Episode 146 — Facebook’s Real Mistake

Exponent

Ben Thompson / James Allworth

Technology

4.6 • 832 Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2018

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Ben and James discuss Facebook’s current crisis, and why almost everyone misunderstands what the company did wrong: the problem isn’t advertising, it was Facebook’s desire to be a platform. Presented by WordPress.com: Get 15% off on a new site by visiting WordPress.com/Exponent. Links James Allworth: What the F*** Was Facebook Thinking — Medium Ben Thompson: The Facebook Brand — Stratechery Ben Thompson: Tim Cook’s Unfair and Unrealistic Privacy Speech — Stratechery Mark Zuckerberg’s Reckoning: ‘This Is a Major Trust Issue’ — The New York Times Ben Thompson: Mobile Makes Facebook Just an App; That’s Good News — Stratechery Nicholas Thompson: … Continue reading Episode 146 — Facebook’s Real Mistake

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0:00.0	Hi, James.
0:01.0	Ben, how are you?
0:03.0	I am excited.
0:04.0	I'm excited to talk about sales forces acquisition of Mule Soft software.
0:07.0	I mean, this was the big news this week, so I think I feel much the same way.
0:12.0	Oh, excellent.
0:13.0	Well, I can't wait to get to it.
0:15.0	But first, we have to thank WordPress.com for sponsoring exponents.
0:18.0	Whether you'd like to build a personal blog, a business site, or both creating your website on WordPress.com helps others find you,
0:23.5	remember you, and connect with you.
0:25.0	You don't need experience.
0:25.9	They guides you through the process from start to finish
0:27.5	and take care of the technical side,
0:29.0	keep your side up and running.
0:30.2	And we need a brief interlude here.
0:32.6	Their customer support team is made up of WordPress experts,
0:36.0	eager to help you get the most from your site.
0:37.7	And when are they available, James?
0:39.1	24-7, not 24-7.
0:41.2	There was an Australian.
0:43.0	Which Ukraine was an Australian saying.
0:45.8	And we received multiple responses via email and Twitter that from many Australians
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