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The Incredible Run of Google+

Posted on 22 July, 2011 by Stef

Since an image is worth 1000 words, here is a graph done by Leon Håland analyzing the growth of Google+. It took only 24 days for Google+ to reach 20 million users, while it took over three years to reach … Continue reading →

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How Google Can Win the Social Network War

Posted on 17 July, 2011 by Stef

First there was Orkut, FriendFeed, MySpace. Then Facebook came and took 750 million people behind its wall as they eagerly connected with school friends, shared baby photos and played Farmville. Now Google Plus, the coolest kid in the block, has … Continue reading →

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Facebook’s Awesome Is My Yawn

Posted on 7 July, 2011 by Stef

Mark Zuckerberg tried to steal Google+ thunder announcing that Facebook would soon have something ‘awesome’. Today the veil was lifted on the new feature of Facebook: video chat. Seriously? I find this boring. Facebook’s videochat only works one-to-one, no group … Continue reading →

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Why Google+ is going to be hard to beat

Posted on 5 July, 2011 by Stef

A lot of my friends are still saying that Facebook cannot be beaten by Google+ because people don’t change habits, because Google+ doesn’t have this or that… While I acknowledge all these fine points, I believe that unless Google+ makes … Continue reading →

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The good news is Google+ and there is the bad news too

Posted on 29 June, 2011 by Stef

Google seems to have done it right this time: Google+ looks like a credible implementation of a social strategy. Whatever that means, of course. Compared to the other half baked recent initiatives like Buzz or Wave, Google+ seems to have … Continue reading →

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La F§uffa su Facebook della Moratti danneggia tutto il settore

Posted on 26 May, 2011 by Stef

Da professionista di marketing continua a darmi fastidio la tempesta che sta agitando l’Italia. Se questi sono i professionisti del settore in Italia non mi stupisce che gli investimenti su Internet e social media non decollino. Secondo la mia ricostruzione, … Continue reading →

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Come evitare di diventare fan della Moratti su Facebook

Posted on 25 May, 2011 by Stef

La campagna elettorale della Moratti si fa coi figuranti vestiti da zingari e tossici nei metrò e con script poco tecnologici su siti civetta per fare crescere i ‘Mi piace’ su Facebook. La notizia così come l’ha svelata originariamente Claudio … Continue reading →

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The FreedomBox on CBSNews

Posted on 6 May, 2011 by Stef

Eben Moglen explains on CBSNews the FreedomBox project: software that keeps you in control of your private addressbook and your digital life online combined with plug-computer hardware. The ending quote “If that’s a revolution then we’re doing it” is pure … Continue reading →

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The future of Free Software

Posted on 20 February, 2011 by Stef

Eben Moglen is helping Free Software to keep the promise of a free society. In his keynote speech at FOSDEM Moglen has laid out the foundation for the future of the Free Software movement: make sure that digital communication between … Continue reading →

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The master hack of mr. Zuckerberg

Posted on 7 January, 2011 by Stef

Eben Moglen mentioned not too long ago Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg saying: Mr. Zuckerberg has [...] done more harm to the human race than anybody else his age I wonder if he foresaw also that this golden boy would also … Continue reading →

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