fake steve jobs

12.07.07

Ever wonder where media is going and why? fake steve jobs, media | (0)
While pursing the oh-so-valuable fora.tv, I stumbled upon a talk given by Daniel Lyons, better known as Fake Steve Jobs. If you keep up with the blog or have read the book, it's a must see. He discusses the rise of the blog, it's acquisition by Forbes, why Google AdSense doesn't make cents, and his thoughts on the fast-changing print media industry. My favorite quote on the topic of the Internet: It's different when you put your hand on the third rail and you feel it. Whoa, this stuff is for real, it's for real, it's a global network and ...
10.03.07

Is Facebook a fad? aim, facebook, fake steve jobs, howard lindzon, myspace | (0)
Nate Westheimer thinks it is. Both “fad” and “the rage” imply a temporariness — I know. And while I think Facebook is a great social networking site, which I will use for the time-being... ... Try this idea/illustration on for size: Let’s say Facebook vanishes into thin air tomorrow. How quickly do you think our inherent social graphs would take to reconstitute themselves somewhere else on the Internet? I’d say a week. In a week, I’d build up my languishing MySpace, Friendster, and Virb profiles and wait and see where the rest of my friends headed to. Ask yourself how quickly Facebook replaced AIM and ...
08.05.07

Will the real Steve Jobs please stand up? fake steve jobs | (0)
Looks like someone let the cat out of the bag. Fake Steve Jobs is a senior editor at Forbes by the name of Daniel Lyons. It's been a good ride lasting 14 months but the bittersweet moment when FSJ was no longer anonymous had to be expected. Even though I don't expect the blog to be as enjoyable as it has been, I will still get the book book due out this October.

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