The last few hours in links :) (March 15th, 2013 from 14:00 to 21:41)

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The last few hours in links :) (March 15th, 2013 from 05:50 to 12:09)

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The last few hours in links :) (March 14th, 2013 from 16:45 to 20:50)

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Bookmarks for March 13th, 2013 through March 14th, 2013

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Why Shutting Down Google Reader Actually Hurts

I don’t have my copy here, but there is a bit in Once You’re Lucky, Twice You’re Good: The Rebirth of Silicon Valley and the Rise of Web 2.0 about the difference building a successful site or business and building a successful platform, or more accurately reaching platform ‘status.’

One creates something others can build upon and around – grow a community.

The other is a sole building in a desert. And when that building doesn’t have a reason to be populated any longer there’s nothing for anyone else to do related to that building and they all leave.

Google Reader wasn’t just another Google service – it was a platform. Don’t believe me? Continue reading Why Shutting Down Google Reader Actually Hurts

The last few hours in links :) (March 13th, 2013 from 14:30 to 21:11)

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Bookmarks for March 12th, 2013 through March 13th, 2013

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The last few hours in links :) (March 12th, 2013 from 16:45 to 17:08)

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The last few hours in links :) (March 12th, 2013 from 15:16 to 16:44)

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The last few hours in links :) (March 12th, 2013 from 00:30 to 11:41)

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