Is Mark Zuckerberg the Next Steve Case? 470
theodp writes "With all signs for Facebook pointing up, author Douglas Rushkoff goes contra, arguing that Facebook hype will fade. 'Appearances can be deceiving,' says Rushkoff. 'In fact, as I read the situation, we are witnessing the beginning of the end of Facebook. These aren't the symptoms of a company that is winning, but one that is cashing out.' Rushkoff, who made a similar argument about AOL eleven years ago in a quashed NY Times op-ed, reminds us that AOL was also once considered ubiquitous and invincible, and former AOL CEO Steve Case was deemed no less a genius than Mark Zuckerberg. 'So it's not that MySpace lost and Facebook won,' concludes Rushkoff. 'It's that MySpace won first, and Facebook won next. They'll go down in the same order.'"
Killcreek (Score:5, Funny)
When I read the headline I thought huh, he's going to pose for Playboy and marry John Romero?
Re:127.0.0.1 facebook.com /etc/hosts (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Dead on. (Score:3, Funny)
Facebook is so 2010!
Re:Huh? (Score:4, Funny)
I definitely see the most traffic from housewives, gamers, and then geeks, in that order... with an honorable mention for some chicks who have always been attention whore drama queens (they're amusing though. some of my most amusing traits are arguably negative, it's mixing them with creativity that makes them work)
Re:You're a target (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Dead on. (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Complainers to the back of the line (Score:5, Funny)
I have a strict policy for people who do this to my wife and I. They get told *last* if they get told at all from that point on until we receive an apology. This applies to parents, siblings, and everyone else. I have no time for anyone who thinks they "deserve" priority in how I disclose facts about my life.
Dear friend "sjbe (173966)". I am upset that you didn't notify me first about this policy... I had to hear about it via Slashdot and I'm sitting here crying and wondering what I did to sjbe (173966) to deserve this awful treatment.