Since MySpace lost it’s VP of product strategy - I’m gonna keep spewing out free strategy to them - as they’re the ones who are keeping Facebook honest.  I hope everyone noticed that as soon as Facebook launched their Facebook platform - all of a sudden MySpace started to open up ...

I’ve been tracking MySpace’s progress, and the Dow Jones purchase, the rise of Fox News and (of course) the Simpsons, 24 and House. I’ve also noticed MySpace’s increased focus on becoming an open social network, the loss of Amit and some other MySpace execs and ultimately the...

The Guardian’s Open platform (brought to us by Matt MacAllister) is open, but comes with ads. Jeff Jarvis has an interesting piece - pointing out that APIs are the new distribution channel, but what he DOESN’T deal with is that the Guardian is inserting ads - which seems logical.  The N...

In the middle of the pouring rain yesterday the sun came out.  This was the first time my daughter Lucy had ever experienced a sun shower.  It amazed her - almost as much as I’m being amazed by Facebook nowadays. I’m not sure if any if you out there understand how hard it is to be doin...

Persistent content is quickly becoming a cornerstone of our open web future.  It’s the #2 tenet of my treatise. iTunes pass - now the packaging commences Apple’s shift to a non-exclusive with AT&T and a deal with Verizon is brillantly timed!  Now that Sprnt and Verizon are duking i...

They’ve put a bit into the mouths of their lawyers and today Facebook has posted a draft of a new terms of Serrvice that greatly improves the language and approach they’ve had (up until now) in regards to user’s rights to their data. Right after supporting OpenID, Facebook got invo...

My daughter celebrated her 7th birthday party with our own Nancy Drew mystery.  5 suspects, 14 clues, one culprit.  Then we watched the movie, while adding glitter and sequins to purses, notepads and headbands. Welcome to Don Thibeau.  Testing and Compatibility Labs and repositioning OpenID as a ...

This should not be a question.  INVEST in lithium Ion! NOW! The 10 Commandments of Facebook Connect I like this Hurd guy at H-P. he turned around the company (after the disastrous Carly regime) and now he’s doing the hard things to keep H-P a player. Congrats to JS-Kit on their deal with Sun....

I LOVE this BusinessWeek Clearspring widget! I want one! People Against Facebook’s Terms of Service.  Up to 5,747 and counting. Tee Hee Hee! - what did you THINK they were doing?  This is the same Facebook we always knew and loved.  And Zuckerberg still comes in and acts like its all OK - a...

If there’s one guy who should know about the failure of the Long Tail video world, it’s Jeremy Allaire, founder of Brightcove.  He’s posted something called “The difficult economics of long tail video” but the problem is: a) no where does he mention YouTube, Hulu or Fa...