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If I were Facebook, publicly I'd focus on growth, while quietly building killer applications with the massive amounts of data they have. Consider how many phot
by tlrobinson 14y ago
If I were Facebook, publicly I'd focus on growth, while quietly building killer applications with the massive amounts of data they have.
Consider how many photos they have with users' faces tagged. They'd be crazy not to leverage that data. With the right facial recognition technology they will own that space, which would be extremely useful in products that compete with, say, Project Glass.
Ditto with location data, but they don't quite have the same monopoly there, so I wouldn't be surprised if they acquire Foursquare in the next year (perhaps more difficult than Instagram give the stock price)
- saraid216 14y agoAre you seriously suggesting that they'll come out with a piece of software that can compete with a piece of hardware? Competing with Glass, assuming it's successful by some meaningful measure, will require physical manufacture. I guess they could leverage their massive amounts of data to blackmail supply chains or something...
- tlrobinson 14y agoNo, I'm suggesting they could compete directly with Project Glass or similar types of products, or at least partner with hardware companies. The software is what makes the hardware interesting to use. I have no clue what you're talking about regarding blackmail.