CNN's John Sutter says Facebook is getting dangerously close to feeling like we're all about to star in our own private Truman shows. "It's going to be so ridiculously easy to like piece together any one person's life," he said. 'I mean, it's kind of getting I mean, there are a whole bunch of Wi-Fi access points that they're putting up around Silicon Valley'
In this week’s episode Ben and James discuss the problems with Ello’s business model, James’ discomfort with Facebook, and why Social Networks always have ads. We also talk about incentives and something surprising Ben learned from the notorious Episode 18.
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- Ben Thompson: Ello and Consumer Friendly Business Models – Stratechery
- Ben Thompson: Facebook Launches Atlas – Stratechery (members-only)
- Ben Thompson: Friction – Stratechery
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