Tag Archives: Facebook

Why I’m Long Foursquare: Privacy

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Nate Westheimer

Let’s be honest, I’m “long” Foursquare for several reasons, ranging from looking at comparables like Twitter and how they’ve fought through Facebook’s onslaughts, to sharing blind, entrepreneurial optimism with my friend who started and work at the company. So here’s … Continue reading →

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Web Scatter

Posted on June 23, 2009 by Nate Westheimer

Over time, everything finds its place; and on the Web, this law is no different. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. I made this argument a few years ago regarding organization of offline activity and webservices in a post called … Continue reading →

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I was right. Facebook is spun.

Posted on June 10, 2008 by Nate Westheimer

I. Told. You. So. I don’t mean this lightly. You just should have listened. For the past year, I’ve been consistent on my Facebook call: it’s been a short call and a call for change. Everything we’ve been seeing and … Continue reading →

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App Engine Follow-up

Posted on April 9, 2008 by Nate Westheimer

If you’d like to continue the conversation about App Engine, please check out the re-post of my article on Silicon Alley Insider (Peter edited it down and it’s much more readable). Also, I wanted to point out this article by … Continue reading →

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AppEngine is GOOG's Web 3.0, Takes Aim at Facebook, not Amazon

Posted on April 8, 2008 by Nate Westheimer

“Web 3.0 will ultimately be seen as web applications which are pieced together.” – Eric Schmidt In the wake of Google’s AppEngine announcement, I want to remind you of this video I’ve posted before: Eric Schmidt talking about Google’s vision … Continue reading →

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