Sharp Tech with Ben Thompson

Meta Comes Roaring Back, What the Market Missed Last Fall, The Compromises that Define the Modern Internet

Feb 6, 2023

01:01:32

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Problems with zero marginal cost content

04:44

How to Succeed in Business When You're Not Dependent on Amazon

01:36

Zuckerberg's Metaverse: The Rebranding that Changed the Internet

01:20

The Metaverse Isn't Working, Is It?

04:28

Introduction

4min

The Strength of the Strength of Facebook and Twitter From Day One

3min

You're Going to Get Rich Off the Greatest of All Talk Podcast

5min

Facebook Ads Are Getting Cheaper, Right?

2min

What Facebook Did With TikTok?

3min

The Metaverse Isn't Working, Is It?

4min

The Metaverse Is a Waste of Money

3min

Facebook's Earnings Report

2min

Facebook Is Just a More Extreme Example of Things That Do Happen to Other Companies

2min

10.

The Inshitification of TikTok

2min

11.

Are We Going to End Up Deluded With Deloosed?

4min

12.

How to Build a Sustainable Business Using TikTok

3min

13.

The Value of Breaking Out of These Systems Is Higher Than Ever

2min

14.

Amazon Prime, Facebook, Twitter, Facebook - Is There a Requirement for the Customer Experience?

3min

15.

Is Amazon a Better Choice?

2min

16.

Is There a Third Door That Can Avoid the Mass Degradation of Free Internet?

3min

17.

The Network Effect Is Real

4min

18.

Amazon's Search Degrades, It Will Cost You Money, Right?

3min

19.

The AirPod Is on the Airplane

2min

20.

Getting Together With Friends in Person

3min

21.

Sharp Tech Podcast - What's Up With That?

2min

To email the show: email@sharptech.fm

Meta Myths — Stratechery

Facebook Lenses — Stratechery

The ‘Enshittification’ of TikTok — Wired

‘If You Think The Internet Is Terrible Now, Just Wait a While’ — The Awl

EarPods with Lightning Connector — Apple

Album Club — Listener Andrew D

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