Ben and James discuss briefly revisit last week’s discussion on Facebook, then discuss the Peter Thiel versus Gawker affair, and the implications for tech broadly. Then, how culture helps and hurts at Facebook, Apple, Google, and Microsoft.

Links

Ben Thompson: The Real Problem with Facebook and the News — Stratechery
Ben Thompson: Peter Thiel, Comic Book Hero — Stratechery (note: this was written after the podcast)
When the Most Personal Secrets Get Outed on Facebook — Wall Street Journal
Ben Thompson: The Curse of Culture — Stratechery
Ben Thompson: Google’s Go-to-Market Gap — Stratechery
Ben Thompson: Everything as a Service — Stratechery

Hosts

Ben Thompson, @benthompson, Stratechery
James Allworth, @jamesallworth, Harvard Business Review

Podcast Information

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