I Heart Avocados (as a metaphor for projects)

Avocado is a tricky substance with a dedicated niche following. It is often improperly applied in sandwich making, but improper applications can be avoided. Read on to find out how and why that matters.

Facebook Should Be Fighting FourSquare, not Google

I don't like "Liking" websites. Comments all over the web are ok, at best. While the internet as it exists today is definitely interesting, and owning search is a cool theory (works nicely for Google), it seems like, by trying to take on Google, Facebook is engaging in a battle it can easily lose and might not be worth fighting in the first place. As Facebook gets further away from its core "cool" factor, mobile players like FourSquare and Gowalla are gaining a foothold, creating their own social graphs, and usurping Facebook's ability to do something really really huge. Facebook is perfectly positioned to lead the jump from desk to mobile, and I think the company should rededicate itself to that pursuit instead of fighting Google.