The last few weeks have been very difficult to this podcast. I've developed more of an appreciation for the fact that newspapers used to be monopolies and being a monopoly meant you didn't need to give a shit about what you wrote because you were the only place to go. There was an aspect of journalism journalists didn't have to really give a shit and I think that was overstated, he says.
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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