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Google Reader– The boring truth

          Google Reader has gone because it is not big enough. That’s all. The retirement of Google Reader has nothing to do with the “free” internet...

Broadcast TV – The end is nigh

          Users are not waiting. The move away from broadcast has begun. The TV broadcast industry remains in denial but the figures are beginning to show...

Instagram vs. Twitter – Picture power.

          I am becoming increasingly concerned regarding Twitter’s long-term ability to monetise its service. It was some months ago when Instagram pulled the plug on its...

Google vs. Microsoft – No free lunch

          When privacy advocates realise they have to pay up, I suspect many will change their tune. Very few people, especially privacy advocates, seem to understand...

Amazon Q4 – To hell with reason

          There is no rhyme or reason in the valuation of this company. Amazon reported disappointing results but still managed to rise 10% in after-hours trading...

Yahoo! – A place in the pantheon?

          Yahoo! currently lacks the assets but has the users to be a viable ecosystem. Yahoo has completed its first full quarter with Marissa A Mayer...

Google – Nothing better to do?

          Building a spanking HQ new is a sure sign of future underperformance. It looks very much as if Google is about to commit the cardinal...

Google Q4 – Blot on the landscape

          A nice set of numbers are obscuring the indelible stain of a company beginning to be run for the benefit of employees over shareholders. Google...

Baidu and Orange– Land grab

          New best friends Baidu and Orange look to be going on a land grab in emerging markets starting with the Middle East and North Africa....

Facebook Graph Search– Unambitious

          Facebook’s new graph search function is so unambitious that no one is going to get the wrong end of the stick. Instead of a leap...