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Re: Event sites face-off

Phil — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 19:26:58 -0000

Shout out to Danville, VA! (filled with pride/nostalgia).

Re: Jeff Hammerbacher, a key early Facebook employee, is leaving the company

Phil — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:24:00 -0000

Hey nice job. So often these stories are a rehash, but this really balances out all the possible interpretations and also gets deeper into the actual job responsibilities. Good read.

Re: Fine-tuning: Facebook makes Pages, Events ads more interactive

Phil — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 23:25:48 -0000

I don't mean to be a troll, but this seems to have very pro-Facebook spin to it.

As an advertiser, I can imagine this artificially inflating ROI (more fans) while reducing the actual return (views of the message on a fan page). I guess that it depends how important you view the stream, since advertisers will get entry into that no matter how a user becomes a fan.

Just one opinion that all these little tweaks Facebook does aren't entirely altruistic or helpful.

Re: Another Ad Network Launches

Phil — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 10:58:31 -0000

VideoEgg is a real network that uses AdSales connections to promote traditional brands (ESPN, Cars, etc).

Re: Applying to the fbFund Is Not a Confidential Process

Phil — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 10:05:29 -0000

Hey Nick,

Did you receive this as an autoreply to the platform@facebook.com e-mail address, or is it courtesy of a PR person?

Just curious,
Thanks so much,
Phil

Re: Facebook Pays for Advertising on Facebook?

Phil — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 11:38:44 -0000

That is funny- I think it's just an anomaly though, the adsense being an iFrame that doesn't know what site it's being displayed on.

Re: Is Microsoft Using Your Facebook Data to Target Ads Across the Net?

Phil — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 11:14:58 -0000

Hmm, that is a cool video. That guy found some neat stuff (that I've seen too, anecdotally at least).

However, I think his end point is a little off the mark. Users of a Facebook Ad Network want to see Social Ads or banners bought through Facebook. A remnant solution falls a little short.

Re: Facebook Needs An Email Service

Phil — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:30:18 -0000

I think Facebook will have to get into these types of verticals eventually- they need to start stealing Google's monopoly on intent-based advertising somehow. At least they could start combing e-mails a la Gmail this way...

Re: 2007/09/15/20-great-music-applications-for-facebook/

Phil — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 11:33:52 -0000

Thanks Stan! FYI, "Music Show" is actually similar to "Bands"- the author stole our idea. And, of course, Bands is ultimately far superior, with video, more posters, less glitches, etc.

Ah...Facebook competition :).

-Phil

Re: 2007/09/26/video-applications-facebook/

Phil — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:32:49 -0000

Thanks for the mention- we really did think up a groundbreaking name with Movies, didn't we?:)

-Phil
www.LonelyCEO.com

Re: 2007/11/06/facebook-ads-analysis/

Phil — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:20:07 -0000

Man, this headline is so awesome....you're my new favorite "Mark"- sorry Zuck...

Re: 2007/11/06/facebook-ads-analysis/

Phil — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 19:00:01 -0000

No- you changed the headline!

Re: 2007/11/15/mccain-myspace-mtv-presidential-dialogue/

Phil — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 13:03:07 -0000

Re that "fall off the stage" comment. You're thinking of Bob Dole, not McCain.

Re: 2007/11/27/open-web-awards-widgets/

Phil — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:24:47 -0000

Nominate:
Art: http://apps.facebook.com/classicart

Part of the Lonely CEO Show)round Network, our apps have millions of pieces of media and hundreds of thousands of pieces of meta-data. Growth has been sustainable and continuouse throughout. Best of all, we're helping people share the media they love.

Re: 2007/12/03/facebook-15-billion/

Phil — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:47:14 -0000

And exactly what percent of those MySpace users use their real names? And what percent say they are 99 years old and live in Timbuktu? Quality means a lot more than quality, when it comes to ads.

Re: 2007/12/13/citizen-journalism-dangerous-and-irresponsible/

Phil — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 02:00:06 -0000

I'm guessing that Thomas is referring to the fact that most blogs rarely, if ever, fact check their work before publishing, frequently have massive conflicts of interest that are irregularly addressed, employ writers who don't even maintain a pretense of objectivity, blur ad sales and editorial until the two are identical, publish articles that only casually follow basic grammatical and spelling guidelines, and, perhaps worst of all, tolerate petty ad hominem attacks like the one you've just written which, instead of addressing possible intellectual flaws in an argument through rigorous research and logic, cherry picks examples and focuses on irrelevant issues like the way a reporter looks.

That's just a guess...

Re: 2007/12/13/citizen-journalism-dangerous-and-irresponsible/

Phil — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 02:48:57 -0000

Old media is held responsible through something called "litigation". Bloggers are responsible through comments. Which is more effective?

One necessitates a company check an idea before publication; the other rewards publishing first and checking later. Which is more effective in helping the public get the right idea about a product or event?

As blogs become more influential- see Engadget's various stock-shifting fiascos over the years- hopefully they will be held to old media standards. Until then, the nature of the respective corrective processes incentivizes blogs to publish first and ask questions later. That's the wrong order.

Re: 2007/12/13/citizen-journalism-dangerous-and-irresponsible/

Phil — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 02:56:49 -0000

Also, I'd be happy to employ that archaic old media practice called "editing" and share the various mistakes in this article.

Re: 2008/01/31/facebook-developer-marketplace/

Phil — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 10:13:41 -0000

I'm sure it's exciting for Facebook to see their own cottage industry gain traffic with firms like ours.

Phil
http://www.lonelyceo.com

Re: Steve Ballmer still doesn’t understand social networking

Phil — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:58:01 -0000

Very good read. And aren't all the Facebook= Friendster comparisons moot, since Friendster's downfall in the US was technological? Facebook is hiring the best engineers away from every company. If they can keep growing their tech base, I don't see why they'd have similar problems in the long run.

Re: And the Zuckerberg-Bashing Begins...

Phil — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 17:22:34 -0000

It seems like every other post is predictably contrarian. It's like reading a Web 2.0 version of Christopher Hitchens.