social networks

The Perfect Empty Vessel

The Perfect Empty VesselThis is a good piece on how hard Facebook tries to keep the social juices flowing. Alexis Madrigal, commenting on Facebook’s designer-hiring spree: As all these designers vanish into the bowels of the company, so, too, does their work. Facebook wants to create design that …

MySpace renovations

MySpace renovationsDear MySpace: I am happy to see you lean away from Facebook and toward the new Digg and Rdio, with a clean design that prizes whitespace as much as content. Give me something functional and pretty, without the spammy taste of Facebook or the learning curve of Google+. Do this for …

Twitter files appeal in major social media case

Twitter files appeal in major social media caseJeff John Roberts provides an update on Twitter’s latest legal battle over at GigaOM. I think it’s fascinating that Twitter is living two lives: They’re vigorously defending the rights of their users to maintain control over what happens to their tweets …