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Inside "Inside Facebook"

One of the nice thing about being a magazine writer who also has access to a clean, well-lighted space on the internet, is that I get to resurrect some of tasty tidbits of reporting which get cut in the often brutal process of ...READ»

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Corporate Creation Myths, and Why We Need Them

Why do Americans need to attach creation myths to everything, including the origins of our most visible business ventures? We idealize the lone inventor over the company man, the garage over the office space. We tell the story of ...READ»

The Myth About Creation Myths

Introducing our new column exploring how and why ideas succeed or fail. This month: the power and perils of a great backstory.READ»

User Growth First, Revenue Second? - Learning From Facebook, YouTube and Twitter

This cartoon summarises the concept very well - The Online Business Model To Get VC Money Web ventures backed by VCs are notorious for focusing predominantly on acquiring users first and leaving revenue on the back burner ...READ»

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YouTube Does Something Great at Last: 1080p HD

When it came out, YouTube was seen as the best thing that had ever happened to the Web. Suddenly, it was easy to watch videos online, and uploading and embedding became, for the first time ever, a doddle. No wonder Google pounced on ...READ»

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It Ain't About the Money

"It is money -- and only money -- the reason we are leaving today." With that statement former Governor Tom Vilsack closed his campaign for the presidency in 2008. Sorry, Governor, it was not only money that drove you from the race. ...READ»

YouTube's Music Video Vision

News broke yesterday that YouTube is in talks with major record labels with the express goal of offering every music video ever created for free. They want to get this done in a mere 18 months. A poet once said, "A man's reach should ...READ»

Cashing in Like It's 1999

According to Technorati, yesterday and today's most blogged to video on YouTube is "A Message from Chad and Steve." Chad and Steve. Just a couple of giddy, giggly buddies letting the cameras roll outside an office somewhere. A ...READ»

Hacker. Dropout. CEO.

When Mark Zuckerberg showed up in Palo Alto three years ago, he had no car, no house, and no job. Today, he's at the helm of a smokin'-hot social-networking site, Facebook, and turning down billion-dollar offers. Can this kid be for real?READ»