Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta layoff message was pretty good
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Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta layoff message was pretty good

I skewered the email Elon Musk sent as he laid off half of Twitter. Now Mark Zuckerberg has dumped 11,000 Meta employees, 13% of the workforce. Zuck did it right, including clarity about options for laid off employees and taking responsibility for making an error. To be clear, Meta’s management made a serious error in…

The Putrid Pivot: Why Facebook and Instagram are about to get much worse
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The Putrid Pivot: Why Facebook and Instagram are about to get much worse

Meta had an earnings call this week. Revenues and profit are down. The metaverse division lost $2.8 billion in a single quarter. And Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said, regarding the payroll, that there are “probably a bunch of people at the company who shouldn’t be here.” Here’s why that’s bad news for people using Facebook…

Beware of analysts and “thought leaders” flogging trends

Beware of analysts and “thought leaders” flogging trends

People who thrive on attention — analysts and “thought leaders” — will tell you about what’s new and on fire. Making long-term decisions based on that is likely a mistake. If you’re not on top of a trend, you’re nobody Imagine for a moment that you are trying to be a thought leader. This includes…