at the very least be aware of. The parties in this battle are Facebook on one side and Twitter on the other. Boyh are quite successful but in a rapidly evolving disruptive market that could change at the drop of a hat.

According to Pew, Facebook is in the lead. at the moment, But with all media mentions of Twitter who knows what could happen. What is at stake is billions of dollars that a future IPO could bring and ownership of a market of millions or billions of users to do with what you please or to figure out how to squeeze out every possible penny out of.

At the moment both are putting up dueling Like and 1+ Fan buttons on their sites and encouraging site buiders to embed them into their sites. There are of course other initiatives in the works but I sense that users are beginning to get confused and are starting to object to all the hoops they are being forced to jump through.

Most of this seems like Deja Vu. Remember MySpace??? Well that could happen again.

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