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Facebook & Co. – Broken Valley pt III

Reply to this post           More breakages increase pressure. The latest disclosures with regard to Facebook’s lax custodianship of user data further underpin that large Internet...

Yandex – Yet another speaker.

Alice finds a home.  At its annual developer conference names Yet Another Conference, Yandex unveiled a series of features and upgrades that are aimed at cementing its grip on the...

Baidu vs. Facebook – Chalk and cheese

Reply to this post           Baidu still No. 2 in AI.   Comparing how Baidu is using AI to manage user generated content to how Facebook...

Baidu – Lower barriers

Reply to this post           Baidu removes barriers for Alibaba and Tencent. Hot on the heels of the spin off of iQiyi, Baidu has announced the...

Tencent Q1 18 – Expectations management

Reply to this post           Bad guidance is worse than no guidance at all. Tencent reported Q1 18 results that beat expectations but increased my concern...

Facebook – The thin ice

Reply to this post           Facebook security stats reveal flaws. Facebook disclosed Q1 enforcement data for the first time and while it is clear that Facebook...

Music streaming – Tidal wave

Reply to this post           This could be the end of Tidal. Tidal has received allegations of serious misconduct which if proved true, are likely to...

Indian e-commerce – Play defence.

Reply to this post           I don’t think that India is Walmart’s priority. Walmart’s agreement to take a controlling stake in Flipkart has all the hallmarks...

Google i/o – The meh factor.

Reply to this post           A rather subdued affair. Android P offered up such marginal improvements that Google was forced to rely on previews of long-term...

Alibaba FQ4 18 – Juggernaut momentum

Reply to this post           Another excellent year ahead. Alibaba reported excellent FQ4 18 results and guided very strongly for the year to come as its...