I wrote about the kind of hot new social network. Have you used it? Yes, I do. There's not there's not much to use for one. The problem with having some sort of product that isn't ad based and social networking is you're already putting yourself in the eight ball when it comes to acquiring users. Social network is only as good as the number of friends that you have on there.
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.
Links
- 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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