Is Web3 all a bunch of buzz or is it the next great wave of Internet companies to come? Both sides of the argument are valid from where we currently stand. The thesis that underpins… Read More »Web 3, Wallets & Social Commerce
Google is the dominant search platform (by far). In the über-competitive Video Ads market, Tiktok is number one. What happens if the two start to join forces? ‘Social Search’ emerges. Search Ads Future? Video+ Gen… Read More »Tiktok + Google: Social-Video Search
Video is becoming more and more prominent as a communications method on the Internet. Cottage industry YouTubers, Instagrammers, and TikTokers have become celebrities in niche industries on the back of their video content. Many YouTube… Read More »Video Ads Business Model
Podcasting – what was a ‘niche pursuit‘ several years ago is becoming Big Business. If you are either running – or thinking about running – a podcast, there is money to be made. But the… Read More »Podcast Business Model
The early Twitter business model shift has sparked the conversation of who owns what on social. In the old (free) model, you are the product because advertisers make the rules. In the new (subscription) model,… Read More »New Media Business Model
With Twitter on the cusp of major changes, one of the original Twitter (+Square) founders Jack Dorsey has put the building blocks in place for a “decentralized Twitter.” The Bluesky Vision blends Twitter (social) with… Read More »Bluesky Business Model
No longer is $TWTR a valid Ticker on the public markets. As of yesterday, Elon Musk has taken Twitter private. (KaboomPics thumb) Below is a ‘Business Model Vision’ based on where the company ends its… Read More »Twitter Business Model
Make social media more social! Phase 1 was MySpace. Phase 2 was Facebook. Now we are entering Phase 3, where the structure of social media as we know it is set to change. A set… Read More »Business Model Trends – Social Apps 3.0
Has online dating reached its peak? There are signs that, yes, it has reached its peak and we are en route towards a re-balance back towards the physical space driven by a few creative Dating… Read More »Business Model Trends – Dating Networks
Where can we build community networks? “Join the Slack … Subreddit … Discord” These types of messages are everywhere now as ‘community networks’ have exploded during the pandemic years. The need for community as both… Read More »New Tech: Community Networks