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That’s the latest in the debate on free speech and social media platforms. Facebook has said it will not censor ads from legitimate political candidates, meaning candidates are free to lie in their Facebook ads. Facebook’s decision has led to…

All meaningful social internet platforms are worlds that merge elements of identity and reality so users can interact in a compelling way. Identity is the character that users play in the world. Reality is the shared context and understanding that…

Apple will be the best performing FAANG stock in 2019 As of the close on July 2nd, Apple is up 29%, Google 6%, Facebook 43%, Amazon 26%, and Netflix 41%. Apple sits in the middle of the pack, but we…

Earlier this week, we wrote about Why the Oculus Quest Marks a New Era for VR. We wanted to follow up that piece with our own review of the Oculus Quest, broken down into three parts: what we love, what…

The Oculus Quest, the virtual reality industry’s first all-in-one six degrees of freedom headset, was released last week and represents the first time VR has been given a chance to reach the masses. We had high expectations for the Quest…

Social media gave everyone a voice. Now we’re dealing with an unintended debate: What should those voices be allowed to say? Amidst political conflict, misinformation, harassment, and bullying, social networks are under increasing pressure from users and governments to act…

At F8 2019, Facebook’s annual developer conference, the company began taking pre-orders for the Oculus Quest. The standalone VR headset will be available on May 21st for $399. Here are the key takeaways: The launch of the Quest will continue…

Facebook shares are up ~8% after earnings with impressive revenue ($15B) and daily active user (1.56B) results. Revenue growth of 26% y/y is Facebook’s lowest since its 2012 IPO but still impressive for a company of Facebook’s size. DAUs and…

Virtual reality’s mainstream adoption and tremendous impact on humanity is coming. How long it will take and who the winners and losers will be widely disputed, but it’s hard to deny the potential of a tool that has the power…

If Facebook really wants to make its product respect time well spent, it should add a “break” feature. The way it would work is simple: After a set amount of time spent on a Facebook session, the infinite scroll stops,…

Virtual reality (VR) is an exciting new technology with tremendous near and long term implications for society. While not mainstream yet, VR is on its way towards becoming the next major computing platform along with augmented reality. There are now…