108
, 108,
113
, 113–14, 257,
258
agility of, 235
algorithm of,
105
, 105–8, 117–19
analog moats of, 91
borrowing/reselling of user data, 164
brands’ investments in, 165, 166
capitalization of, 115, 188
and competition, 9, 181
connections/relationships on, 100–102,
102
, 177
content generated on, 112–13, 164
and cross-silo data sharing, 163
current state of affairs, 4–5
data collection of, 99–100, 163, 200
eavesdropping of, 103–4
employees of, 268
engagement levels on,
111
and EU regulators, 168
and failure, 39
and fake news, 120–21, 122–23, 124, 125, 194
global reach of, 190,
191
and Google, 99
and hate crimes, 121
headquarters of, 202
heart-based appeal of, 177
images on, 110–11
influence of, 97–98
likability of, 193–94
and low cost/high value data, 164
market adjustments of, 111–12
and marketing funnel, 98
as media company, 119–25
and media landscape, 115–16, 119–21
and
NYT
’s content, 139
and political polarization, 118–19, 123
and privacy concerns, 104, 168
product differentiation of, 187
and psychological vulnerabilities, 123–24
return on human capital, 6,
6
and Snapchat, 109–10
success of, 4–5, 265–66
targeting of, 99–100, 106–7, 196
time spent on, 96,
97
vertical integration of, 195
virtual reality venture of, 113–14
and WhatsApp, 96,
97
, 108, 111, 168
and Zuckerberg, 110–11, 114–15, 193
failure, 39, 40, 261–62
fake news, 120–21, 122–23, 124, 125, 194
Falcone, Phil, 139–40, 142–43, 145, 151
Fifth Horseman, 204–29
Airbnb, 225–27
Alibaba,
206
, 206–10
IBM, 227–28
Microsoft/LinkedIn, 222–25
Tesla, 210–13,
213
Uber, 214–20
Verizon/AT&T/Comcast/Time Warner, 228–29
Walmart, 220–21
Firebrand Partners, 142–43
founders, iconic, 76–78
Four Horsemen acquisitions of, 7–8
and competition, 8–9, 92, 205–6
competitive strategies of, 179–82 (
see also
body, biology, and business)
current state of affairs, 3–5
employees of, 266
and failure, 39, 40
lifespans of, 182
power of, 265
successors of, 183 (
see also
Fifth Horseman)
trillion-dollar valuation (
see
T Algorithm)
value of,
7
, 7
See also
Amazon; Apple; Facebook; Google
free will, 123
friction, removal of, 57, 186–88
The Gap, 23, 79–80,
81
Gates, Bill, 4, 153, 155, 192
Gateway, 11, 178
General Motors,
6
, 6, 266
genitals and decision-making, 173–75
global reach of companies, 190–91
Google, 126–56
and
About.com
, 151
and advertising,
108
, 108,
113
, 113–14, 137–38, 162, 164, 257,
258
and Alphabet, 135
and Amazon, 60, 188–89
ambitions of, 154
analog moats of, 91
and autonomous vehicles, 39, 155, 166, 188, 229
borrowing/reselling of user data, 161–63
brain-based appeal of, 175–76
and brand era’s demise, 172–73
capitalization of, 134,
134
, 188
cash flow of, 133
and competition, 8–9, 92, 131–32, 152, 154, 181
and Congressional hearings, 161–62, 192–93
consumer trust in, 130–35, 176
and cross-silo data sharing, 163
current state of affairs, 5
data collection of, 199, 200
defining factors for, 132
employees of, 155–56, 202
and Facebook, 99
and failure, 39
global reach of,
191
Google Glass, 92, 115
headquarters of, 202
home page of, 132, 133
influence of, 132
and knowledge pursuits of users, 127–30, 175–76
likability of, 192–93
lowering costs for advertising, 133
as media company, 119–20, 125
and media/publishers, 161–62, 192–93
and Microsoft, 155
as modern religion, 126–27
and
NYT
’s content, 107, 116, 139–47, 148, 150, 151
origins of, 153
predictive power of, 135–36
and privacy implications, 136
product differentiation of, 187
and product searches,
8
, 189
profits/revenue, 5, 133, 162
properties of, 154
public utility status of, 152, 154
sales people at, 262
search algorithm of,
105
, 106, 130, 136–37, 147, 150, 151, 162, 176
server farms, 91
suspicious searches on, 135–36, 199
and taxes, 133–34
vertical integration of, 194–95
vulnerability of, 152–53
Graziano, Joseph, 81
grocery retailers, 58–59, 61
Grove, Andrew, 192
Hamilton, Alexander, 159–60
Harbinger Capital Partners, 139–40, 142–43.
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