Social platforms like Facebook and Snapchat are trying hard to become publishers or to host content from media companies, but one of the platforms that has been quietly doing this for… Read more »
Not content to rely on major brands for its new media exploration section, Snapchat is also planning on making its own according to a new report by Digiday. The company will… Read more »
The term “platishers” is a terrible one, but Jonathan Glick of Sulia has a point about the increasingly blurred lines between platforms and publishers. The real question is what the duties… Read more »
Twitter explicitly laid out some of its terms and conditions for third-party developers that want to continue to use its APIs. It illustrated a 2×2 chart of where it encourages developers to… Read more »
Facebook just had the biggest initial public offering in tech history. During the week leading up to it, we tapped into the GigaOM readership to see what they thought of the… Read more »
LinkedIn turned in a strong quarter and announced a smart acquisition. It seems to have proven staying power and growth potential, addressing some vulnerabilities (e.g., mobile, sales efficiencies) even if it… Read more »
Several web technology themes and trends were reinforced in the fourth quarter of 2011, including a handful of tech platform wannabes and the rumblings of a shakeout in social commerce. For… Read more »
Spotify says it’s a platform. But building a real platform takes more than throwing out a few APIs. To achieve business objectives like revenue growth, customer acquisition and network effects, would-be… Read more »
Former Google CEO, now executive chairman Eric Schmidt said some interesting things about social media and consumer technology platforms onstage at the D9 conference. Matthew Ingram does a little translating. What… Read more »
That popping sound you heard was no bubble, it was LinkedIn’s IPO – the biggest Internet debut since Google back in 2004. Forget the heady valuation the company set, it’s carrying… Read more »