DISQUS

Actually Malcolm Gladwell is more than 2000 years late in writing about the optimal sie of organisations. The Romans figured this out a long time ago. For the reasons you mention, a Roman centurion was in the 150 range. So perhaps we should be reading more of Cicero than Gladwell if we want to understand modern times

ironic that the anti-spam word that is showing up now is "MSFT"--given the topic is about privacy and arrogance.

however, this time microsoft looks like a trusted provider compared to the mistakes of facebook and lest we not forget Google.

Is the PR failure at Facebook a function of immaturity or is it something more endemic and therefore more problematic?

another one to add to your list:
"What is the definition of technology: something that doesn't work. if that's the case, what do you call something that works?
A brand."