The last couple times Google has gotten everybody excited about something that was “social” there hasn’t been much to see.  Google Wave came out and never left Beta before being literally given away.  Google Buzz created buzz for about a week before virtually completely disappearing.  Other more minor releases have...

I am often critical of what I consider to be a fundamental flaw in Apple’s business.  I also often praise Google.  Dave Winer is exactly the opposite.  He has been extremely critical of Google’s decision to go social and skeptical about their ability to execute on it.  I am not...

Twitter is expected to announce their own photo hosting service in the next few days.  I have said before that I think moves like this one are dangerous.  Twitter benefits from a good development ecosystem and this move will frustrate many developers at TwitPic and other companies that are built...