ChrisDixon

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The “thin edge of the wedge” strategy

Establishing relationships with new users is the hardest part of growing a…

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The interoperability of social networks

Google recently added a caustic warning message when users attempt to export…

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You need to use social services to understand them

I don’t know if Malcolm Gladwell is right when he claims “the…

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Online privacy: what’s at stake

It is widely believed that a flourishing democracy requires an independent, diverse,…

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Web services should be both federated and extensible

One of the most important developments of the web 2.0 era is…

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Competition is overrated

Your #1 competitor starting out will always be the BACK button, nothing…

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Designing products for single and multiplayer modes

The first million people who bought VCRs bought them before there were…

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Steve Jobs single-handedly restructured the mobile industry

With the introduction of the iPhone, Steve Jobs achieved something that might…

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Facebook, Zynga, and buyer-supplier hold up

The brewing fight between Facebook and Zynga is what is known in…

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It’s not East Coast vs West Coast, it’s about making more places like the Valley

I’ve written a few times about what seems to be an exploding…

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