Facebook announced a new product this week called Atlas. It will allow them to track users across apps and it's tied to their actual name, not just cookies. This is already better for marketers because now they can try to people more easily. But James Carville says he doesn't think the company should be able to do this in first place.
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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