Chris Espinosa, Fire But what this means is that Amazon will capture and control every Web transaction performed by Fire users. Every page they see, every link they follow, every click they make, every ad they see is going to … Continue reading
It’s the end of the web as we know it
Adrian Short: As individuals we can opt out. It’s still possible to live a full life in the developed world and not use social networks. Some people may find it harder than others — missing out on event invitations that … Continue reading
Assessing product opportunities
Marty Cagan, writing for The Silicon Valley Product Group, says people should answer ten fundamental questions while assessing product opportunities. 1. Exactly what problem will this solve? (value proposition) 2. For whom do we solve that problem? (target market) 3. … Continue reading
Serving logged out users
Fred Wilson, The Logged Out User Let’s remember one of the cardinal rules of social media. Out of 100 people, 1% will create the content, 10% will curate the content, and the other 90% will simply consume it. That plays … Continue reading
A typist does not a writer make
Andy Rutledge, The UX Design Education Scam Sadly, the institutional definition of a web design course is one where some tool — usually Dreamweaver or Flash — is taught. Those who understand the UX design disciplines know that teaching Dreamweaver … Continue reading
Why software is eating the world
Marc Andreessen, The Wall Street Journal Perhaps the single most dramatic example of this phenomenon of software eating a traditional business is the suicide of Borders and corresponding rise of Amazon. In 2001, Borders agreed to hand over its online … Continue reading
How browsers work
Tali Garsiel has spent years reviewing and researching the millions of lines of C++ code. With a little editorial help from Paul Irish, her research has been cleaned up and published as How browsers work, an in-depth look at the … Continue reading
Why are you starting something?
Alex Bainbridge, writing for Tnooz, in Why travel startups always seem to suffer from the same problems wonders why so many entrepreneurs fail in such similar ways. Bainbridge argues that the root cause of their failure goes to starting companies … Continue reading
Focus on the road, not on the wall
Ben Horowitz, What’s the Most Difficult CEO Skill? Managing Your Own Psychology Focus on the road not the wall — When they train racecar drivers, one of the first lessons is when you are going around a curve at 200 … Continue reading
Meanwhile in a parallel universe…
In a comment over at Search Engine Land article, The Growing Portrait Of Google As A Big, Scary, Expanding Everywhere Copy Monster, a reader, tonyswash, posits a fascinating ‘alternative’ reality in which Apple attacks Google with Google’s own playbook — … Continue reading