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How Will the Facebook IPO Impact New Startups?

by Jeff Weisbein January 8, 2012

The Facebook IPO will have a huge impact on the startup world as many talented engineers cash out for the next big thing.

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What to Consider When Cleaning Up Your Facebook Timeline

by Guest Author December 28, 2011

The introduction of new programs or software often has the effect of fundamentally changing the way we interact with long-established ones. The Street View program turned Google Maps from a resource for directions into a photo gallery of the world. YouTube MP4 converters turned a video website into a legitimate music source. And, now, the [...]

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This Is What Separates Google from Everyone Else

by Jeff Weisbein December 8, 2011

What is it that makes Google so successful? And why hasn’t any company tried to mimic the company’s success?

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FB Cover Pix Launches A Community for Facebook Cover Photos

by Jeff Weisbein November 14, 2011

Today, I’m very excited to announce that my business partner Devon Zdatny and I are launching a public beta for new website/community that we hope will become the central hub for Facebook Cover Photos. The site, which is aptly named, FB Cover Pix is geared exclusively for uploading, exploring, and sharing cover photos that can be used on [...]

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New Facebook Features Further Blur the Lines Between Social Networks

by Jeff Weisbein September 17, 2011

While Facebook continues to add new features such as subscriptions and smart lists, the lines between social networks are becoming less defined.

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Why Hasn’t Google Shut Down Orkut Yet?

by Mike Mansell September 16, 2011

During the Google+ hype a few months back it seemed as if everyone was so excited that Google finally had a social network. And while I agree with the fact that Google+ was a substantial milestone for the Internet giant, I couldn’t help but to chuckle at the fact that next to nobody seemed to recognize the [...]

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Facebook Launches Subscriptions. A Jab At Twitter?

by Mike Mansell September 15, 2011

As similar as Facebook and Twitter are in the sense that they’re both social networks that allow users to communicate between, interact with, and stalk follow one-another online, the fact of the matter is that the two sites are entirely different. While Facebook is meant to serve as a mechanism for more “intimate” connections such [...]

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A Pivot Perhaps? Yelp Trims Daily Deals Team.

by Mike Mansell September 1, 2011

When Google wants to copy or mimic your idea you take it as a sign that your company and venture is taking a step in the right direction. When Google puts an offer on the table and wants to buy your company and idea, though, you know that you’ve hit a home run. So imagine [...]

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Google Learns From Facebook Failure, Implements Games Into Google+

by Mike Mansell August 12, 2011

If you’re a long-time Facebook user I’m sure that you still remember the “good old days” when Facebook “applications” had a huge tendency to cause frustration right and left because of the horrid levels of spam that would get passed onto the end-users. While I for one was a pretty big Facebook fan at the time, even [...]

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