Facebook: business model, strategy

The Facebook CEO talks to Casey Newton about why he is putting his company’s resources toward the "metaverse," a future that imagines an internet t... (2021)

Meta deserves a bit of a discount off of its recent highs, but a number of myths about its business have caused the market to over-react. (2022)

Facebook’s reorganization into Meta is the ultimate bet on the power of founder control. (2021)

Facebook is building a Clubhouse rival, The New York Times reported in February. But what that product will look like or how it will work have been... (2021)

In changing Facebook into a for-benefit corporation, Mark Zuckerberg could insulate himself against presidential rage while rehabilitating his repu... (2021)

Facebook was down dramatically after its last earnings; to decide if it is justified it is worth looking at the company through many different lens... (2018)

The Moat Map describes the correlation between the degree of supplier differentiation and the externalization (or internalization) of a company’s n... (2018)

Facebook is adding a dating layer to its main mobile app, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced today during the F8 developers conference keynote. The move... (2018)

The revealing history of everyone’s favorite Facebook critique. (2018)

Wired, 2017: “Facebook's pattern of acquiring or copying hot startups threatens innovation in social media. (2017)

The format, made popular by Snapchat and Instagram, is the native genre of glass rectangles... (2018)

Understanding the differences between aggregators and platforms matters for companies interacting with them and also regulators considering antitru... (2018)

Google and Facebook represent one philosophy, and Microsoft and Apple represent another; tech needs both, but ultimately platforms are more importa... (2018)

The Weather Channel is no longer actively publishing videos to Facebook due to a lack of meaningful revenue. (2018)

This week Facebook has launched a major new product play, slotting an algorithmic dating service inside its walled garden as if that’s perfectly no... (2018)

In hindsight, Zynga’s business never really made sense. When the gaming empire went public in 2011, the company hinged on fads (online farming?) an... (2016)

Former Facebook employees detailed how the company's leadership and performance review system have created a "go along" culture (2019)

Facebook’s chief executive has asserted control over its sprawling divisions and mandated the social network’s messaging services be knitted together. (2019)

Facebook’s Fan Subscriptions feature, which rolled out last March to a handful of pages, is a Patreon competitor that lets users pay $4.99 a month ... (2019)

Facebook will drive a hard bargain with influencers and artists judging by the terms of service for the social network’s Patreon-like Fan Subscript... (2019)

Ben and James continue to discuss the differences between platforms and aggregators, including Facebook, Microsoft, Apple, Google, Netflix, Amazon,... (2019)

Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement of A Privacy-Focused Vision for Social Networking is not some dramatic pivot: it is a growth opportunity for Faceboo... (2019)

Facebook will acquire Giphy, the web-based animated gif search engine and platform provider, Facebook confirmed today, in a deal worth around $400 ... (2020)